Senior Retail Operations/General Manager FMCG - Johannesburg Verfied Gold Badge

Salary Negotiable Johannesburg, Gauteng Johannesburg, Gauteng more than 14 days ago 26-06-2017 2:51:23 PM
21-08-2017 2:51:23 PM
The candidate will be required to run the company operations for the inland region.

The major responsibilities includes:
Provide leadership and direction in all functions of the division;
Formulate and execute division's strategic plan;
Establish and lead execution of operation strategy;
Set and achieve key performance targets for: sales, delivery, cost, expenses and other measurements of operational performance;
Support and lead company products sales, growth and continuous cost & quality improvements in the business;
Maximise and manage all sales related activities covering setting and monitoring of sales targets and ensures accurate delivery in all sales channels;
Understand the risk associate with business including sales, operations, finance and people. Able to devise and implement plans to mitigate the risk for smooth process.
Timely update and present members and competitors’ activities and provides market feed-back on new products, prices changes, new launches, etc. to the top management.
Communicate operational/sales results, activities, etc. to Executive Management and provide recommendations and plans for on-going improvement

Skills
A Degree from a recognised university would be preferable.
At least 5 years of relevant management experience.
Strong Sales Management background
Strong knowledge of FMCG industry and experience in all the associated areas including general management finance, people management etc.
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and get results through others.
Strong problem solving and analytical abilities at a strategic and functional level.
Good interpersonal / communication skills (verbal and written)
High stress tolerance and flexibility