General Manager - Retail Operations at HReade Limited

HReade Limited is a human resource consulting firm which adopts a collaborative approach in ensuring our Clients build competitive advantages through their people thereby increasing value for stakeholders and customers.

The most invaluable asset in an organization is its people. Our goal at HReade is to provide solutions and consultancy services on how organizations can fully utilize their human capital to ensure that their strategic goals and objectives are met.

We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:

Job Title: General Manager - Retail Operations

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers

Job Summary

• The job incumbent will be responsible for the day to day operations of all physical retail stores in line with the company’s retail operating standards and set objectives.

Primary Responsibilities

• Day to day oversight on all assigned retail operating stores;
• Visiting individual stores and investigating the performance and operations of each store;
• Maintaining best practice visual merchandising standards across all assigned locations;
• Ensuring that all the stores are working towards higher profitability;
• Assisting in the development, update and enforcement of retail operating standards and policies;
• Ensuring that all the stores are adhering to and functioning as per company policies;
• Providing troubleshooting solutions to stores in times of problems;
• Instituting best-in-class loss prevention strategies aimed at protecting company’s assets and managing costs;
• Creates business plan for the stores and communicates same;
• Creates end-to-end sales plan, display plans and advert plans customized for each category;
• Maintaining comprehensive awareness of industry trends and competitive landscape;
• Ensuring proper controls and minimal shrinkage to the company’s inventory;
• Working with the human resource function to identify and recruit operating staff;
• Training and mentoring staff.

Education Requirements

• Minimum of Bachelor’s or equivalent degree in Management, Business Administration or relevant field. mba will be added advantage.
• The ideal candidate should have had operational excellence and profit goals, oversight and responsibility for a minimum ten (10) superstore modern grocery retail operation or other multibillion naira fmcg operations and sales function

Technical Requirements:

• Technology savvy
• Proficient in the use of microsoft office suite

Knowledge Requirements:

• Project management
• Knowledge of financial impact on business

Skills Required:

• Deciding and initiating action
• Leading and supervising
• Working with people
• Presenting and communicating information
• Delivering results and meeting expectations
• Detail oriented
• Excellent business and finance acumen - cost and profit conscious.
• Good project management skills.

Other Requirements:

• Willing and able to travel within Nigeria.

Work Experience:

• Minimum of ten years’ management level experience in a retail/franchise operation for a multi-branch modern grocery retail chain or FMCG.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online