Plettenberg Bay: Branch Manager (Plettenberg)

About the Role

Our client is seeking a highly experienced Branch Manager to lead their team in Plettenberg Bay. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the branch’s day-to-day operations, including sales, staff management, stock and resource allocation.

Key Responsibilities

• Management of the Sales function
• Increase sales through planned strategies and follow-through
• Ensure prompt serving of customers (assist potential customers and maintain efficient relationships with current customers)
• Supervision of external sales, technical, internal sales staff, and shop assistants who face the customer as well as back office and support staff who work behind the scenes
• Ensuring merchandising of the floor and creating effective displays & accurate shelf markings
• Stock & 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
• Ensure branch admin packs are sent to head office 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

Requirements

• Prior experience in branch management role
• Self-motivated leadership
• Interpersonal communication skills
• Strong sales abilities
• Customer service skills
• Planning, Organization & delegating skills

Qualifications

(No qualifications mentioned in original job description)

Salary & Benefits

(No salary or benefits information mentioned in original job description)