Area Manager — Clothing Retail
Imforce Consolidated · Outer West Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
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We are passionate about fashion, customer experience, and retail excellence. As a leading brand in the clothing retail industry, we pride ourselves on innovation, teamwork, and delivering top-notch service across all our stores.
We are seeking a results-driven Area Manager to oversee and support multiple retail locations within your region. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in retail management, excellent leadership skills, and a proven track record of hitting targets and developing teams.
Duties & Responsibilities
1. Administration of Stock Counts, including accurate and efficient Stock Counts with minimum disruptions to the Business.
2. Responsibility for Administration and Management of Staffing, including Stores Training & Development, Contracts, Terminations and Disciplinary processes.
3. Administration and Management of Stores, including Overtime management.
4. Strategic planning and implementation to identify, develop and maintain Stores that fall within your portfolio so that they trade profitably and within expectation. This includes the management of non-performing Stores as per instructions and guidance provided to you.
5. Your portfolio of Stores, includes, but not limited to Mbazwana, Ulundi, Eshowe, Esikhawini, Kokstad, Umzimkulu, Commercial Road and Mkuze.
6. Responsibility for General Administration e.g. Administration for opening new Stores and closure of discontinued Stores, general Administration etc.
7. Strategic planning and implementation to identify and close out Risk and Safety areas of the Business.
8. Forward thinking to assist with development and growth of the Business.
9. Self-discipline, focus and planning to ensure duties are performed and deadlines are met. This includes follow up and follow through of tasks until successful completion within acceptable times frames.
10. Leadership skills and the ability to work independently with minimum direction and follow up from Line Managers. This includes acceptable communication with your Stores and Line Managers.
11. Responsibility for compliance to Operational, Legal and Statutory requirements.
12. Driving Cost Saving initiatives and awareness.
Desired Experience & Qualification
Completed Matric
Excellent Communication Skills, both verbal and written (English and Isizulu)
Leadership and Management Skills.
Must have minimum 3 years experience in a similar role
Computer literacy, including beginner level of Excel
Package & Remuneration
R16 000 to R18 000, depending on experience, includes Employer Contribution to Provident Fund of 5%(after probation period)
Company vehicle provided
Allowance for Fuel, Data, Cellphone, Tolls and Incidentals provided at a reimbursive rate
No Medical Aid
All other benefits and in line with BCE and LRA
Working hours are as follows
Monday to Thursday 8:30am to 5pm
Friday 8am to 5pm
Saturday 8am to 2pm
Overtime, as and when required.
Interested?
Do you have years working in the clothing retail industry as a manager?
Do you have Matric?