Sales Manager Grocery Retail Chain

Reporting to: Regional Manager

Reported by: Area Managers

About Company: Our client is a retail chain startup for basic groceries with strong financial resources that will change the retail market in Nigeria.

The Company is seeking to hire a highly experience Sales Manager to work alongside the Area Managers in achieving the commercial target.

Targets of the Position:

Ensure highest possible sales in his stores in the long term.

Ensure the lowest possible cost and highest possible productivity.

Make sure to have the best employees in the sales organization.

Specific Powers and Responsibilities:

Serve as the chairperson for the Area Manager Meeting.

Make decision on hirings and firings of Store Managers.

Make decision about the salary of Store Managers and any changes as far as the company regulations allow.

Offer advice to the Regional Manager whenever salary changes are needed for Area Managers.

Possess authority to suspend Area Managers in the case of severe violations

Authorize the vacation plans of Area Managers and decides on their deputies.

Responsible for the training of new Area Managers.

Make decision on expenses of the stores if they exceed the amount delegated to the Area Manager.

Provide regular reports of his store visits and discusses his observations with the Area Manager.

Make decision on the layout of each store.

In charge of writing regularly the Letter to the Stores .

Make decision on opening dates of new stores and orders the equipment needed for new stores.

Offer advice the Logistic Manager on the delivery schedule for each store together.

Make decides on the delivery schedule for each store together with the Regional Purchaser for all direct deliveries.

Review and decide on new store locations.

Offer advice on new items or dropping of existing items.

Monitor competition and general market conditions.

Make decision about price reductions for seasonal/temporarily items in order to sell out these items when they have been dropped.

Requirements

Minimum B.sc/HND in any related field from a reputable university

10 years cognate experience in retail management operations sales and P&L.

Strong leadership capability to manage a team of Area Managers

Strong supervisory interpersonal and collaborative skills.

Ability to reason and take decisions especially in trying circumstances.

Excellent communicator with strong verbal and written skills

Must be analytical and comfortable reviewing data.

Proficiency in Excel required

Must be motivated organized and determined

Must be resultsdriven commercially aware and have problemsolving abilities

Must be able to juggle multiple tasks can work with a plan and work in a fast pace environment

Sound management communication and negotiation skills

Benefits

Base Pay is N20m N25m per annum Official Car and other benefits.