Branch Manager (Hinterland) at Senwes

Purpose of the Job

• To lead and manage the Hinterland branch with a focus on achieving excellence in sales, inventory management, employee development, compliance, and budgeting, while ensuring a clear understanding and adherence to established policies and procedures.

Responsibilities:

Sales and Marketing

• Drive top-line growth through strategic sales and marketing initiatives.
• Manage margins effectively to optimise profitability.
• Coordinate and execute events to enhance customer engagement.

Inventory Management

• Oversee inventory levels, trends, and deviations.
• Implement merchandising strategies to enhance product visibility.
• Manage write-offs efficiently to minimise losses.
• Extensive knowledge of the effective management of inventory in terms of company policies and procedures. 

Employee Management

• Cultivate a branch culture aligned with the overall Hinterland culture.
• Support the personal development of employees.
• Implement succession planning to ensure continuity of the branch.
• Manage day-to-day employee activities and performance.
• Implement corrective measures in terms of Employee Relations and ensure effective communication of incidents with the Employee Relations department to ensure all incidents are addressed.
• Extensive knowledge on relevant policies and procedures in terms of employee management. 

Compliance Management

• Ensure compliance with legal requirements.
• Uphold health and safety standards within the branch.
• Ensure extensive knowledge of all relevant policies and procedures and training of relevant employees to ensure compliance.

Requirements:

• Matric
• Relevant Agricultural/ Business Management/ Retail Diploma will recieve preference
• 5-10 Years relevant management experience