Branch Manager

Multi Award Winning Nursery-Stodels is looking for a dynamic Branch Manager to head up a team of Department Managers at our Kenilworth Garden Centre. The position will report directly to the Operations Manager.

Main duties:
• Responsible for Branch profitability
• Management of entire garden centre, department Managers and general staff effectively to KPA’s
• Effective stock management and optimize branch layout opportunities
• Responsible for ensuring excellent branch merchandise quality standards and general housekeeping standards
• Drive high levels of customer service standards at all times
• Report analysis and interpretation
• Effectively implement and execute company strategies at branch level
• HR, IR and staff development

The ideal candidate must meet the following requirements:

• Management Diploma preferable
• Minimum of 5 years retail experience at branch management level or level equivalent in exposure and or responsibility
• A successful record in sales, profit management, stock management including purchase management, staff management
• Must be organised, efficient, creative and assertive with strong communication skills on all levels
• Sound retail business acumen understanding the drivers of profitability
• Excellent leadership ability and experienced in managing several department managers effectively
• Good conflict resolution skills
• A thorough and practical grasp of the day to day running of a retail branch, the issues that a Branch Manager faces, and their solutions
• Ability to quickly access business opportunities and be able to motivate Managers to achieve the assigned tasks
• Have strong floor operations experience and able to handle and co-ordinate multiple operational tasks
• Have strong analytical skills and basic visual merchandising skills
• Have a strong passion for customer interactions and setting high level of customer service standards
• Must have high detail orientation on business priorities
• Must be self motivated and assertive
• Always lead by example
• Fully computer literate
• Own Transport essential

Closing date: 23 January 2019

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not here back from us within 4 weeks from the closing date, please consider your application to be unsuccessful.