Assistant Manager, Retail (Commercial & Sales)

Ninja Van; Subang Jaya; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ninja Van is seeking an Assistant Manager, Retail to drive commercial growth across the company’s retail logistics network in Malaysia. You will oversee retail revenue, customer acquisition, network expansion, and partnerships, working with Operations, Sales, Marketing, Product, and Finance to optimize store productivity and profitability.

The ideal candidate holds a diploma, has 2+ years in retail, is fluent in English and Bahasa Malaysia (Mandarin a plus), leads teams effectively, and thrives

Qualifications

• Diploma with relevant industry experience.
• Over 2 years of experience in retail stores.
• Professional fluency in English & Bahasa Malaysia; Mandarin is an added advantage.
• Proven success in being a team leader.
• Hands-on work experience with a proven track record in reaching and exceeding goals.
• Strategic thinker with ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment; solve complex problems, and develop creative solutions.
• Effective verbal communication, with the ability to serve a wide range of customers.
• Own transportation required.

Responsibilities

• Drive retail growth and profitability across the network.
• Develop partnerships with merchants and SMEs.
• Lead commercial planning, targets, and KPIs.
• Collaborate with Operations, Sales, Marketing, Product, and Finance.
• Monitor store productivity and customer experience.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Diploma

Job description

Ninja Van is a tech-enabled logistics company on a mission to provide hassle-free delivery services for businesses of all sizes across Southeast Asia. Launched in 2014, we started operations in Singapore and have become the region's largest and fastest growing last-mile logistics company, partnering with over 35,000 merchants and delivering more than 1,000 parcels every minute across six countries.

At our core, we are a technology company that is disrupting a massive industry with cutting-edge software and operational concepts. Powered by algorithm-based optimisation, dynamic routing, end-to-end tracking and a data-driven approach, we provide best-of-class delivery services that delight both the shippers and end customers. But we are just getting started! We have much room for improvement and many ideas that will further shape the industry.

Job Summary :

• Assistant Manager, Retail is responsible for driving the commercial growth and profitability of the company’s retail logistics network. The role oversees retail revenue performance, customer acquisition, network expansion, strategic partnerships, and commercial initiatives across physical retail outlets. This position works closely with Operations, Sales, Marketing, Product, and Finance teams to optimize store productivity, improve customer experience, and develop new revenue opportunities.

• The role also leads commercial planning and performance management by establishing sales targets, KPIs, incentive structures, and growth strategies for the retail network. The Commercial Manager identifies new business opportunities, develops partnerships with merchants and SMEs, expands non-marketplace parcel volume, and ensures each retail location delivers sustainable revenue and volume growth.

Job Responsibility:

Commercial Strategy

• Develop and execute the retail commercial strategy aligned with company growth objectives.
• Identify new revenue streams and business opportunities within the retail logistics network.
• Develop commercial plans covering parcel volume, revenue, ASP, customer acquisition and profitability.
• Monitor market trends, competitor activities and customer behaviour.

Retail Network Growth

• Drive growth across self-owned stores, franchise/reseller outlets and strategic retail partners.
• Identify high-potential locations and opportunities for network expansion.
• Improve productivity and commercial performance of existing stores.
• Develop strategies for underperforming outlets.

Sales & Business Development

• Lead acquisition of SMEs, retail merchants, e-commerce sellers and corporate customers.
• Develop non-marketplace parcel volume through direct sales and partnerships.
• Build strategic partnerships with retailers, business centres, e-commerce enablers and other complementary businesses.
• Develop sales channels, reseller models and outsourcing opportunities

Commercial Operations

• Work with Operations to ensure commercial initiatives can be executed effectively at store level.
• Optimise manpower utilisation and sales productivity.
• Develop sales processes, incentive schemes and performance frameworks.
• Establish standardised commercial operating procedures across the retail network.

Commercial Analytics

• Build and maintain commercial dashboards and performance reports.
• Use data to identify growth opportunities and underperforming stores.
• Conduct ROI and profitability analysis for new commercial initiatives.
• Provide management with recommendations based on commercial data.

Stakeholder management & Cross-functional Coordination

• Act as key liaison between internal teams (Finance, Ops, Legal, Procurement)
• Manage escalations and ensure timely issue resolution
• Align stakeholders on operational priorities and changes

Job Requirement:

• Minimum qualifications: Diploma, with relevant industry experience
• Work experience: More than 2 years of experience working in retail stores
• Professional fluency in English & Bahasa Malaysia; Mandarin is an added advantage
• Proven success in being a team leader of a fully functional team
• Hands-on work experience with a proven track record in reaching and exceeding goals
• Strategic thinker with ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment; solve complex problems, and develop creative solutions
• Effective verbal communication, with the ability to serve a wide range of customers
• Own transportation required