Assistant Branch Manager

Purpose of the Job

Medirite Plus Cresta Crossing is looking for a dedicated Assistant Branch Manager to join our team and provide support in managing our store operations.

Duties

• Maximize sustainable branch sales by:
• Managing, supporting, and monitoring the effective sales of all unscheduled product lines including specialized health and beauty ranges (Skincare, Cosmetics, Vitamins, Personal Care), and managing the stock room.
• Minimizing shrinkage and wastage.
• Maintain the replenishment process throughout the day to ensure excellent on-shelf availability for customers.
• Maintain standards of shop floor presentation and on-shelf pricing.
• Executing all pricing and product promotions.
• Meeting and exceeding customer expectations.
• Meeting monthly targets (sales/profit).
• People Management.

Job Objectives

• Sales maximization
• Consistently maximize branch gross profit through effective management of key gross profit drivers.
• Maintain stock holding days and stock ordering within required parameters.
• Maintain 100% consistency and adherence to stock price changes.
• Take corrective action to address sub-standard sales staff performance.
• Minimization of wastage and in-store markdown (accountable losses) and shrinkage (unaccountable losses)
• Identify all wastage as per the weekly wastage report and implement corrective steps to minimize wastage.
• Ensure appropriate measures are implemented to minimize shrinkage for all known high shrinkage items and other items identified as per stock take counting reports.
• Branch sales reporting
• Provide timely and accurate reporting to the Regional Retail Manager.
• Identify improvement opportunities and possible challenges, making recommendations for corrective action to proactively address these.
• Effective merchandising and stock availability assurance
• Ensure that the branch is merchandised according to company layouts and standards.
• Promotional displays are erected and placed as per buyers’, suppliers and company requirements.
• In consultation with the Regional Manager, proactively plan, monitor, and maintain consistent stock range availability and movement according to demand and make alternative arrangements for stock shortages, e.g. inter-branch transfers (IBTs).
• Meeting customer expectations
• Maximize customer loyalty by creating a consumer-friendly environment through effective people and process utilization.
• People Management
• Lead, motivate, coach, and enable direct reports to meet profitability and customer service standards.
• Train and develop direct reports according to the core competencies of their roles and ensure coordination of training and the delivery thereof is done in a professional manner.
• Correctly manage and respond to all disciplinary issues and grievances, when required, in a timely manner.
• Housekeeping, health and safety, and compliance assurance
• Comply with hygiene and housekeeping standards at all times.
• Consistently adhere to audit and required legislative standards and statutory requirements.

Qualifications

• Essential Grade 12 qualification

Experience

• Essential At least two (2) years of retail sales management or supervisory experience.

Knowledge and Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Sound numeracy and retail sales skills.
• Bilingual, preferably fluent in Afrikaans and English.
• Competent in supervising others and leading others, as well as in administrative tasks.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Knowledgeable in payment procedures (e.g. cash, cheque, bank card, credit cards, coupons, vouchers).
• Knowledge of supply chain and merchandising standards and principles.
• Knowledgeable of regulatory requirements of various Money Market Transactions.
• Sound knowledge of safety regulations and hygiene standards.
• Branch-specific retail systems (e.g. ShopPos; OBS).
• Handling of payments (processes and procedures).