Manager Clothing

**Job Advert Summary**:
To manage resources in order to maximise turnover and minimise shortage. Ensures that standards, processes and policies are adhered to.

**Duties & Responsibilities**:
**Responsibilities include but are not limited...**:
**Merchandising Management**

Monitors adherence to merchandise/display standards

Checks that pricing of products are correct

Optimises stock levels

Manages inventory

Monitors competitors developments and custome profiles

Develops and buil supplier relationships

Analyse category performance

Ensure that hygiene and housekeeping standards are maintained

**Finance**

Monitors departmental gross margins and turnover and identifies deviations

Conducts bi-annual stock take

**People management and Development**

Evaluates the performance of subordinates against agreed objectives and standards

Supervises staff

Provides input into scheduling requirements

**Operations and Maintenance**

Ensures that all equipment is maintained in effective working order

Ensures that back-ups are well maintained

**Shinkage and Security**

Controls soilage,mark downs and shrinkage

Ensures adherence to security procedures

Monitors all areas of possible loss due to theft, freebagging,fraud and/or carelessness

Opens and locks store

Attends to alarm call-outs

Ensures that cash office procedures and security checks are adhered to

**Administration**

Completes all relevant administration documentation

Monitors and checks accuracy of LAN listing with reference to incorrect barcodes and discontinued lines

Monitors and checks that price changes are actioned daily

Analyses stock reports

Confirms daily rosters and follows up on deliveries

**Customer Services Management**

Provide customers with information on store layout, product availability and customer services

Deals with customers who wish to return/exchange/repair goods previously purchased

Performs frontline duties

Handles customer complaints

**Sales Promotion**

Plans and implements sales promotions and implements execution of in-store promotions

Evaluates the success of promotional activities in-store

**Minimum Requirements**:
Grade 12 / Matric

Minimum 2 - 3 years’ experience in a supervisory role

Clothing / General Merchandise experience required.

**Competencies**:
Communication

Controls quality & standards

Customer orientation / Passion for customer

Delegation

Team orientation

**Additional Information**:
Competency based Interview and Numeracy test to assess above requirements and competencies. The incumbent may also be expected to perform other duties as assigned from time to time. This position will require transferability between stores.