Foods Departmental Manager – CV People Africa

To deliver exceptional customer service through maximizing selling opportunities for allocated Foods Department, and the execution of operational excellence and development of a motivated Foods team.

REPORTING STRUCTURE
Reporting To: Foods Manager/Store Manager
Supervision Of: Team
Interacts With: Customers, Clients, Suppliers, Management and Employees

JOB DESCRIPTION
Plays a leading role in managing and implementing initiatives at a functional/specialist level
Is recognized by their leadership team, peers and reports as competent and can hold their own with leaders in their function/ area of specialization
Builds strong networks and strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Engages and connects people to enable delivery of operating plan
Are consistent in their decision making and owns the consequences thereof due to strong business understanding and commercial knowledge
Demonstrates attention to detail and reacts to commercial and customer issues within their function.
Effectively manages people to execute operating plan
Manage work in a positive and consistent way that creates challenging growth experience.
Provide support for the store management team
Demonstrates a commitment to high performance

CANDIDATE SPECIFICATION
Experience: 2 years plus
Education Level: Diploma Level
Qualifications: Diploma in business administration, marketing, sales, advantageous
Software: MS Office
Knowledge Of: Passion for foods, with knowledge thereof
Skills To: Strong merchant trader skills; Good leader and coach of talent; Demonstrates a commitment to high performance – is delivery focused and goal driven, flexible and thrives on and responds to performance feedback
Ability To: Ability and flexibility to work different shifts
Other Requirements: Previous experience in the Retail or Fast Moving Consumer Goods industry overseeing a team

ORGANISATION
Industry: Retail/FMCG
Culture: Professional
Gender Profile: Mixed
Age Profile: Any

TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Employment: Permanent
Location: Lusaka, Zambia
Remuneration: Negotiable