Manager - Retail Store Operations

Vodafone Idea Limited; Kanpur; On-site; INR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Vodafone Idea Limited (formerly Idea Cellular Limited) An Aditya Birla Group & Vodafone partnership is seeking an experienced store manager for a Vi store. You will oversee customer service, store-level sales, and revenue targets across all products, while executing promotions and maintaining store standards.

The role emphasizes driving revenue, managing stock and displays, leading a team, and ensuring compliance with store processes and HSW norms. 2–5 years in retail is desirable.

Qualifications

• 2 – 5 years of experience in retail store and customer relationship management.
• Experience in revenue target achievement and cost management.
• MBA or full-time postgraduate in business management is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Achieve sales targets for all products (Voice, data, VAS, handsets) at a Vi store.
• Maintain and improve customer retention and satisfaction for walk-in customers.
• Deliver revenue targets for the store and increase revenue per footfall by guiding purchase decisions.
• Ensure adherence to store processes, documentation, and systems; maintain stock availability and store upkeep.
• Execute marketing, branding and promotional activities; ensure pop-ups and product displays are properly placed.
• Resolve store-specific issues within specified timelines and manage training for immediate team.

Job description

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• Overall responsibility for activities at a Vi store spanning customer service, store-level sales and revenue targets across all products (voice – post-paid/ prepaid, data etc.)
• Execute marketing promotions, display and store experience schemes

Key Result Areas/ Accountabilities

• Achieve sales target for all products (Voice-Post-paid/ prepaid, data, VAS, handsets etc.) at a Vi store
• Ensure and monitor quality of acquisition through the store
• Revenue -Deliver revenue targets for the store
• Increase revenue per footfall by aiding customers’ purchase decisions

RoI

• Achieve profitability (Return on investment) targets for the store
• Minimize losses from pilferage (wastage) and shrinkage (unidentified losses)

Customer Service

• Manage churn and achieve customer satisfaction for walk-in customers

Store Management

• Ensure adherence to store processes in terms of documentation and systems
• Ensure infrastructure / store upkeep
• Maintain availability of stock at the store while adhering to norms
• Ensure appropriate placement of pop-ups and product displays at store

Marketing

• Execute marketing, branding and promotion activities
• Ensure fliers/ brand POS are available at store
• Resolve channel-specific issues within specific timelines

People

• Resolve store-specific issues within specific timelines
• Keep employee-retention and motivation levels high through regular reviews and performance streamlining of both on-roll and off-roll employees
• Identify gaps in performance of immediate team and ensure training to bridge the same

HSW Compliance

• Ensure that the HSW norms are adhered to

Critical Success Factors

• Building Team Commitment
• Leads Decision Making & Delivering Results

Threshold Functional Competencies

• Products, Services and Technology Knowledge - Consumer
• Sales Planning and Forecasting
• Solving Problems

Experience

• 2 – 5 years
• Experience of retail store and customer relationship management
• Revenue Target achievement and cost management

Must have technical / professional qualifications

• Desired : Full – time post - graduation in business management/MBA

Vodafone Idea Limited (formerly Idea Cellular Limited) An Aditya Birla Group & Vodafone partnership