Area Manager

Parker Connect; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent retail management firm in Saudi Arabia is seeking an experienced manager to oversee multiple retail locations. The individual will be responsible for formulating strategies to maximize sales and profitability, monitoring performance, and ensuring adherence to policies across stores. Candidates should have at least 6-8 years of retail experience including 3 years in a managerial role. Strong interpersonal skills and a results-oriented mindset are essential for this position.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6-8 years of retail experience; at least 3 years managing multiple stores.
• Creative, energetic, proactive individual with strong skills.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and implement store strategies to maximize sales and profitability.
• Monitor performance against plans and initiate remedial actions as needed.
• Oversee adherence to store policies and manage internal communication.
• Ensure adequate inventory levels and store displays for forecast sales.
• Work closely with Loss Prevention to enforce programs across locations.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Sales target orientation

Education

Bachelor's degree in graphic design or related field

Job description

KEY JOB FUNCTIONS

• Assists in formulating and implementing store strategies and procedures to maximize sales, profitability and commercial performance of all retail outlets in the assigned cluster of areas
• Sets KPI’s and targets, monitors performance against plan and initiates remedial actions in case of discrepancy between actual and expected performance
• Generates and analyses sales figures, forecasts future sales and interpret trends to facilitate area operations planning
• Oversees the stores after sales processes and ensures full adherence to repair/return policies and procedures through proper communication with internal stakeholders
• Works with the area managers and store management to ensure that store displays and inventory levels are adequate to meet the forecast sales budget
• Monitors stock to achieve bottom line sales budget against monthly targets
• Recommends and implements actions required to address stores experiencing decreasing sales
• Works closely with the Loss Prevention to ensure that loss prevention programs are in place across all store locations
• Tours the sales floor regularly, talks to colleagues and customers to help resolve urgent issues
• Maintains awareness of market trends; understands changing customer attitudes and buying preferences and monitors the competition to ensure that sales opportunities are maximized
• Ensures that all relevant communications are relayed in a timely manner to store management
• Ensures that store schedules reflect a store staffing model that meets customer needs
• Ensures that the team is adequately trained in inventory management techniques such as in-bound and out bound movement of goods, receiving, stocking, restocking, transfers and managing inventory discrepancies
• Maximizes productivity in stores through effective deployment of resources; controls costs within budgetary guidelines (overtime, stock and consumables) through efficient store operations
• Ensures all the stores follow employment and state laws, health and safety standards
• Looks at prospective sites and evaluates new sites and coordinates with the Property Department to share inputs; oversees new store openings and re-fits

KEY SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in graphic design or a related field
• 6-8 years of retail experience of which minimum 3 years should be managing multiple stores operationally
• Creative, energetic, and proactive individual with strong interpersonal, organizational and time management skills
• Results-oriented mindset with a focus on achieving sales targets and driving profitability