Branch Manager

• Previous experience managing a hardware store
• Prior experience as a branch manager
• Must have logistics and sales staff on your team

• Manages about 6-8 staff members
• Target of R2 million
• Disciplined, hard working individual

• Management of the Sales function
  • Increase sales through planned strategies and follow through.
  • Ensuring prompt serving of customers (Assist potential customers and maintain efficient relationships with current customers).
  • Supervising external sales, technical, internal sales staff and shop assistants who face the customer as well as the back office and support staff who work behind the scenes.
  • Ensure merchandising of the floor and creating effective displays & accurate Shelf markings
• Stock and process management
  • Ordering stock (responsible for managing the levels of stock and making important decisions about controlling the stock)
  • Stock take and inventory control, ensuring the correct quantities of the correct stock are always in stock.
  • Minimize shrinkage through ensuring adherence to supply chain procedures.
  • Manage the Receiving & Distribution processes.
• Administration
  • Sign off every credit note and purchase order thus ensuring a knowledge of branch activities.
  • Ensuring branch admin packs to be sent to head office are prepared and delivered on time.
• Management of staff
  • Convening team meetings and communicate/drive company strategy
  • Delegating, Monitoring work and maintaining efficiency
  • Responsible for ensuring safety procedures are followed on the sales floor and work areas