Department Supervisor - Electrical

Brights; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in South Africa is seeking a Department Manager to ensure the smooth operation of the department. Responsibilities include conducting inspections, managing staff, evaluating performance, and ensuring sales targets are met. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of experience in a similar role, strong communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. This opportunity offers a chance to foster sustainable growth and customer satisfaction within a dynamic team.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in a similar role.
• 3 years' experience in the hardware environment.
• Chairing disciplinary inquiries would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Ensure smooth running of the department.
• Conduct regular inspections regarding department's housekeeping.
• Plan and prepare work schedules and daily registers.

Skills

Dispute management & Prevention training

Ability to communicate effectively (verbal & written)

Planning, time management & organising skills

Monitoring & evaluation skills

Microsoft Office (Internet, E-mails, Word & Excel)

Education

Matric or equivalent

Higher Certificate or Diploma

Job description

Purpose:

The purpose of this job is to ensure the smooth running of the department, through weekly evaluations and reporting it to the Department Manager. This is to ensure that sales targets are met and that housekeeping standards are maintained, in addition providing excellent customer service ensuring customer satisfaction. This will include overseeing all staff and the productivity of the department resulting in promoting the business therefore creating sustainable growth and profit margins.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure smooth running of the department
• Make sure that standard operating procedures in department are adhered to
• Assign staff to specific areas and duties and monitor staff uniforms
• Facilitate departmental sales meetings
• Conduct regular inspections with regards to the departments housekeeping, isles, merchandising and uniforms
• Ensure price updates are done timeously
• Monitor returns of faulty / damaged stock and breakages, keep CFC book up to date by monitoring reversals, follow up on repairs and quotations
• Submission of weekly and monthly reports to superior
• Plan and prepare work schedules, daily registers and time and attendance of staff, including leave queries, manage overtime
• Conduct Performance reviews and evaluations in order to nominate staff for awards and promotions
• Train all new and old staff members (product knowledge and procedures)
• Allocate and monitor floor areas for various functions (i.e. incoming stock, transfers, checking area and returns)
• Implement company returns policy, i.e. returned stock should be allocated to an area with CFC note attached
• Ensure tasks are delegated, pressure is applied to subordinates for meeting deadlines in a motivating manner by setting weekly targets
• Enforce disciplinary code of company and apply discipline
• Participate in perpetual stock takes
• Ensure housekeeping of work area
• Perform any work related tasks as delegated by superior

REQUIREMENTS:

• Matric or equivalent
• Higher Certificate or Diploma (advantage)
• Brights Induction Service Excellence (Internal Applicant)
• Brights Leadership Training Completed(Internal Applicant)
• 2 Years minimum experience in a similar role
• 3 Years’ experience in the hardware environment
• Must have previous experience in department
• Ability to issues disciplinary action & Initiate in a Disciplinary Enquiry
• Intermediate level merchandising certificate
• Inhouse return p/m2 standard
• Chairing disciplinary enquiry would be an advantage
• Dispute management & Prevention training
• Product and Stock Management knowledge
• Internal procedural knowledge
• Ability to meet deadlines under pressure
• Ability to act professional and maintain confidentiality
• Ability to communicate effectively (verbal & written)
• Planning, time management & organising skills
• Monitoring & evaluation skills
• Microsoft office (Internet, E-mails, Word & Excel)

Kindly note that if you are not contacted within 2 weeks after the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

We are committed to having staff that reflect the diversity of our nation we will conduct our recruitment and appointments in line with the Company’s equity targets and we are committed to improving our positions. The Company reserves the right to make changes to these terms and conditions at any time and for any reason.