About the position
We are looking for a retail leader with a track record of driving sales and developing teams. The role is suited to someone with clothing-sector experience who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can make a measurable impact on store performance.
The successful candidate will lead a group of stores, with a focus on sales, profitability, people development and operational standards.
RequirementsKey Responsibilities
- Lead, coach and develop store managers to achieve sales, profitability and operational targets.
- Conduct store visits, assess performance and implement improvements.
- Recruit, hire and train new store managers.
- Analyse sales data, control costs and optimise inventory.
- Drive visual merchandising, stock accuracy and shrinkage control.
- Monitor KPIs and implement corrective action where targets are missed.
- Foster a culture of excellence, discipline and teamwork across the stores.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, customer-service standards and health and safety requirements.
- Build strong relationships with store teams and support functions.
- Represent the business professionally in all store and regional interactions.
Key Requirements
- 5–10 years of retail experience. Clothing-sector experience is an advantage.
- Grade 12 qualification. A tertiary qualification is advantageous.
- Proven people-management and store-leadership experience.
- A sales-driven mindset with experience managing profitability and stock.
- Strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- High level of self-motivation, determination and integrity.
- Own reliable car and willingness to travel across the required area.
Advantageous
- Experience managing multiple stores or a region.
- Exposure to recruitment, training and performance management.
- Experience with stock control, merchandising and loss prevention.
Desired Skills:
- people-management
- store-leadership
- sales-driven
- stock management
- stores management
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