Assistant Manager, Retail - iStore Mall of Africa

Core Group; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology retailer in South Africa is looking for an Assistant Manager for its iStore. The role involves providing inspirational leadership to the team, ensuring financial targets are met, and enhancing customer experiences. Ideal candidates should have over 3 years of experience in managing sales teams, retail operations knowledge, and strong leadership skills. This position offers an opportunity to thrive in a fast-paced environment where customer focus is a priority.

Qualifications

• 3+ years managing sales teams.
• Retail operations experience and knowledge.
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to the iStore team.
• Ensure achievement of unit and financial targets.
• Accountability for customer experience and target achievement.

Skills

Leadership experience

Customer Focus

Effective Communication

Organisation and Planning

Situational Awareness

Education

Matric and tertiary preferred

Job description

iStore is the home of everything Apple, and Africa’s largest Apple Premium Reseller. With a retail footprint of more than 30 physical and online stores across Africa that provide expert advice, Apple Authorised Repairs, Business, Education, training and technical support for anything and everything Apple.

Our iStore Assistant Manager is responsible to provide inspirational leadership to the iStore team and ensure that the iStore achieves or exceeds unit, financial and developmental targets in the iStore.

Ensuring that the iStore becomes synonymous with anything Mac in the customers eyes. Overall responsibility and accountability for the iStore customer experience and target achievement. Lead teams, provide supportive feedback, and ensure both team members and customers have a valued experience.

You need to have:

• Matric and tertiary preferred
• 3+ Years managing sales teams
• Retail operations experience and knowledge
• Leadership experience
• Matrix management capability to ensure co-operation across business functions
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment, desire to learn quickly, being agile and nimble whilst thinking strategically
• Customer Focus
• Situational Awareness
• Organisation and Planning
• Effective Communication

Apply today!