Store Manager

Surgo (PTY) Ltd. has partnered with one of South Africas fastest-growing pharmaceutical retail groups with operations in South Africa, Botswana and Namibia. The group was founded in 1978 and has its Head Office based in Midrand, Johannesburg. Our client has since grown to over 200 stores to date, employing over 18 500 full-time and part-time employees and is now looking to recruit a Store Manager to join their team in Beacon Bay, East London. Do you have what it takes to be a Store Manager? Job Purpose: Be responsible for the overall store profitability. Ensure compliance with the brand values of the company in all aspects in store. Management of key store operating pillars, with includes but not limited to: • Brand visual strategies, corporate identity, and promotional execution • Above expectation delivery of customer service • Operational compliance and execution of all company policies and processes within the store environment • Training, mentoring, and exercising of leadership over the entire store workforce Responsibilities: Financial Management • Assist with the Budget preparation and maintenance within the store • Allocate store funds and defining financial objectives • Maintain statistical and financial records • Responsible for all banking functions related to the store including making bank deposits, filling change requirements, etc. including all cash held on site • Optimise the store's profitability • Participate in daily operational and sales activities to achieve customer service and business growth objectives • Oversee pricing and stock control • Ensure all expense related items are controlled and managed within budget • Ensure all expense related stock is adjusted to the correct GL accounts monthly • Ensure the ordering and monitoring of expense related items within the store Stock and Inventory Management • Total management of store inventory, including but limited to planning, implementation, investigation and reporting on all store inventory counts • Manage and ensure the daily ordering of stock and maintain correct stock levels • Oversee the preparation, coordination and management of stock takes on a Bi-annual basis • Oversee the management the store shrinkage, stock flow to the floor and consumables expense within store targets • Analyse and interpret trends to facilitate planning • Oversee the Investigation of negative GP values in the store and take appropriate actions to identify and rectify controllable errors • Investigate and verify manual purchases processed against the business unit • Minimise, investigate, correct, and report on business unit negative stock on hand • Minimise, investigate, and report on business unit dormant stock • Analyse dormant stock reports for heads of department to investigate and rectify • Ensure the physical stock in all storage locations balances with the inventory ledger in SAP • Daily management of out-of-stock, to ensure maximum stock on the s...


Job Reference #: 202387