Store Manager

Chalhoub Group; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Store Manager to lead their retail operations. This role involves driving sales, nurturing customer relationships, and developing a high-performing team. You will be responsible for executing business strategies, ensuring operational excellence, and fostering a positive work environment. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, a passion for customer experience, and the ability to leverage technology to enhance service delivery. Join a vibrant team and make a significant impact in the retail sector, where your contributions will be valued and recognized.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in retail management, particularly in a store manager role.
• Strong leadership skills with a focus on team development and customer experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive store business to achieve sales targets and build loyal customer relationships.
• Lead and develop the team, ensuring adherence to brand guidelines and operational standards.

Skills

Team Leadership

Customer Relationship Management

Sales Strategy Development

Operational Excellence

Omnichannel Mindset

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or related field

Tools

Clienteling app

Order Management System (OMS)

WhatsApp Business

Job description

Our Store Manager is responsible for driving the store business. They work towards achieving the store sales target, build a base of loyal VIP customers by recruiting and retaining them, manage the team and ensure full adherence to the brand's guidelines and store processes.

Key Responsibilities

What you'll be doing

Our Store Manager is responsible for driving the store business. They work towards achieving the store sales target, build a base of loyal VIP customers by recruiting and retaining them, manage the team and ensure full adherence to the brand's guidelines and store processes.

Drive the Business

• Lead by example and represent the brand by communicating its values and philosophy through all activities and interactions with customers and other team members.
• Define, execute and monitor the store action plan to achieve sales targets and KPIs.
• Manage the customer database to build strong relationships with customers and create future potential selling opportunities.
• Stay ahead of latest trends, products and competitors and share feedback with relevant stakeholders in the back-office team. Conduct quarterly SWOT analysis and discuss the outcome with your team and line manager.
• Think hybrid by leveraging all types of point of sales online and offline.

Team Leadership and Development

• Provide a clear vision to the team about the business and store's vision and key directions.
• Identify, recruit, develop and retain strong talents.
• Create a positive work environment based on trust, respect and fairness and be the voice of the employees when needed by sharing any of their feedback, challenges and concerns with the leadership and HR teams.
• Act as a coach for the team members and promote growth mindset by leveraging the Group's available learning tools and platforms and constantly monitor the team’s development plans and professional growth.
• Ensure performance improvement plans are discussed and documented in a transparent manner.

Operational Excellence

• Ensure all sales and operational policies and procedures (SOPs) are followed and maintained in the store.
• Ensure e-commerce orders are prepared and processed within the set SLAs in terms of time and quality and no fulfillment action is pending in the store.
• Leverage available technology tools to support customer experience in and outside of store (Clienteling app, OMS, WhatsApp Business, etc.) and ensure the team is well versed with it or otherwise trained on it.
• Ensure all operating standards are followed from stock replenishment to organizing displays as per the brand's VM guidelines.
• Ensure a healthy floor coverage by analyzing historical traffic data and anticipating peak hours.
• Ensure that all processes are compliant with legal, safety, security, retail store operations and HR guidelines, work closely with relevant teams to constantly improve them and escalate any issues or concerns for prompt action.

What you'll need to succeed

Customer Experience

• Develop the omnichannel mindset among the team by constantly promoting the different touchpoints of the customer experience (physical and digital).
• Use the clienteling approach and techniques with a focus on VIPs, leveraging customer data to proactively cater to their needs and preferences, the brand’s e-commerce business including different activities, offerings, activations, etc.
• Recruit new clients and convert them into loyal VIP customers by providing them with an excellent experience and constantly networking with them.

Company Industry

• Retail

Department / Functional Area

• Store Operations (for Retail Industry)

Keywords

• Store Manager