Premium Brand Cluster Manager Job at Woolworths in South Africa

Job Title: Premium Brand Cluster Manager
REF: CR/NdP/Premium Brand Cluster Manager/Gauteng/290812

Recruiter: Woolworths (Pty) Ltd
End Date: 2012-09-04
AA/EE: Not Applicable
Contract Permanent
Location: Gauteng
Available: ASAP
Category: Retail
Offer: Market Related
Reporting To: N/A
Job Grade: Supervisor & Team Leaders
Division: Country Road
Positions: 1

Introduction

The Premium Brand Cluster Manager is accountable for maximizing store profitability and ensuring our brand values are maintained. This is achieved by providing leadership to The Premium Brand Team and managing company policies, processes and procedures.
This position is accountable for delivering agreed outputs in relation to scorecard measures. The role must ensure integration between Woolworths
Minimum Requirements

Qualifications and Technical knowledge and skills:

Grade 12 or equivalent NQF level

Retail management studies advantageous (not essential)

4-5 years Clothing Management experience essential

Experience at managing multi-site Teams

Numeric ability

Computer literacy

Drivers licence required

Own reliable transport

Behavioural Skills:

Passion for retail and selling

Decisiveness

Building talent

Relating and networking

Persuading and influencing

Coping with pressures and setbacks

Merchant mindset

Good interpersonal and communication skills

Attention to detail

Action-orientation and results driven

Strong Business Acumen

Strong analytical and problem solving capabilities

Assertive and proactive

Planning and organising ability

Risk taking/ innovative and creative

Customer Service orientation

Team Leadership

'Living the brand’: Personal leadership and attitude to work

Other

Be available and flexible to work different shifts and across the store.

Have a valid drivers license

Job Specification

• Customer Service
Leads the Premium Brand team to achieve high levels of customer service in order to build customer loyalty, generate repeat business, and maximise all sales opportunities. This is achieved by ensuring adherence to the Premium Brand & Woolworths Customer Service Standards and focusing on building Premium Brand Client database. Demonstrate & communicate product knowledge to customers as well as instilling product knowledge in team members.

• Financial Management
Manage sales and expenses in order to ensure that budgeted profitability is met. Utilised reports to monitor and manage sales, stock inventory, shrinkage and expenses.

• Stock Management
Maximising sales through managing stock availability and ensuring that the products are merchandised in line with Premium Brand standards.


• Shrinkage & Risks
Manage shrinkage and risks through the adherence and implementation of company policies, processes and procedures.


• Visual Merchandising
Ensure visual merchandising, display and marketing activities are in line with the store profile. Implement and maintain brand standard according to the VM Standards Manual. Work with the VM team to ensure that merchandising is well planned according to floor layout and the proportionality of stock and space in order to maximum sales return.


• Leadership
Lead by example, promoting the desired culture and behaviours to the store team & customers whilst ensuring that relationships with Key stakeholders remain productive and integrated. Participate in the recruitment process and conduct performance assessments. Work with the PB Manager and National Human Resources team to identify and deliver the required staff training and development needs. Establish clear and defined performance expectations with all team members through the implementation of the IPM process.


• Human Resources Administration
Ensure efficient administration of HR processes.

Apply to:

http://woolworths.pnet.co.za/#s=job_search