Store Manager (Hypermarket/Supermarket)

About GMG:

GMG is a global well-being company retailing, distributing and manufacturing a portfolio of leading international and home-grown brands across sport, food and health sectors. Its vision is to inspire people to win in ways that make the world better. Today, GMG’s investments span across four key verticals: GMG Sports, GMG Food, GMG Health, and GMG Consumer Goods. Under the ownership and management of the Baker family, it has become a leading global company, affiliated with the world’s most successful and respected brands in the well-being sector. Working across the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia, GMG has introduced more than 120 brands into its markets.

About the Role:

To manage all operational and commercial aspects of the store through effective team management to achieve the targets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in creating the annual business plan for the store and project daily and monthly figures for sales and costs.
• Collaborate with the commercial and marketing department to implement a pricing strategy and suggest department changes as needed.
• Conduct merchandise probes in consultation with the floor managers and merchandise managers to optimize department sales.
• Conduct probes for attrition, productivity, shrinkage and rent to sales ratio and develop a plan to mitigate relative risks
• Ensure high quality reporting for forward planning, space management and inventory management and other key commercial indicators
• Conduct monthly reviews with relative teams for key store commercial information such as slow and fast movers, margin analysis, sales numbers, wastage, stock count and shrinkage, and guide the teams to draw up action plans to achieve targets.
• Draw up promotion plans for the store in discussion with the commercial and marketing.
• Ensure robust cash control through the implementation of the standard operating procedures for cash management and till management

Required Skills & Qualifications:

Educational Qualifications & Certificates:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5– 8 years on Assistant or Store Manger level in Supermarket or Hypermarket
• Good in communication and staff management
• Ability to prepare and understand operation income statement
• Capable of using LS Navision “retail management system.”
• Oracle – shift scheduling & supplier invoices