Team Lead

Landmark Group; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 112,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Landmark Group is seeking a Department Management and Store Standards lead to drive department sales, optimize space, and ensure impeccable merchandising and stock control. You will monitor performance, supervise stock accuracy, and uphold store cleanliness and branding across departments.

You will also coach staff, monitor promotions, and ensure high standards of customer service while aligning with corporate guidelines and store targets.

Responsibilities

• Maximize department sales and productivity metrics in line with shop targets
• Monitor data reports on space management, sales and stock movement against last year, last week and budget daily/weekly
• Ensure stock is displayed according to standard layout norms and properly tagged/bar-coded
• Ensure stock transactions are recorded accurately in the system
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping, health standards and store decor consistency
• Prepare and oversee price revisions and promotions as directed by corporate
• Monitor customer service standards and provide exceptional service
• Coach and mentor sales associates to improve customer service and performance
• Hold daily performance meetings and support induction of new staff
• Oversee team motivation and deployment to achieve targets

Job description

Department Management and Store Standards

• Maximize department sales and productivity metrics in line with shop targets
• Monitor key data reports on space management, sales and stock movement against last year, last week and budget on a daily and weekly basis and communicate to staff
• Ensure and monitor all stock is laid out and displayed according to standard layout norms (product placement, signage, neat and well folded, arranged in order from smallest to largest, hanged items must be steamed, brand wise, size wise etc)
• Ensure and monitor all products are price tagged and bar-coded before display
• Ensure and monitor all stock transactions are recorded on the system in time, accurately and correctly categorized
• Ensure and monitor awareness and vigilance at all times of security in the store of company asset, customer property and company good without any negligence
• Ensure the highest standards of housekeeping, health standards are maintained in store at all times
• Ensure departmental décor is correct and there is consistency in displays, branding and departmental layouts
• Optimize floor space based on merchandise availability, storylines and product sell –off
• Inspect merchandise for quality control and report any defects
• Ensure on-time clearance of all soiled and damaged merchandise
• Ensure on-time completion of random pricing checks on products
• Monitor and implement sales promotion and event in the stores

Store Merchandise/ Merchandising

• Understand and maintain a detailed knowledge of the product/department merchandise and coach /develop sales associate
• Ensure and monitor promotions, sell offs and ageing stocks
• Review and report non-selling items, slow & fast moving lines , non-movers , damages and ageing items
• Collate and provide information about the customers (likes, dislikes and opinions) and qualitative feedback on products to the buying and designing team.
• Ensure and monitor effective stock replenishment to the store and assure continuous stock availability in the store
• Ensure and monitor correct rotation of stock on shelves and assist in accurate stock counts as per store requirements
• Execute price revisions suggested by corporate

Customer Service

• Monitor and ensure adherence of customer service standards within the department
• Provide customer satisfaction by delivering exceptional customer service
• Carry out regular training to ensure clear understanding of the departments, products, make, features, selling skills and after sales service
• Communicate appropriately with customers including proactive greeting and acknowledgement
• Deal with customer queries and complaints effectively
• Follow procedures for dealing with specific customer orders
• Ensure confidentiality with respect to Landmark retail/store sales information

People Management / Mentoring

• Support induction of new recruits through buddy system
• Hold daily meeting to communicate performance high and lows
• Monitor and facilitate complaint resolution of direct reportees/team members
• Coach and sponsor sales associate within the department
• Oversee deployment and drive motivation levels of the team members
• Mentor team members to ensure greater customer service orientation