About the position
Our Client is a leading retail company with a nationwide presence, boasting a network of 200 stores strategically located
across the country.
As a customer-centric brand, Clothing Junction places great emphasis on providing exceptional value to its
customers.
With a diverse range of trendy and affordable clothing options, the company aims to cater to the unique preferences
and needs of individuals from all walks of life
Role: Area Manager
Location: Richards Bay, KZN
Requirements and Competencies
- 3 years Managerial Experience within the apparel retail sector
- Tertiary Qualification advantageous
- Grade 12
Skills:
- Sales Driven
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to continuously motivate
- Ability to demonstrate sales coaching and general management of staff
- A track record of sound people management skills within the apparel retail sector
- Attention to detail
- Ability to demonstrate excellent communication skills, which can be adapted to meet industrial requirements
- Good Relationship building skills
- Honesty and Integrity
- 3 years Managerial Experience within the apparel retail sector
Role Overview :
- The Area Manager will be responsible for leading, building and managing the required area by driving a sales culture to deliver on the business objectives.
Sales Operations through effective leadership
- To ensure that Store Managers and Sales Team Leaders are empowered to ensure relevant sales target at stores are met and exceeded.
- Together with the Regional Manager, develop and implement new sales strategies to ensure stores exceed sales targets.
- Ensuring that Store Managers and Sales Team Leaders conduct administrative duties to drive sales, including; the implementation of markdowns, promotions and effective merchandising.
- To keep Store Managers and Sales Team Leaders motivated to ensure staff morale within every store is at its optimum level.
- Together with the Regional Manager, implement new and innovative strategies to reward performers and motivate non performers.
- Focus on trends, opportunities and patterns relating to sales within the industry.
- Keeping up to date with competitor service offerings and industry developments.
People Leadership
- To ensure that Store Managers and Sales Team Leaders are equipped to drive sales within the region.
- Ensure that Store Managers and Sales Team Leaders are constantly motivated to ensure optimum levels of performance.
- To provide business leadership by upskilling Store Managers and Sales Team Leaders in all aspects ranging from increasing sales to ensuring administrative functions are diligently carried out.
- Ensure that relevant H.R. functions, including Disciplinary Hearings, CCMA, Recruitment (including interviewing potential new staff), Training and development of new staff (including Operations Tests) is efficiently carried out.
Administrative Management:
- Empower Store Managers and Sales Team Leaders to ensure administrative functions are efficiently carried out.
- Constant monitoring of Store Managers and Sales Team Leaders relating to Key Controls, Rosters, Marketing,
- Merchandising, Reporting, Stock Counts and Discipline Measures.
- Together with the Regional Manager, creating and implementing new and innovative methods to reduce shrinkage within the region.
- Conducting and submission of Supervised stock counts.
- Constantly monitoring Store Managers and Sales Team Leaders to ensure that submit weekly hanger counts are
- conducted and submitted.
Desired Skills:
- Sales Operations
- People Leadership
- Target Driven
- Business Development
