Store Manager | Managed People Solutions | Cape Town

Managed People Solutions; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 250,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is looking for a Store Manager in Cape Town within the Wine and Liquor industry. The successful candidate will manage retail operations, lead a team, and drive sales performance. Candidates should have a Grade 12 qualification, ideally with a Diploma or Degree in Marketing, and substantial retail experience.

Qualifications

• 3-6 years’ experience in retail environment (FMCG).
• 1-2 years’ experience in a managerial position.

Responsibilities

• Manage overall operations of the retail outlet.
• Drive sales and team performance.
• Coach and evaluate store staff performance.

Skills

Leadership

Customer-focused

Communication

Problem-solving

Sales Performance

Education

Grade 12

Diploma or Degree in Marketing

Job description

Our client is seeking a Store Managerbased in Cape Town with experience in the Wine and Liquor industry to manage the overall operations of their retail outlet. The ideal candidate is proactive, customer-focused, and has strong leadership and retail management skills, with a proven ability to drive sales and team performance.

Duties and Responsibilities

• The capacity to use verbal and non-verbal communication skills to influence an audience and gain win-win agreements to proposals, plans or ideas.
• The ability to describe a problem effectively, gather and analyse information and create options in order to generate a workable solution.
• The orientation towards energetically pursuing goals and activities in a sustainable manner.
• An individual’s readiness to act on opportunities and pursue goals beyond what’s required or expected of them.
• The capacity to be optimistic, take a long-term view of success and failure and persist in pursuing goals despite obstacles and setbacks (includes the capacity to bounce back from adversity).
• The willingness to anticipate, recognise and meet the needs of internal and external customers (however defined in the role).
• The capacity to break down a large task into subtasks or sub-goals, to anticipate obstacles and evaluate alternatives. Includes needs identification (recognising gaps between the current situation and a desired outcome), as well as the ability to define tasks needed to accomplish goals and assign and co-ordinate people, tasks and resources to ensure an efficient flow of work.
• The capacity to understand relevant financial and commercial knowledge and apply this knowledge in a practical manner.
• The ability to be systematic and rule-oriented in gathering, reviewing and evaluating data from a variety of perspectives.
• The capacity to maintain store staff job results by coaching, counselling and disciplining employees and evaluate staff performance in relation to clearly defined objectives, timelines and performance standards; includes the ability to identify and implement appropriate measures and benchmarks.
• The ability to hold one’s own in the face of opposition and exert one’s influence confidently and firmly.
• The capacity to develop a wide network of business contacts and use influential people as agents to accomplish one’s own objectives.
• Identify current and future customer requirements by establishing rapport with potential and actual customers and other persons in a position to understand service requirements.

Qualifications and experience

• Grade 12
• Diploma or Degree in Marketing or related would be an Advantage
• 3-6 Years’ experience in retail environment (FMCG)
• 1-2 Years’ experience in a managerial position

Please do not apply for the position if you do not meet the requirements


Should you not receive a response to your application within two weeks please consider your application unsuccessful