Retail Sales Executive at a Reputable Departmental Store - FlexEdge Limited

FlexEdge Limited - Our client, a reputable Departmental Store, seeks to recruit a suitable and qualified candidate to fill the position below:

Job Title: Retail Sales Executive

Location: Lekki, Lagos
Reporting to: General Manager

Job Objective

• To effectively supervise and direct the activities of the Retail store officers
• Develop, establish and maintain sales & marketing strategies to meet set targets
• Foster strategic partnership with store suppliers and vendors

Job Responsibilities

• Conceiving, preparing and developing promotional and marketing strategies to increase sales and footfalls in the store.
• Increasing business opportunities through various routes to market
• Identify new opportunities to drive retail sales performance in the stores
• Drive store performance by working on the shop-floor during key trading periods alongside store staff to generate product awareness
• Ensure the store staff provide a high standard of service to customers throughout the sales experience that customers will receive
• Ensure retail store officers understand the uses and features of all stocked products
• Motivate, monitor, inspire and empower staff to achieve retail sales by using professional selling techniques
• Set , monitor and ensure collective / individual store targets
• Ensure retail store officers are fully aware of any Marketing Plan, promotion and events
• Ensuring best standard merchandising; Ensuring optimum image and visibility of all products in the store
• Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders, to foster good work relationship
• Ensure timely and satisfactory resolution of all customer complaints/issues
• Ensure proper Warehouse management
• Design Process and procedure for various store operations and ensure compliance
• Responsible for staff retention, training, supervision and appraisal

Skills / Competence Requirements

• Excellent leadership skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• Negotiation and influencing skills
• High tolerance for complex, ambiguous, and ever-shifting environments
• Good written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Networking and social skills
• Willingness to work flexible schedule
• smart, intelligent with eyes for details
• High Energy level
• Personal organization and self-discipline
• Amiable personality

Professional Requirement:

• First Degree in Social Science or related discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in a retail role, with some field based experience
• Intermediate to advanced level of proficiency in Microsoft suite - MS Excel, Word, Power Point
• Proficiency with social media skills

Application Closing Date
27th December, 2017

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV's to: [email protected] using "Retail Sales Executive” as the subject of the mail

Note: Candidates residing in Lekki axis will be given priority. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.