Senior Retail Manager (Non - Food) at Ascentech Services Limited

Key Responsibilities
Primary Functions:

• Determine budget required to achieve category targets and ensure that all tasks/activities are executed within allocated budget and time frame.
• Develop business & Promo plan for category in line with overall organization strategy keeping brands, vendors, branches, customer TG, and space planning and budgeting in mind.
• Develop the Terms of Trade for each vendor where by all aspects of the business is taken into consideration from expectations, operational efficiencies, backend income opportunities to be clearly defined
• Develop & Execute marketing plans in order to create demand for category, brands and thus drive sales.
• Based on available space in each outlet, efficiently optimize the space utilization to generate maximum Return on Space and return on investment.
• Develop the private label strategy so as to drive additional margins in the various concepts.
• Develop strategy for online platform keeping brands, vendors, branches, customer TG, and space planning and budgeting in mind.
• Evaluate the category rollout/contribution to overall SPAR business is maintained

Inventory:

• Develop & Identify range of products in line with store format strategy & market demand at store level
• Develop strategy to create demand in the category to increase footfalls and grow customer base
• Identify new products for introduction to improve on range planning, margins within the store format, market demand and product availability
• Ensure timely stock replenishment in all outlets based on CATMAN, POG & Sales rate to minimize OOS
• Closely monitor the stock holding per concept and ensure that ageing stocks are maintained within parameters.
• Ensure that the category aesthetics, merchandising & VM is periodically updated to ensure appropriate displays and category flow

Qualification Requirements

• Graduate or preferably MBA in Retail
• 5 years relevant experience with at least 4 years in supermarket category in hypermarket
• AGE: 30 to 40
• Overseas experience is an added advantage
• Experience as a manager in a Non Food Store.