Ascentech Services Limited is a full-fledged Human Resource Solution Provider incorporated in 2013 with its Head Office in Lagos, Nigeria. We are committed to forging long-term partnerships with our clients by creating and delivering robust and flexible services that address the changing needs of their business through our core offerings.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Retail Manager (Non – Food)

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Industry / Sector: Retail (FMCG)

Key Responsibilities
Primary Functions:

• Determine budget required to achieve category targets and ensure that all tasks/activities are executed within allocated budget and time frame.
• Develop business & Promo plan for category in line with overall organization strategy keeping brands, vendors, branches, customer TG, and space planning and budgeting in mind.
• Develop the Terms of Trade for each vendor where by all aspects of the business is taken into consideration from expectations, operational efficiencies, backend income opportunities to be clearly defined
• Develop & Execute marketing plans in order to create demand for category, brands and thus drive sales.
• Based on available space in each outlet, efficiently optimize the space utilization to generate maximum Return on Space and return on investment.
• Develop the private label strategy so as to drive additional margins in the various concepts.
• Develop strategy for online platform keeping brands, vendors, branches, customer TG, and space planning and budgeting in mind.
• Evaluate the category rollout/contribution to overall SPAR business is maintained

Inventory:

• Develop & Identify range of products in line with store format strategy & market demand at store level
• Develop strategy to create demand in the category to increase footfalls and grow customer base
• Identify new products for introduction to improve on range planning, margins within the store format, market demand and product availability
• Ensure timely stock replenishment in all outlets based on CATMAN, POG & Sales rate to minimize OOS
• Closely monitor the stock holding per concept and ensure that ageing stocks are maintained within parameters.
• Ensure that the category aesthetics, merchandising & VM is periodically updated to ensure appropriate displays and category flow

Qualification Requirements

• Graduate or preferably MBA in Retail
• 5 years relevant experience with at least 4 years in supermarket category in hypermarket
• AGE: 30 to 40
• Overseas experience is an added advantage
• Experience as a manager in a Non Food Store.

Application Closing Date
20th August, 2022.