Job Title: Store Manager
Purpose of the role:
Leads the store to achieve business objectives, ensuring sales growth, profitability, customer satisfaction, and compliance. Accountable for store standards, operations, staff development, and financial results.
Roles, responsibility and authority:
Sales & Business Performance
- Analyze sales performance and identify opportunities to increase revenue and profitability.
- Work with department heads and sales teams to exceed sales and service targets.
- Monitor competitor activity and respond with store-level strategies.
- Accountable for full store P&L and profitability, ensuring sales growth, cost efficiency, and adherence to budget.
- Present periodic store performance results to the Operations Director and contributes to the creation and execution of the business plan.
Customer Focus
- Lead the delivery of customer service KPIs and ensure all team members demonstrate service excellence.
- Analyze customer data, identify improvement opportunities, and implement corrective action plans.
- Accountable for ensuring all customer complaints are resolved with urgency and quality through effective escalation and follow-up.
- Accountable for maintaining store and back-of-house standards, ensuring compliance with company policies, audits, and customer experience expectations.
- Monitor customer needs, market trends, and competitor activities, providing feedback to inform store and regional strategies.
Team Leadership & Development
- Develop, motivate, and coach store staff, ensuring engagement and high performance.
- Implement HR policies fairly, ensuring compliance in attendance, leave, and discipline.
- Conduct performance management, addressing low performance and supporting career growth.
- Ensure all staff receive onboarding and ongoing training.
- Maximize participation in employee engagement activities and surveys.
- Prepare annual headcount proposals aligned with sales forecasts, traffic, and store budget, submitting for approval to the Central Operations.
Operations & Standards
- Ensure compliance with store SOPs, promotions, and model store guidelines.
- Conduct regular self-audits and implement corrective action for store standards.
- Maintain high standards of cleanliness, hygiene, and appearance for both store and staff.
Safety, Security & Compliance
- Proactively identify security risks, collaborating with loss prevention.
- Ensure compliance with internal policies and external laws (labor, HSE, product expiry, environment).
- Maintain a safe and secure store environment for staff and customers.
Inventory Management
- Oversee stock availability, cycle counts, and physical counts.
- Reduce clearance, open-box, and damaged stock.
- Oversee and hold accountability for SOP compliance. (RTV, DOA, scrap, etc.).
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Retail Management, or related field.
- 8–10 years of progressive retail experience, including at least 3–5 years in a managerial role.
- Proven ability to deliver store profitability and achieve sales & service KPIs.
- Strong leadership, workforce planning, and people development skills.
- Demonstrated experience in business planning, reporting, and financial decision-making.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills in Arabic & English.
- Advanced knowledge of retail operations, inventory control, and compliance standards.
- Flexibility to work shifts, weekends, and peak retail seasons.