Store Leader: Drive Profit, People & Experience

Pepkor Lifestyle; Welkom; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Pepkor Lifestyle is seeking a Branch Manager to lead a retail store in the Welkom area. You will drive daily sales, manage budgets, and uphold world-class customer service and visual merchandising across the store.

Lead a team, implement merchandising plans, and monitor performance through daily meetings and checklists, while ensuring stock integrity and compliance with CPA, NCA and POPIA regulations.

Qualifications

• Education: Matric certificate.
• Experience: 3 to 6 years of retail experience.
• Core Competencies: Strong capabilities in deciding and initiating action, leading and supervising, planning and organizing, coping with pressures, and entrepreneurial thinking.
• Skills: Google Suite proficiency, operational stock management, and a solid understanding of retail and consumer finance operating systems (SAP/SAS) and legislations (CPA, NCA, POPIA, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Store Performance: Execute daily sales strategies, monitor budgets, manage store expenses, and analyze local sales trends to meet profitability goals.
• Floor Leadership & Execution: Implement visual merchandising planograms, manage promotional campaigns, and conduct daily morning meetings, floorwalks, and checklists to guarantee store standards.
• Team Empowerment: Recruit, develop, and retain top store talent; host monthly 1-on-1 performance reviews, track digital training participation, and cultivate a high-performance culture.
• Risk & Admin Control: In-store administration, including cash-ups and stock counts; manage stock loss/shrinkage, ensure health & safety standards.
• Customer Service Champion: Resolve customer issues on the floor, review reviews and CRM reports daily, and inspire staff to deliver a great in-store experience.

Skills

Entrepreneurial thinking

Leadership & supervision

Planning & organizing

Coping with pressure

Education

Matric certificate

Tools

Google Suite

SAP/SAS

CPA

NCA

POPIA

Job description

Pepkor Lifestyle is seeking a Branch Manager to lead a retail store in the Welkom area. You will drive daily sales, manage budgets, and uphold world-class customer service and visual merchandising across the store.

Lead a team, implement merchandising plans, and monitor performance through daily meetings and checklists, while ensuring stock integrity and compliance with CPA, NCA and POPIA regulations.