Store Manager

Airtel; Coimbatore District, Tirunelveli; On-site; INR 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Airtel in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India is seeking a Store Operations professional to manage daily operations, visual merchandising, inventory control and security across the store. You will drive sales from new acquisitions and upsell while ensuring SOP compliance and KPI reporting.

The role includes preparing launches, managing refurbishments, and leading outsourced staff with a focus on customer experience and cost management.

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

Key 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