Assistant Store Manager

Mr Price Group; East London; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in East London seeks a support role for the store manager to enhance daily operations by managing stock, driving sales growth, and ensuring compliance with standards. Ideal candidates should have a minimum of 3 years of experience in retail, strong understanding of sales and service management, and budgeting skills. This position emphasizes high communication skills and experience in customer service while focusing on team leadership and development.

Qualifications

• Min. 3 years' experience in retail (management experience advantageous).
• Understanding of brand, customer service, cellular, mobile, and insurance products.

Responsibilities

• Support the store manager with stock management and replenishment.
• Analyze sales and profitability to enhance performance.
• Conduct compliance checks and ensure adherence to policies.
• Maintain customer experience processes to meet standards.
• Lead team to achieve KPIs and manage performance.

Skills

Sales & Service Management

Budgeting Skills

Computer Literacy

Good Communication Skills

Understanding of Retail Trade

Education

NQF level 4 (Grade 12) or equivalent

Job description

Support and assist the store manager in managing the daily operations of a mr price money cellular store to ensure that the overall objectives, store targets and customer service standards are met and exceeded.

Qualifications

• NQF level 4 (Grade 12) or equivalent.
• 3 Years' Experience in Retail (Management Experience Advantageous).
• Understanding of Sales & Service Management.
• Budgeting Skills.
• Computer Literate.
• Good Communication Skills
• Understanding of Retail Trade.
• Brand, customer service , cellular, mobile, new accounts, and insurance product understanding.
• Mr Price Group Limited is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to Employment Equity.

Responsibilities

• Stock Management: Ensure that stock is accurately received & unpacked to merchandise and replenish the sales floor; monitor and manage stock levels through defined processes (stock counts, stock takes, stock loss action plans etc.) to mitigate risks (stock loss) and ensure adequate stock on hand; oversee the overall maintenance of the stockroom to meet housekeeping standards; assist with authorising write offs, breakages, recalls, OBF (out of box failures), cellular repairs and returns.
• Sales Growth & Profitability: Analyse sales & profitability reports in store to collaborate with management on required operational action plans, increase sales performance and monitor store expenditure; monitor, review and keep abreast of in-store product performance to provide feedback to support centre and enhance sales increase sales and brand awareness, including in-store marketing, competitor shopping; drive credit, insurance, mobile and cellular performance to achieve the agreed budget.
• Risk Management: Assist the store manager to conduct compliance checks through defined processes (e.g. admin checks, store audits, visual audits, COMO reports, POS reports, health & safety standards, weekly hanger counts, security etc.) to ensure and enforce overall compliance to policies and procedures.
• Customer Experience Management: Ensure and maintain the implementation of customer experience processes (through the execution of business instruction letters, markdowns, repricing, promotions, customer experience plans, visual standards, customer feedback, general housekeeping etc.) to meet customer service standards.
• Leadership & Development: Lead and drive the team within a store to achieve store KPIs and operational strategy in line with company values; identify & drive training, coaching and development needs with a focus on talent management and succession planning.
• Recruit, administer & manage performance in accordance with company policies and procedures.