Partnership Operations Manager

Shopritex; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Shoprite Checkers (Pty) Ltd seeks a Partnership Operations Manager to drive efficiency with strategic partners, supporting escalations and ensuring service levels are met. The role coordinates training, analyzes the customer journey, and collaborates across internal teams to rectify issues and improve outcomes.

The ideal candidate will have a degree in business or retail management and 4+ years of operations experience, with strong MS Office/Excel skills and proven stakeholder management

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in business, retail management or related field.
• 4+ years of experience in operations initiatives.
• Strong background in operations, projects or new ventures.
• Experience in stakeholder management and communicating to senior stakeholders.
• Strong proficiency in MS Office 365 and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Communicate operational processes to stakeholders across branches and stores.
• Identify issues in processes and coordinate timely solutions.
• Back-office escalation support for Help Centre to resolve operational issues.
• Conduct needs analysis to understand training needs and coordinate delivery.
• Review customer journey to maximise the customer experience.
• Support the execution of strategic projects.
• Identify root causes for repeat issues and complaints.
• Collaborate with partner and internal teams to fix order problems.
• Provide fast, professional support to stakeholders.
• Produce weekly/monthly reporting on trends and feedback.
• Audit operations and build stakeholder relationships.
• Provide management with actionable insights to resolve issues.

Skills

Degree in Business/Retail Management

Operations experience

Stakeholder management

MS Office 365 / Excel

Education

Degree or related field

Tools

Excel

MS Office 365

Job description

Partnership Operations Manager

About the job

The purpose of the Operations Manager role is to drive operational efficiency with strategic partners with the aim of delivering on the operational goals and objectives of the Strategic Partnerships. The role will carry the day to day responsibility for supporting customer escalations, partners operations and internal stakeholders through the execution of operational effectiveness and processes. The role actively supports partners and proactively investigates inefficiencies together with partners and internal teams. The role is all about ensuring the partnership is fulfilling its promises within agreed service level standards.

What you'll do

• Communicate all operational processes and procedures and ensure these are fully understood by all stakeholders including where necessary, area managers, branch and store teams.
• Identify issues in the designed solution or process and engage with relevant stakeholders to find an appropriate and timeous solution.
• Act as back-office escalation support for Help Centre to resolve operational issues and queries regarding service delivery.
• Conduct needs analysis to understand training and development needs and co-ordinate training implementation.
• On-going review of the customer journey and product checks with an aim to maximise the customer experience.
• Support the execution of strategic projects.
• Identify root cause for repeat issues and customer complaints.
• Proactively work across partner and internal delivery teams to investigate and rectify any problem areas in orders.
• Provide fast, efficient, and comprehensive support to stakeholders, while remaining positive and professional.
• Identify common trends within operations and provide weekly / monthly reporting and feedback where appropriate.
• Build relationships with stakeholders and perform audits of relevant operations.
• Conduct analysis and provide regular feedback to Management teams to address and resolve any operational and partner related issues.

What you bring

• Degree or Business, Retail Management or related – (essential).
• +4 years' experience managing initiatives in an operations environment - (essential).
• Strong background in operations or projects or new ventures– (essential).
• Experience in stakeholder management and communication to senior stakeholders– (essential).
• Strong proficiency in MS Office 365 including strong Excel skills – (essential).

Key competencies and work ethic:

Strong business or project background – remains up to speed with local and international trends and developments in the field.

Strong customer-first thinking – Understands customers and how best to serve them; committed to providing high-quality customer service and ensuring customer needs and expectations are met.

Organised with a strong drive for operational execution and efficiency - Ensures processes, targets and performance measurements are continuously met or exceeded.

People management skills - Ability to build a dynamic culture of collaboration, high performance and excellence.

Analytical thinker - Grasps new information to generate insights while integrating multiple sources of data and proactively investigating courses of action to identify feasible solutions.

Business acumen – Understands retail standards and operational best practices to improve and drive performance.

Communication and reporting skills – Able to the convey information and data clearly, accurately, and succinctly in a meaningful way.

Collaborative partnering – Good interpersonal skills with the ability to build meaningful, sound

relationships both internally and externally.

Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple and competing demands, while still maintaining attention to detail.

Self-starter – Able to analyse and solve problems independently, takes initiative.

Our Group and all its operating companies is committed to creating, embracing, and preserving a diverse workplace that values the unique talents, perspectives, backgrounds, and abilities that enrich our organisation. A place where everyone matters and feels included.

We are committed to Employment Equity when recruiting internally and externally.

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