Store Manager

Toys R Us and Babies R Us South Africa; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading toy retail company in Gqeberha seeks a dynamic Store Manager to ensure exceptional customer satisfaction and store performance. The ideal candidate will manage daily operations, lead staff, and achieve sales targets. Applicants should have at least three years of retail experience, including two years in a management role. Reliable transport for shift work is necessary. This position offers a competitive benefits package including bonuses and provident fund.

Benefits

Provident Fund

Discretionary Bonus

Incentive Bonus

Shrinkage Bonus

Sales Bonus

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience within a retail environment.
• At least 2 years' management experience.
• Reliable transport to work shifts.

Responsibilities

• Meet store sales targets and deliver excellent customer service.
• Manage, mentor, and lead staff to achieve sales growth.
• Ensure effective operations in accordance with company procedures.

Skills

Customer service excellence

Staff management

Sales strategy evaluation

Problem-solving

Education

Matric Certificate

Job description

Introduction

Welcome to the Toys R Us world of awwwesome, where we want your little ones imaginations to run free!

Toys R Us and Babies R Us are well established international brands.

Commonly referred to as the “World’s Greatest Toy Stores”, Toys R Us SA currently boasts 50+ physical stores, two of which are located in Namibia, botswana and Zambia, as well as an ALL NEW AWWWESOME online store.

The key focus of the group is to ensure that customers, young and old, from children to grandparents, are offered an amazing range and experience, complimented by great value! Are you a dynamic and passionate individual who will ensure exceptional customer satisfaction and excellent store performance?

Then we are looking for a Store Manager who would like you to join our team!!

Duties & Responsibilities

To meet store sales targets and deliver fantastic customer service whilst effectively planning, organizing and controlling all operations of a retail store in accordance with the Company’s standards and procedures. This document must be read in conjunction with the performance appraisal document and forms part of the employee’s terms and conditions of employment.

• Achieve growth and hit sales targets by successfully managing, mentoring, and leading staff.
• Interact with sales merchandisers, representatives and regional managers to evaluate sales strategy and results.
• Enforcing and implementing AWESOME customer service to give customer a WOW experience.
• Attend to unique and individual shopping needs of each customer and always put the Customer first.
• Develop, motivate and inspire respective teams in an ENTHUSIASTIC manner.
• Maintains store staff job results by recruiting, coaching, counselling, and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.
• Authorise all work schedules (including but not limited to work, break and leave).
• Ensure continuous training and development of all staff, and consistently carrying out training.
• Scheduling and assigning employees and following up on work results
• Handle customer complaints in a calm and professional manner
• Managing and controlling all daily store operations to maximize sales turnover whilst keeping stores expenses within allocated budgets and stock management.
• Managing and controlling all daily store operations including stores expenses within allocated budgets and stock management to maximise sales turnover.
• Minimise all controllable expenses and costs.
• Protect company assets and minimise all shrinkage, damages and theft.
• Executing of physical plans/ actions to achieve desired sales results and sales turnover, including motivating staff to do so.
• Retain records of all stock and financial transactions.
• Conduct floor walks daily and initiate warehouse and/or overstock replenishments and face-ups.
• Implement, monitor and enforce all SOP’s.
• Maintaining company merchandise and housekeeping standards.
• Coordinate and manage all key service providers in line with company expectations (including but not limited to guarding, security, cleaning and logistics)
• Enforce effective and efficient implementation of all sales promotions (Including but not limited to road shows, centre management liaising etc ).
• Identify marketing opportunities and communicate to all relevant parties
• Ensure promotions are executed timeously and execution is planned in advance.

Desired Experience & Qualification

• Matric Certificate;
• Must have own or reliable transport to be able to work shifts;
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience within a Retail Environment, including 2 years’ of Management experience.

Package & Remuneration

Benefits:

• Provident Fund
• Discretionary Bonus
• Incentive Bonus
• Shrinkage Bonus
• Sales Bonus