GM - Store Manager - FMCG/Retail

Store Manager (GM)

Job Description

Current Industry - Retail or FMCG only

Compensation: Best in the industry

1. Job identification

Job Title: Store Manager – Distribution Centre

Reporting to:Solid line: Head of Operations

Next Line : Director - Operations

SidewaysClose interface with all the Suppliers (Buying , Marketing)

Direct reports:Floor Managers

2. Job content

Job purpose: - Responsible for planning, administration and designing of business strategies to achieve the targets set for the Distribution Centre

3. Job dimensions

Decision making/ freedom to act - Within framework of company policy, concept strategy and annual budgets agreed with Head & Director

- Drives the Commercial Strategy (Concept and Implementation)

- Is the Custodian of the Brand within the Distribution Centre

4. Key responsibilities & accountabilities

- Key responsibilities -

Accountabilities - Responsible for all the activities of the DC which includes all the floors, departments and sub departments.

- Manage and lead a large workforce, comprising of 300 - 350 people.

- Setting up systems for inventory planning and store promotion activities

- Initiate new processes to improve customer satisfaction

- Planning the sales and distribution/ visibility in the DC

- Manage activities like Sales forecasting, stock planning and budgeting.

- Planning sales promotional activities for awareness, faster off-takes for building brand image vis-à-vis new and existing products.

- Evaluating and analyzing the effectiveness of promotional activities planned.

- Plan and Strategize with all the functional teams on ways to improve market share

5. Working relationships

Internal:-Director

- Head

- Cutomer Mangement

- Buying and Merchandising

- Cross functional service departments on Country level as well as on Corporate level, e.g. Tax, Legal, Finance, Logistics, HR, etc.

- Quality Department

External: - Suppliers

Job Profile

6. Skills & experiences

Skills: - Familiar with pricing / margins in the food & non food sector.

- Understanding of Operations

- Understanding of the supply chain.

- Customer orientation

- Good planning & Administration skills

- Excellent people management skills

- Good Communication skills

- Team building skills

- Should have a long term outlook with the organisation.

Experience: - 6 to 9 years of experience

6. Personal qualities

Seniority, age: - 30+

Personality type: - Self-disciplined with ability to work independently and under stress

- Target and result driven

- Strong analytical skills

- Curiosity and looking for new / innovative solutions to issues

- Energetic and driven with a real hands on approach to the job

- Open minded and charismatic

- Internationally mobile (willing to travel)

Leadership style: - Excellent leadership skills with positive vision to lead the whole team in the right spirit to achieve the objectives

- Strong coaching ability

- Enjoys to motivate and to develop people

- Acts as a role model

- Has the ability to drive change

Cultural competence: - Ability to adapt to a new culture and people

- Strong interest to learn about new cultures

Team fit: - Ability to lead and to work with an existing team

Mail to - Sandeep Nagpal at laddershr@gmail.com