Job Opportunities at Mr Price Group

Purpose

• Perform duties of an Assistant Manager by ensuring that the Store Manager is relieved, maintain company standards of housekeeping, merchandising, shrinkage control, discipline, and security.

Key Responsibilities

• Banking of money
• Relieve store manager
• Maintain company standards of housekeeping, merchandising, shrinkage control, discipline, and security
• Ensure compliance of all company procedures
• Assist store manager in management of staff
• Ensure front end controls are in place
• Oversee the cash office
• Minimize stock loss
• Customer Service
• Introduce sales initiatives to reach store targets

Requirements

• Matric / Grade 12 is a must (Mathematics an advantage) or NQF Level 4
• Previous experience managing people
• Previous experience managing a department
• Previous clothing retail experience would be highly advantageous
• Strong communication skills
• Strong admin skills
• Soft skills
• Decision maker
• Organizational skills
• Planning
• Maintain productivity
• Leadership
• Project enthusiasm
• Ethical and great integrity
• Honesty
• Proactive
• Self-motivated

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Your Purpose

• Perform duties of a Store Manager by maximizing sales/turnover of store and ensure stock loss is kept below the company`s required benchmark. Manage the administration of store and staff management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Promote sales.
• Manage stock, and control expenses to meet business target.
• The main purpose of this position is to maximize the sales/turnover of the store and control stock losses.
• Manage the administration of the store and effectively manage the staff.
• Achieve and/or exceed the required targets that are set out for the store.
• Use store resources effectively to maintain the productivity of the store.
• Encompass a thorough knowledge of stock and management of policies and procedures.
• Act as the custodian of all compony policies and procedures to ensure standards are met.
• Assume accountability for the management and the training of all staff.
• Maintaining the company culture by treating staff in a respectful and professional manner.
• Ensure all interaction with customers results in an above average customer service level.
• Monitor the cleanliness and hygiene store and staff accordingly to ensure that it adheres to the relevant laws and company standards.

What are the requirements?

• Matric / Grade 12 is a must (Mathematics an advantage)
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a similar position preferably in a similar environment.
• Excellent business English, both verbal and written.
• Well presented
• Excellent communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Honest; Integrity and Confidence
• Customer Experience focused
• Team Player

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Your Purpose

• The Mr Price Home Division is looking for a Store Manager to help lead and manage the daily operations of a store to ensure that the overall objectives, store targets and customer service standards are met and exceeded.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Stock Management
• Sales Growth & Profitability
• Risk Management
• Customer Experience Management
• Leadership & Development:

What are the requirements?

• Grade 12
• 3 Years’ experience in a store managerial position.
• Sales & service management.
• Budgeting.
• Computer literacy.
• Communication skills.
• Retail trade.
• Brand, customer & product understanding.

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Stock Management:

• Ensure that stock is accurately received & unpacked to merchandise and replenish the sales floor.
• Monitor and manage stock levels through defined processes (stock counts, stock takes, stock loss action plans etc.) to mitigate risks (stock loss) and ensure adequate stock on hand.
• Oversee the overall maintenance of the stockroom to meet housekeeping standards.
• Authorize write offs, breakages, recalls and returns.

Sales Growth & Profitability:

• Analyze sales & profitability reports in store to collaborate with management on required operational action plans, increase sales performance and monitor store expenditure.
• Review and keep abreast of in-store product performance to provide feedback to support centre and enhance sales.
• Identify and propose new opportunities to increase sales and brand awareness. This may include in-store marketing, competitor shopping, partnering/participating in local events and driving new accounts/memberships per targets (if applicable).

Risk Management:

• Conduct compliance checks through defined processes (e.g. admin checks, store audits, visual audits, COMO (Continuous Monitoring) reports, POS reports, health & safety standards, weekly hanger counts, security etc.) to ensure and enforce overall compliance to policies and procedures.

Customer Experience Management:

• Ensure and maintain the implementation of customer experience processes (through the execution of business instruction letters, markdowns, repricing, promotions, customer experience plans, visual standards, customer feedback, general housekeeping etc.) to meet customer service standards.

Leadership & Development:

• Lead and drive the team within a store to achieve store KPIs and operational strategy in line with company values.
• Identify & drive training, coaching and development needs with a focus on talent management and succession planning.
• Recruit, administer & manage performance in accordance with company policies and procedures.

What experience we are looking for?

• Grade: 12 (NQF Level 4) or equivalent
• 3 Years’ experience in an Assistant store a Store managerial position.
• Sales & service management.
• Computer literacy.
• Communication skills.
• Retail trade.
• Brand, customer & product understanding.

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Your Purpose

• We are looking for an enthusiastic foreign based homeware Sourcing Specialist based in China who will support the sourcing and merchant strategy by travelling regularly to secure opportunistic and value-engineered buys across three of the Group’s divisions - Mr Price Home, Sheet Street and Yuppiechef business.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Build a high performance, value-driven network of factories and suppliers in order to be first-contact for all over-runs, cancelled stock and raw material opportunities which must be within the specified merchant parameters and in adherence to the Group’s Code of Conduct.

• Conduct in depth analysis and monitoring of key metrics & KPI's across the sourcing value chain in order to measure supplier performance and highlight potential risks or further opportunities to the business.
• Investigate ways in which to enhance business processes through; improving and flexing lead-time efficiencies (long, short, quick response), reducing costs and eliminating waste in the pipeline to maximise profitability.
• Assess QA metrics and develop continuous improvement plans with suppliers needing improvement.
• Participate and advise in developing, implementing and driving a short- and long-term sourcing and supplier specific strategies to support the business strategic objectives and merchandise direction, whilst ensuring that there is a responsible balance between sourcing channels, supplier performance, capacity and capability planning, as well as managing any potential risk to the business.
• Engage with key stakeholders on the Group's Sustainability and Supplier Compliance initiatives to monitor and ensure Divisional targets are met as set in the annual business strategy.
• Identify opportunities to increase usage of preferred (sustainable) fabrics, fibres and materials where the price architecture permits.
• Identify opportunities with the support of suppliers, supply chain and merchants to use more environmentally friendly product packaging to decrease the usage of single-use plastic.
• With this role operating internationally, the incumbent will also have a fair knowledge of contract law and customs regulation in order to understand challenges that come with logistical constraints and legal issues. You will be a proactive problem-solver who operates effectively and independently, even in areas of uncertainty and ambiguity.

Requirements

• Relevant tertiary qualification (Degree or Diploma in Procurement & Sourcing / Interior Design / Retail Management / Textile Management)
• At least 5 years sourcing or similar experience – preferential if homeware sourcing experience
• Credible references from retailers and/or recognised trading houses
• Knowledgeable on global sourcing trends, retail market insights and homeware products
• Strong analytical, negotiation and communication skills
• Proficient in MS Office
• The ability to travel internationally to various locations to source products.