Liquor Store Manager

Shoprite Group; Durban; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 350 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company is looking for a dedicated individual to manage and maximise sales at their liquor shop in Durban. The role involves overseeing staff, ensuring stock availability, and maintaining high safety standards. Successful candidates will have a Matric, valid driver's license, and experience in sales management, retail profitability, and customer service. If you have strong interpersonal skills and knowledge of liquor products, we encourage you to apply for this comprehensive position.

Qualifications

• Essential Matric qualification.
• Valid driver's license is required.
• Experience in sales management and retail profitability.

Responsibilities

• Maximise liquor shop sales and manage staff effectively.
• Ensure stock availability and minimum wastage.
• Meet customer expectations and adhere to safety standards.

Skills

Sales management

Retail profitability

Customer service principles

Computer literacy

Interpersonal and communication skills

Merchandising principles

Education

Matric

Valid driver's license

Job description

Purpose of the Job

To maximise sustainable liquor shop sales by:

• Supporting, monitoring, co-ordinating the effective management of the liquor shop staff
• Assuring reliable stock availability
• Minimising shrinkage and wastage
• Meeting and exceeding customer expectations

Job Objectives

• HR administration
• Financial
• Sales maximiseisation
• Minimisation of wastage and in-store markdown (accountable losses) and shrinkage (unaccountable losses)
• Branch sales reporting
• Meeting customer expectations
• Business Processes
• Effective merchandising and stock availability assurance
• Housekeeping, health, safety and insurance risk assurance

Qualifications

Matric - essential

Other - Valid driver's license

Experience

• Sales management
• Retail profitability
• Knowledge of the functions that support sales and service
• Merchandising principles
• Supply chain knowledge
• Retail product / range knowledge
• Liquor product knowledge (e.g. types of beer, wine, brandies, whisky, etc.)
• Safety standards in the Liquor Store and the discipline to enforce those standards
• Knowledge of the National Liquor Act of 2003
• Customer service principles
• Knowledge of basic principles of shelf packing and stock management

Knowledge and Skills

• Workplace / Industry Knowledge and Experience
• Sales management / supervisory experience in retail environment
• Experience within a similar work environment i.e. liquor store or shop
• Promotional planning
• Sales reporting
• Retail store operations management
• Computer literacy
• Interpersonal and communication skills
• Scheduling of staff
• Knowledge of basic principles of shelf packing and stock management
• Merchandising principles
• Workplace / Industry Skills
• Sales performance management
• In-store stock management
• Budget (cost) control
• Merchandising

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