Sasol is an international integrated energy and chemicals company that leverages the talent and expertise of our more than 30 300 people working in 33 countries. We develop and commercialise technologies, and build and operate world-scale facilities to produce a range of high-value product streams, including liquid fuels, chemicals and low-carbon electricity...
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This is a specialized and an operational role which requires merchandising and convenience retail knowledge. To maintain operational consistency standards and profitability of Sasol Delight Convenience Stores. This is achieved by site visits to the franchised network, ensure that shelves are stocked with the right type and quantities of products.as well as the monitoring of stock based on rate of sales of sites visited, relationship building with franchisees/site managers and merchandisers. Identifying any areas which need intervention, escalating where necessary and implementing corrective action.Display arrange, price and removed dated or damaged stock.
Key Accountabilities
Ideal will be sites visited on week rotation
Positive franchisee feedback received
Positive Mystery shopper scores obtained
Increased number of customers through stores
Contact reports completed for each site visit
Identifies problem areas in stores to provide suggestions/corrective action
Problem areas identified Root cause analysed Suggestions made
Carries out financial analysis on Convenience Stores
Daily, weekly and monthly sales reports completed
Analysis completed on turnovers and margins for each site Increased store turnover Increased growth within turnover Increased growth margins
Positive feedback from stakeholders
Responsible for new site openings
Relationships built with new franchisees
Store layout finalized All suppliers arranged and set up
Planogram used to merchandise
Site ready for trading as per project plan timelinesLocal market analysis carried out and findings presented to business and Franchisees
Benchmarking competitor sites during site visits
Benchmarking competitor pricing
Execution of Convenience strategy at site level
Ensuring compliance of C-store promotional Programme
Ensuring compliance of planogram implementation Providing input to Convenience team from field intelligence
Mentoring of store merchandisers
Identified training and development needs One-on-one coaching sessions carried out Educating merchandiser on planogram implementation as well as on Sasol Convenience standard
Interaction with RTM
Regular site visits with RTM's Imparting of knowledge to RTM's
Feedback and information on store performance conducted and reported on Tracking KPI’s delivered Identification of issues e.g. contact reports sent to RTM and action plan presented to RTM to take corrective action