Retail and Warehouse Operations Manager
Retail and Warehouse Operations Manager role requires ability to develop business and operational plans to drive company performance.
Summary about this job
Management - Store
Company: Island Enterprises Limited.
Location: Asia Pacific
Work type: Full Time
Salary: n\a
Phone: +61-3-1833-7301
Fax: +61-3-8992-7862
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Detail information about job Retail and Warehouse Operations Manager. Terms and conditions vacancy
- Located in Honiara, Solomon Islands
- Full time residential role with overseas living benefits
About the business and the role
Island Enterprises Ltd is a medium sized family Retail and Engineering Services business operating in the Solomon Islands. The company has been operating for over 35 years and is one of the leading suppliers of agriculture and hardware supplies in Honiara City and Noro Town in the Solomon Islands.
The Retail and Warehouse operations manager position is responsible for co-ordinating everything, from procurement of stock, storage of stock to dispatching of goods and managing both internal and external customers.
Job tasks and responsibilities
- Optimising sales and profitability by taking ownership of the range and actively promoting the IEL products and services.
- Pricing and margin management
- New vendor identification and negotiations
- Develop and maintain strong business relationships with clients, suppliers and key stakeholders
- Information and data management including reporting and analysis
- Meeting productivity targets
- Acting quickly on commercial opportunities and customer feedback, as well as keeping an active eye on competition, supply and performance analysis.
- Knowing your range and presenting the width and depth of the IEL range in order to satisfy and inspire visitors.
- Monitoring space and tracking stock levels
- Ensuring security arrangements are in place
- Implement and Maintain automated storage and retrieval systems
- Recruiting, disciplining and training staff
- Mentoring and training key persons within the organisation
- Policy and procedures implementation
Skills and experience
- Minimum 12 years' experience in retail industry
- Trade qualification or experience an advantage
- Experience in actively selling through understanding your customers and their needs.
- Experience leading and developing a large diverse team
- Excellent negotiating, influencing and communication skills
- Experience working and understanding category management and inventory management and POS systems
- Proven multi-tasking abilities
- Analytical ability