Store Manager

Airtel; Bhiwadi; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Airtel in Rajasthan, India, is seeking a Store Operations & Compliance Manager to lead daily store performance, ensure SOP adherence, and maintain visual standards. The role covers cash handling, safety, merchandising, and inventory control with KPI reporting.

You will oversee store rollout and closure during refits, drive sales from new acquisitions and upsell, and manage outsourced staff while tracking MIS at CRO levels. Strong customer focus and process discipline are essential for success.

Qualifications

• High energy and strong process orientation.
• Project management skills.
• Appreciation of Customer Experience delivery.
• Ability to build and nurture partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Adherence of Store Operations in line with pre-defined SOPs
• Ensure that the look and feel of the store is as per guidelines/standards
• Track efficient Cash handling; prevent shoplifting / ensure safety and security
• Visual merchandising as per plan / guidelines
• Inventory and stock management to prevent stock-outs or excess Inventory
• KPI reporting as per guidelines and on-time
• Accountable for clearing store for formal launch as per pre-defined procedure across dimensions (e.g. manpower/ furniture & fittings/ IT/ device inventory)
• Manage closure of current store during refit & conversion
• To achieve the target on conversion from the walk in customers in terms of Sales from new acquisitions & up-sell
• To ensure required MIS & tracking at CRO levels
• Manage Store expenses are as per plan
• Provide suggestions /feedback to improve store productivity
• To ensure daily roistering & briefing to outsourced store staff
• Ensure that attrition issues (planned & unplanned) are escalated for timely resolution
• Ensure motivation & development of outsourced store staff
• Ensure adherence to CE guidelines
• Manage staff allocation based on demand at point in time
• Personally step in to handle demanding customers
• Provide suggestions for improvements in CE

Job description

Role & responsibilities

Store Operations & Audit / Compliance:

• Adherence of Store Operations in line with pre-defined SOPs
• Ensure that the look and feel of the store is as per guidelines/standards
• Track efficient Cash handling; prevent shoplifting / ensure safety and security
• Visual merchandising as per plan / guidelines
• Inventory and stock management to prevent stock-outs or excess Inventory
• KPI reporting as per guidelines and on-time

Strategic Roll outs:

• Accountable for clearing store for formal launch as per pre-defined procedure across dimensions (e.g. manpower/ furniture & fittings/ IT/ device inventory)
• Manage closure of current store during refit & conversion

Profitability:

• To achieve the target on conversion from the walk in customers in terms of Sales from new acquisitions & up-sell
• To ensure required MIS & tracking at CRO levels
• Manage Store expenses are as per plan
• Provide suggestions /feedback to improve store productivity

People Development / Team Management:

• To ensure daily roistering & briefing to outsourced store staff
• Ensure that attrition issues (planned & unplanned) are escalated for timely resolution
• Ensure motivation & development of outsourced store staff

Customer Experience:

• Ensure adherence to CE guidelines
• Manage staff allocation based on demand at point in time
• Personally step in to handle demanding customers
• Provide suggestions for improvements in CE

Preferred candidate profile

• High energy
• Strong process orientation
• Project management skills
• Appreciation of need for Customer Experience delivery
• Building & nurturing partnerships
• Influencing skills