Senior Store Manager | Sandton | Fashion Retail Brand

Recruit for Africa; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in fashion retail is seeking a dynamic Senior Store Manager to lead their team in Sandton. This role involves driving sales, managing a vibrant store environment, and ensuring operational excellence. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in retail management, exceptional leadership qualities, and a passion for delivering outstanding customer service. With a focus on team development and achieving targets, this position offers an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-paced retail setting. If you thrive in a challenging environment and are ready to take the next step in your career, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience as a Senior Store Manager in fashion or retail.
• Strong leadership and people management skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Drive sales and productivity to achieve store goals.
• Manage stock losses and ensure compliance with company standards.

Skills

Customer service skills

People management skills

Retail experience

Visual merchandising

Sales focus

Problem-solving skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Post-secondary education

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Fashion Retail Brand is seeking an experienced SENIOR STORE MANAGER to join their team in Morning Side Centre, Sandton. The Store Manager will be responsible to strategically drive results to ensure that the store achieves maximum sales, productivity and profit goals through effective leadership, effective communication, world-class service, effective talent management, merchandising excellence, and operational compliance. To motivate teams and to create a vibrant, energetic store environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Excellent customer service and people management skills
• Retail experience with a flair for visual merchandising and understanding numbers and administration
• Ability to drive turnover to ensure achievement of targets
• Expenses controlling management
• Managing stock losses to ensure shrinkage is in line with the Company standards
• People management skills; development of staff, employee relations, performance management, etc.
• Superb interpersonal and organisational skills
• Superior Microsoft Office skills
• An ability to work independently with little or no supervision
• A solid aptitude for interpreting and reacting to retail market trends in a timely fashion

Requirements:

• A combination of or equivalent to the completion of post-secondary education
• Minimum of 5 years experience as a Senior Store Manager / Junior Area Manager preferably in the fashion / apparel / footwear brand environment
• Proficient in Microsoft applications
• Must be sales focused with a proven sales track record
• Strong problem-solving skills and proven ability to use your own initiative
• Knowledge and ability to effectively apply company strategy / policy / procedure at store level
• Outstanding leadership skills
• Ability to manage a functional team
• GO-GETTER attitude and positive outlook on life
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, written and verbal
• High level of organisation
• Good interpersonal skills
• Motivational skills
• Driver's licence and own vehicle - travelling is required
• Willingness to work at store level should the need arise

Salary: R20,000 CTC a month

Start: ASAP

To apply for the Senior Store Manager | Sandton | Fashion Retail Brand position, please send your detailed CV in a Word document and a recent photo of yourself.

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