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Area Operations Manager
- LocationSaudi Arabia
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IndustryRetail
Job Description
KEY JOB FUNCTIONS: -
- Assists in formulating and implementing store strategies and procedures to maximize sales, profitability and commercial performance of all retail outlets in the assigned cluster of areas
- Sets KPI’s and targets, monitors performance against plan and initiates remedial actions in case of discrepancy between actual and expected performance
- Generates and analyses sales figures, forecasts future sales and interpret trends to facilitate area operations planning
- Oversees the stores after sales processes and ensures full adherence to repair/return policies and procedures through proper communication with internal stakeholders
- Works with the area managers and store management to ensure that store displays and inventory levels are adequate to meet the forecast sales budget
- Monitors stock to achieve bottom line sales budget against monthly targets
- Recommends and implements actions required to address stores experiencing decreasing sales
- Works closely with the Loss Prevention to ensure that loss prevention programs are in place across all store locations
- Maintains awareness of market trends; understands changing customer attitudes and buying preferences and monitors the competition to ensure that sales opportunities are maximized
- Ensures that all relevant communications are relayed in a timely manner to store management
- Ensures that store schedules reflect a store staffing model that meets customer needs
- Ensures that the team is adequately trained in inventory management techniques such as in-bound and out bound movement of goods, receiving, stocking, restocking, transfers and managing inventory discrepancies
- Maximizes productivity in stores through effective deployment of resources; controls costs within budgetary guidelines (overtime, stock and consumables) through efficient store operations
- Ensures all the stores follow employment and state laws, health and safety standards
- Looks at prospective sites and evaluates new sites and coordinates with the Property Department to share inputs; oversees new store openings and re-fits.
Benefits
- Annual bonus based on performance
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