Store Manager - Timbercity Klerksoord

Timbercity; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 480,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Timbercity Klerksoord in Gauteng is seeking a Store Manager to lead daily operations, drive profitability, and deliver excellent customer service. You will plan budgets with senior management, manage stock, procurement, merchandising, and staff performance, ensuring compliance with safety and company policy.

The role requires 5–10 years of retail experience, OHSA knowledge, and strong leadership abilities. The position offers full-time employment in a busy retail environment, requiring strategic

Qualifications

• Proven ability to manage a retail team and operations end-to-end.
• Strong customer service and relationship-building skills.
• Experience with budgeting, stock control, and merchandising.

Responsibilities

• Manage profitability by controlling costs and maximizing sales, initiatives to grow turnover and returns.
• Plan and interpret business objectives into an operating plan with senior management.
• Oversee procurement, stock control, merchandising and logistics to keep stock at optimal levels with minimal loss.
• Ensure effective handling of customer complaints and coordination of promotions and PR to grow brand share.
• Accountability for day-to-day operations, administration, sales, service and branch staff management.
• Analyse operational data to diagnose problems and improve performance with the operations team.
• Lead and develop staff while enforcing company policies and best practices for labor harmony.
• Ensure compliance with legislation and corporate governance; uphold company values.

Skills

People management

Leadership

Customer service

Budgeting

Stock management

Procurement

Education

Grade 12

Commerce bachelor’s degree

Job description

Store Manager - Timbercity Klerksoord (Gauteng)

2026/10/27

Reference Number

808613060102

Description

• Manage Profitability: To ensure continuity, growth, and profitability of the Store through the management of costs and the maximization of sales turnover and returns. Identifies new business opportunities, take calculated risks; and generate innovative and creative ideas for implementing new business opportunities and maximising sales
• Planning and Budgeting: Together with the Operations Executive and Regional Operations Manager, interpret the business objectives into an Operating Plan for the Store.
• Procurement, stock control and merchandising: To ensure that the inward logistics of the Store run smoothly, products are purchased in line with The Building Company procurement policies and procedures, stock levels are kept at optimal levels and stock losses are controlled.
• Maintain Stock variances: Maintenance of optimal stock levels
• Financial Management: Ensures that the Store budget is compiled in line with the agreed upon operating plans and adhered to. (Ensure that all financial processes are monitored and controlled in line with best practices and company procedures).
• Customer Service: Ensure that customer complaints are dealt with in an effective manner and resolved. Promotions, advertising, and all public relations must be co-ordinated for the store in order to enhance the Brand's market share in line with all company procedures.
• Accountable for day-to-day operations: Accountability for the day-to-day operations, administration, customer sales and service and overall management and control of the branch employees.
• Operational analysis: Analyses of operational information leading to the diagnosis of problems and/or success areas in the business. Enhancing all successes and raising and resolving all problem areas with the Operations Management Support Team.
• People Management: Inspire, motivate, guide, develop and manage, and lead employees in order to meet the store's objectives. Apply all company policies and procedures and best practice principles in order to maintain a harmonious labour environment.
• Legislative compliance and corporate governance: Ensure legal compliance with all legislation relating to the operation of the business and that appropriate action is taken in respect of all legal matters.
• To uphold and promote the company values and culture

Requirements

• Grade 12
• Preferably a commerce bachelor’s degree / or equivalent experience
• Preferably Financial or Management diploma
• 5-10 years retail experience
• Minimum of 3 years in a junior-mid level management position
• Previous industry related experience
• Inwards and Outwards Logistics/Procurement skills
• Merchandising principles
• Preferably have knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety Act