Operations Manager – Supermarket
Job Location: Nairobi
Job Type: Full time
Salary: 90,000/-
Key Requirement: Experience as an Operations Manager in a supermarket / Retail Chains
Our client a leading retail trade marketing seeks to recruit a highly skilled and motivated Operations Manager to lead their growing team.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Sales and Marketing
- Prepare and participate in the preparation of sales budgets
- Maximize sales and profitability of the products
- Control costs within budgetary guidelines
- Identify internal and external business opportunities
- Ensure effective Stock and Space Management
- Provide monthly feedback on competitors and event activities
- Suggest improvements based on benchmark practices
Inventory Management & Stock Distribution
- Ensure effective Inventory and Warehouse management
- Review and analyze stock and sales reports monitoring over and under stocks, implementing corrective action to be taken
- Review and effectively deal with fast/ slow lines, new ranges and end of ranges and implement necessary action
- Provision of monthly feedback to Concept on sales, stock positions and product feedback
Business Management & Development
- Strategize and seek opportunity for expansion in the territory
- Manage roll-out of new projects and time bound implementation of projects
- Research and look for good property and locations
- Understand Territory dynamics
Operational Standards and Management
- Prepare operating plans and ensure effective implementation
- Ensure all the stores are in compliance with the store operating and customer service standards
- Ensure all the stores are in compliance with the company policy on employment and health and safety standards
People Management
- Manage and support in team recruitment
- Conduct staff welfare activities
- Ensure that all new recruits understand their job and inducted well within the company
- Monitor and appraise the performance of retail staffs in coordination with area retail managers and developing individual career plans.
- Set KPI’s for direct reports and conduct performance appraisal
- Oversee staff deployment and drive motivation levels of the staff
Requirements
- Must have worked in a busy supermarket / Retail Trade Marketing / food retail in the same capacity
- At least 5 years’ experience in an Operations Manager position
- Degree in any Business related field
- The successful candidate should possess good leadership, analytical, organizational and excellent communication skills
- Must have End-to-end understanding of the value delivery system for the business, specifically where value is added
- Must have a commitment to measurable performance and continuous improvement.
Qualified candidates should send their CV’s with the relevant skills and qualifications to info@royalagencies.org
Only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.