National Retail Operations Manager
Executive Placements · Mamelodi
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Were on the hunt for a no-nonsense, get-it-done, people-loving powerhouse to take charge of our national retail operations. Youll be the right hand (and occasionally the entire upper body) to the Chief Retail Officer- a true 2IC role, but with boots on the ground, not just bums in seats.
This role is all about
• Leading a team of Area Managers (Day-to-Day Operational Leadership) • Auditing stores and coaching teams • Keeping operations sleek, stores shiny, and compliance tight • Building new stores like a boss (Retail Strategy and Leadership Support and Commercial, Lease Management & New Store Development) • Making landlords love you (or at least return your calls) • Reading KPIs like bedtime stories • Act as operational interface between retail operations and internal functions: Finance, HR, Planning, Merchandise, IT, Marketing, Legal. • Compliance & Risk Management- Ensure full compliance with national and local legislation • And travelling to all the branches in Pretoria Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Retail Management, or related field
- 8-10 years senior retail leadership experience (multi-site scope), you speak fluent SOP, and you thrive on solving problems before others even smell smoke.
- Proven national portfolio management
- Direct experience with lease management & commercial negotiations
- Strong regulatory compliance oversight
- Cross-functional senior stakeholder engagement
- Prior Area Manager or Regional Manager experience highly preferred
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