Current Vacancies at RAD Resources

We have An Area Manager vacancy. Interested applicants must have:

•  Relevant tertiary qualification.
•  At least 5 years Solid Retail experience in FMCG.
•  Valid driver's licence.
•  Must have Management experience.
•  Excellent Computer Skills.
•  Professional and presentable.
•  Well-spoken with negotiating skills

Applicants will be responsible for:

• Management of  Retail Stores.
•  Evaluate and promote improved service to customers at all times.
•  Support, motivate and manage store managers, including disciplinary action if required.
•  Control and monitoring of store Fixtures.
•  Monitoring of stores monthly sales and growth in accordance with company targets.
•  Implement strategic initiatives as required by the Head of Retail.
•  Ensure that all planned products are received and displayed in all affected stores.
•  Responsible for merchandising of stores as per the agreed upon guidelines.
•  Evaluate and analyse allocated stores monthly sales and growth in accordance with monthly targets.
•  Implement and maintain store disciplines as stipulated in policies.
•  Address complaints and resolve problems within all stores as required.
•  Advise Head of Retail of concerns relating to the operational issues and general correspondence.
•  Oversee and manage stock takes in stores when required.
•  Ensure that general correspondence is adhered to as outlined by the Line Manager.

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Duties:

• Sourcing suppliers and maintaining long-lasting relationships with them as well as existing suppliers
• Implementing inventory optimization strategies within the company
• Obtaining quotes from different suppliers, assessing, and compiling a detailed assessment of cost breakdowns
• Negotiating price, quantity, and delivery schedules with suppliers
• Working with legal counsel to ensure that all contracts relating to product procurement contain all details of the negotiation, advising CRM on contract escalation and application scheduling
• Generating quote comparisons and contributing to internal supplier selection based on the quotes
• Providing solutions to improve company spending and outsourcing and suggesting improvements as per quantitative evaluation
• Works with freight forwards and transportation companies to set best route and rate (reviews and approves all freight terms and agreements)
• Collaborates with procurement department to determine best practice for freight in and freight consolidation
• Supports proper utilization of ERP system (Sage Accpac)
• Assist in managing the central costing database and quoting process, provide analytical analysis on market related costing and price setting
• Maintain and update the supplier database and find alternative suppliers if the existing ones are unable to meet their obligations
• Coordinate with in-house sales team to promote accurate and timely processing of orders for customers
• Support with maintenance of logistics policies, procedures, support plans and similar data
• Implementing procedures relating to engineering and production
• Assisting in the tracking of Company objectives and KPIs performance to targets

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management/Logistics/Business or similar

Experience:

• Minimum Experience Indicator: 5 years’ experience in a similar position
• Supply Chain Management, Business, Logistics, Administration, Human Resource Management exposure and experience