Retail Store Manager at Volpes Longbeach, Western Cape
The Foschini Group · Longbeach, Western Cape
Overview
The Foschini Group is looking for a Store Manager to lead the Volpes store at Longbeach in the Western Cape. This role is perfect for someone with retail leadership experience who enjoys driving sales, managing a team, and delivering great customer service. You will work 45 hours a week in a hands-on management position with a well-known South African retail brand. If you have at least three years in retail and one year leading a store team, this could be your next career move.
About the role
As a Store Manager at Volpes in Longbeach, Western Cape, you will be responsible for running the day to day operations of the store while leading a team to achieve sales targets. This is a full time, on site role with a 45 hour work week within The Foschini Group, one of South Africa's largest retail portfolios.
Your main focus will be on driving turnover to meet and exceed store targets. You will manage expenses carefully, keep shrinkage within company standards, and make sure stock levels and merchandising are always on point. Leading people is a big part of this job, so you will handle recruitment, staff development, employee relations, and performance management.
You will also be expected to execute the in-store merchandising strategy consistently and ensure every customer walks out satisfied by delivering on the company's customer service promise.
Preference will be given to candidates from designated groups in terms of the Employment Equity Act.
Requirements
- A Matric certificate (Grade 12)
- Minimum 3 years of retail experience
- At least 1 year of store leadership experience
- Ability to build customer loyalty and deliver excellent customer service
- Strong negotiation and selling skills
- Experience managing stock losses and shrinkage
- Planning and organising abilities
- Knowledge of policy and procedures
- Strategic sales planning capability
- Leadership behaviours such as action orientation, building networks, directing work, driving engagement, ensuring accountability, optimising work processes, and valuing differences
Responsibilities
- Drive turnover to ensure store sales targets are achieved
- Control store expenses to stay within budget
- Manage stock losses so shrinkage aligns with company standards
- Handle people management including recruitment, staff development, employee relations, and performance management
- Execute the in-store merchandising strategy and maintain company standards
- Ensure customer satisfaction by implementing the customer service strategy and meeting customer demands
- Lead and motivate the store team to perform at their best
Job details
- Organisation
- The Foschini Group
- Location
- Longbeach, Western Cape
- Job type
- Full time
- Experience level
- Mid (3+ years)
- Education
- Matric
- Category
- Retail & Wholesale
- Application Method
- Apply manually
Success Guide
Hello there, future Store Manager. This role at Volpes Longbeach is a great step up if you already have retail experience and have led a team before. When you apply, make sure your CV clearly shows your retail background, especially any time you managed staff, handled stock, or worked towards sales targets. Numbers speak loudly in retail management, so if you helped reduce shrinkage or improve sales in a previous role, put that on paper. During the interview, expect questions about how you lead people, handle difficult customers, and stay on top of stock. The Foschini Group is a big player in South African retail, so showing that you understand their customer service culture will work in your favour. You have got this.
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