Open Roles at Leroy Merlin

Purpose of the role:

• To oversee the business and financial operations, focusing on day-to-day operations and profitability, assisting the Store Manager with monitoring profit and loss as well as motivating employees to do the same.

Main responsibilities:

•  Take an active part in the development of the business’ processes, procedures, methods, information and systems, as well as the development of strategic action plans in order to improve business performance in the store.
•  Accountable for profitability.
•  Assist Department managers to analyze financial and operational data, identifying strengths and weaknesses and recommend improvements in methods and processes. 
•  Conduct Financial investigation and analysis of store performance 
•  Monitoring, driving revenue and expense blocks in the P&L.
•  Oversee and develop the business plan within the store through setting targets, action plans, financial projections and simulations, as well as following up and conducting deviation analysis. 
•  Reporting and presentation of the financial outcome, business plans and projections to the management.
•  Accounting efficiency, complying with time schedules as well as with accounting and quality standards.
•  Liaise with the Head Office regarding accounting, tax, legal, audit and security issues.
•  Propose and participate in developing processes and procedures to minimize operational and personal risks.
•  Propose and participate in developing processes and procedures to achieve administrative efficiency and protection of company assets.
•  Monitor customer service levels in tills, guaranteeing the respect and the reliability of the procedures through the empowerment of the team.
•  Monitor indicators related to stock quality, flow and rotation of goods  establish action plans where necessary.
•  Promote and live company values, respect the individual customer first and promote quality.
•  Foster and promote a safe and healthy work environment by maintaining safe work practices at all times and to comply with safety policies and procedures.
•  Keep abreast of the trends through continuous learning.

COMPETENCIES

•  Ability to reach business objectives: demonstrate effort, willingness and ambition to achieve goals, recognize opportunities and generate results.
•  Ability to be assertive and provide logical direction
•  Commitment to own development and continuously acquiring new skills and knowledge.
•  Responsibility and perseverance at work, commitment to offer the highest quality work and attention to detail.
•  Strong leadership experience with ability to positively influence 
•  Ensuring that processes and systems are adhered to and transferring knowledge in a simplified manner.
•  Proactive goal setting, structuring of plans, and identification of the appropriate resources (people and materials) to achieve the goal.
•  Performing ad-hoc data analysis, reporting and controlling tasks.
•  Presentation of relevant financial performance and offering detailed commenting when needed.
•  Take timeous decisions and initiate appropriate responses/actions evaluating advantages, disadvantages and other alternatives.
•  Offering innovative, different ideas that do not stem from existing processes and identifying less evident models and original combinations.
•  Analyse data, piece information together and generate logical conclusions.
•  Time management
•  High business acumen with a high standard of ethics 

Requirements
Minimum Requirements: 

•  Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting.  
•  Minimum 3 years of experience at a managerial level. 
•  Solid retail experience.
•  Ability to analyze results, recommend changes and implement necessary actions to maximize the business returns and enhance the operation’s performance.
•  Experience working in support of a store/operation management team.
•  Computer literacy at an advanced level (Super User skills and extensive knowledge managing SAP, EIS or other ERP systems and Excel)
•  Experience in operations management and leading by influence.  empowering and training staff, introducing schemes to improve quality, creating sustainable change and team involvement. 
•  Highly enthusiastic, well-organized, analytical and diligent.

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Purpose of the role:

• Establish a safe workplace according to legal standards and foster a culture of attention to health and safety.

Main responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain a Health and Safety Policies and processes
• Liaise with the Health professionals to ensure that employees in relevant roles are medically fit 
• Regularly review and update company health and safety risk assessments, safe operating procedures and safety statements
• Complete safety induction training for all staff, sub-contractors and maintain documentary evidence
• Investigate, record and report accidents and incidents timeously
• Ensure corrective measures are implemented
• Conduct quarterly Health and Safety drills to ensure knowledge stickiness
• Ensure that accidents are recorded to the regulated bodies such as Department of labour and monitor the recording of operational accidents and incidents
• Ensure that statutory training is conducted, employees are correctly certificated and oversee validity of the certification
• Ensure that correct PPE is availed to staff at all times 
• Review sub-contractor’s safety statements and safety compliance
• Attend regular health and safety meetings and ensure proper documentation of meetings
• Submit monthly reports to Adeo structures

Requirements

The successful candidate should have the following skills, experience and attributes:

• A recognised, completed 3-year tertiary qualification in Health & Safety or any other related field.
• A clear understanding and proven working knowledge of the Health & Safety function. 
•  3-5 years solid Health & Safety experience in a fast-paced environment
• SAMTRAC (Safety Management Training Certificate) 
• Diligent and great attention to detail 
• Strong time management 
• Ability to communicate at all levels 
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work in an unstructured, ambiguous environment 
• Ability to anticipate and prevent accidents or incidents 
• Fully computer literate (MS Office).
• Valid driver’s license

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Purpose of the role

The role of the Supply Chain DM is to Contribute to customer satisfaction making the shopping experience more convenient by grouping complementary products from different categories together.

Main responsibilities:

•  Lead and support a team of supply chain.
•  Be a player in the development of collective performance.
•  Share information and facilitate communication within the team.
•  Develop the team to meet strategic business objectives.
•  Manage daily sales and customer relations.
•  Build and implement the Business Action Plan of the department.
•  Introduce efficiency, improvement measures for an optimal return and stakeholder value.
•  Ensure the day-to-day management of the department is to respect the customer promise.
•  Coordinate and contribute to the sales activities in store.
•  Ensure quality customer relationship (internal and external).
•  Develop and update own skills and knowledge.
•  Assume leadership role on behalf of the HOD when the HOD is not available.
•  Participate in teamwork to ensure quality service and productivity of the store.
•  Ensuring optimal staff is available for delivering excellent customer service to all customers.
•  Ensuring all stock is priced and displayed correctly.
•  Training and developing of staff members.

Requirements
Profile

The successful candidate should have the following skills, experience and attributes:

•  Minimum Matric or NQF4 Equivalent.
•  Relevant tertiary qualification will be an added advantage.
•  Previous retail experience at a junior management level.
•  Excellent interpersonal skills.
•  A team builder and a team player.
•  Excellent customer service
•  Self-confident, hardworking and leads by example.
•  Customer-centric.
•  Sense of responsibility.
•  Analytical.
•  Assertive and challenge status quote