Divisional Operations Manager – Choppies Enterprises (Pty) Limited

Divisional Operations Manager

Choppies Enterprises (Pty) Limited is looking for a competent Divisional Operations Manager with a proven track record to lead a large team of regional operations managers within the supermarket environment

The successful incumbent will be accountable for the net profit targets within his/her designated geographical area and must manage all activities, systems and processes that influence the net profit line.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive and create sales initiatives and ensure that departmental sales contributions are optimally balanced to meet targeted gross profit margins.
• Ensure that stockholdings are optimally managed to always ensure the availability of stock whilst meeting prescribed stock turn goals.
• Meet customer service expectations in all respects, particularly in terms of stock and range availability, food safety, store and equipment standards, and availability of trained staff.
• Maintain a safe and healthy work environment within the prescripts of the relevant legislation and the prescribed company standards.
• Optimise productivity whilst keeping healthy expense to sales ratios intact.
• Act as the custodian of implied and prescribed ethical behaviour and conduct by all team as per the company code of conduct, practices, and policies.
• Contribute towards the preparation of an annual budget and to rally all subordinates to work within budget and other guidelines to deliver on the net profit and other financial and strategy commitments.
• Ensure that managers and other key staff understand and use available business intelligence and information to intelligently drive the business.
• To objectively scout for people talent and to take steps to develop such talent to ensure a continuous pipeline of competent and confident managers and staff.
• Identify and keep abreast with best business practices and cascade these down to all business units, whist keeping the company operating model intact.
• Ensure that clean business governance and unqualified audit results are ensured.
• Ensure that a sound industrial relations environment is kept.

Skills & Competencies:

• Leadership, effective communication, negotiation and conflict management skills
• Decision-Making and effective team player

Qualifications & experience

• A Degree or other appropriate retail management qualification.
• A minimum of 6 years supermarket operations experience at senior level.

Applicants should send their credentials and application letter to the following address.

Package negotiable depending on Experience & Qualifications!