Strategic Workforce Solutions – Our client based in Abuja is currently recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:
Job Title: Head, Retail Operations
Location: Abuja
Job Description
- Our client is looking for a highly skilled and motivated Head Retail Operations to lead their growing team.
Overview of Role
- To plan and drive the retail operations so as to ensure maximum sales, maximum profitability, optimum stocking, increase in customer satisfaction and continued business growth
- To maintain the desired visual merchandising, retail operations, customer service, replenishment, recovery standards in his/ her area in the store in all aspects
- To sponsor and coach the team and drive continuous improvements.
Key Responsibilities
Sales and Commercial Performance:
- Prepare and participate in the preparation of sales budgets
- Maximize sales and profitability of the brand
- Maximize productivity targets (sales per sqft, ATV, Conversion etc)
- Control costs within budgetary guidelines
- Identify internal and external commercial opportunities
- Ensure effective Stock and Space Management
- Conduct SWOT review to analyze the customer profile
- Provide monthly feedback on competitor and event activities
- Suggest improvements based on benchmark practices
Inventory Management & Stock Distribution:
- Ensure effective Inventory and Warehouse management in the territory (order management, stock consolidation, movement and transfer, optimum stock utilization, stock return and shrinkage)
- Review and analyze stock and sales reports monitoring over and under stocks, implementing corrective action to be taken
- Review and effectively deal with fast/ slow lines, new ranges and end of ranges and implement necessary action
- Provision of monthly feedback to Concept on sales, stock positions and product feedback
Operational Standards and Management:
- Ensure all the stores are in compliance with the store operating and customer service standards
- Ensure all the stores are in compliance with the company policy on employment and state laws, health and safety standards
- Ensure all the stores portrays the company image in all aspects of personal presentation and adheres to the company dress code as laid out by the Company
- Ensure all store sales, promotions are planned effectively, executed and promptly and maintained professionally.
People Management:
- Manage and support in team recruitment
- Ensure that all new recruits understand their job and inducted well within the company
- Monitor and appraise the performance of retail staffs in coordination with area retail managers and developing individual career plans.
- Set KRA’s for direct reports and conduct performance appraisal
- Oversee staff deployment and drive motivation levels of the direct reportees.
Requirements
- B.Sc in Business Administration or in relevant field
- Must have worked for a Retail Company (Supermarkets / Hypermarkets)
- Must be residing in Abuja
- Knowledge of customer service, office management and basic data recording procedures
- Proficiency in English (oral and written)
- Solid knowledge of MS Office, particularly Excel and Word
- Excellent communication and people skills
- Good organizational and multitasking abilities
- At least 4-8 years experience as Head Retail Operations.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: info@swsopportunities.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
Job Title: Finance and Data Analyst Intern
Location: Abuja
Responsibilities
In this position, the intern will:
- Analyze complex government and private sector data to develop actionable insights for clients
- Work closely with management team to develop financial models to help clients and the firm to make investment decisions
- Prepare briefing memos, letters, and talking points for senior management
- Work across team to develop targeted strategies for specific projects
- Work closely with senior management to develop a publishable article on strategy, organizational efficiency, or project management every month
- Leverage technology tools to visualize macroeconomic data. Intern will create infographic elements for the organization.
- Work closely with social media manager to integrate visual elements into the firmТs communications plan and social media strategy
- Prepare proposals for the firm.
Requirements
- A recent graduate, an undergraduate or a graduate student in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or Project Management.
- Other concentrations showing significant alignment with stated requirements will be considered.
Language:
- Excellent English writing and speaking skills
- Proficiency in French, Igbo, Hausa, or Yoruba will be an advantage
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
- Experience building three-way financial models (Statement of Cash Flow, Income Statement, and Balance Sheet) with Microsoft Excel
- Experience using PowerBI or Tableau for data visualization will be considered favorably
- Experience using any of Microsoft Excel, STATA, R, or Python to analyze complex data
- Experience working on a subject area in agriculture, health, or technology will be considered favorably.
- Experience working with large-volume reports
- Experience working in the financial services or consulting industries will be an advantage
- Experience presenting before an audience or interfacing with clients
- Tax and or Audit background is a plus.
- Background or history of preparing and implementing winning bids is a plus.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: swscareers2@gmail.com using the job role applied for as the subject of the email.
Job Title: Head of Finance
Location: Abuja
Key Responsibilities
- Continually reassess our policies and practices relating to the department and champion the articulation and implementation of the necessary changes in line with best practices
- Provide leadership and guidance to direct reports and coordinate activities within the department to ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures as well as regulatory and statutory requirements
- Coordinate budget preparation processes and conduct periodic budget reviews
- Monitor/Control organisation-wide costs position
- Champion the formulation of new finance policies and regulations for the organisation
- Keep abreast of changes/amendments in relevant regulatory provisions and advise the EVC and Executive Management on major areas impacting our operations
- Serve as technical resource for the organisation on issues relating to interpretation of accounting, tax and regulatory provisions
- Oversee the preparation financial statements that comply with relevant financial standards and regulations
- Ensure investigation into statutory regulations violation and take appropriate course of action to prevent recurrence
- Report contravention of statutory regulations to the EVC and Executive Management
- Review periodic statutory returns to relevant bodies/authorities to ensure completeness and accuracy
- Review on sample basis accounting transactions and ensure adherence to professional standards and applicable regulations
- Plan and coordinate activities of statutory examiners
- Review and respond to Audit/Examination Reports
- Develop and maintain relationship with relevant authorities in the interest of the company
- Review and authorise transactions of the department in line with our policy
- Monitor actual activity and performance levels against the agreed budget and take appropriate corrective action to ensure a cost-justified execution of departmental activities
- Ensure that daily, weekly or monthly activity status and performance reports for the department are prepared for the attention of the EVC and other relevant parties
- Other duties assigned.
Qualification and Requirements
- B.Sc in Accounting or Finance
- MBA / M.Sc Finance or Accounting.
- ACCA or Professional certification
- CPA is highly desirable
- Key industry experience in retail and trading is mandatory
- 5 years minimum management and leadership experience
- Fund raising experience is a plus
- In depth understanding of management information and reports required by an organisation
- Proven ability to provide quality financial advice to the organisation
- Proven ability to adhere to statutory requirements and generate reports with minimal issues
- Good understanding of the products, services, strategy, history, opportunities, technology and trends of the financial services industry
- Highly experienced in data gathering and analysis
- Ability to customise pool of information to meet targeted business information need
- Ability to analyse industry trends and their impacts on core business and customers
- Ability to apply knowledge of key financial indicators/measures to select optimal solutions
- Skill in evaluating performance of selected financial strategies
- Skill / experience in complex financial / accounting issues and transactions
- Effective Presentation Skills
- Possesses professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to motivate teams to produce quality materials within tight timeframes and simultaneously manage several projects.
- Ability to participate in and facilitate group meetings.
- Work requires willingness to work a flexible schedule.
- Excellent relationship management skills especially with third parties
- Good leadership, supervisory and people management skills
- Good analytical and problem solving skills.
Deadline: 20th March, 2020.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: info@swsopportunities.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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