JOB SPECIFICATION

 Qualification / Education:

• MBA or other business related degree, at the Master’s level

 skills / experience:

• Minimum five years proven track record in a senior leadership role in a medium to large retail operation
• Strategic sales planning and Retail management

• Sales and budget forecasting, market trend analysis
• Analysis, decision making, planning organizational and monitoring skills

• Familiarity supply chain management particularly demand planning, purchase order management and inventory control

• Well honed-selling skills
• Merchandising, instore promotions and market intelligence
• People management and development skills
• Results and customer-focused
• Customer Experience Skills (Attentiveness, Tenacity
• Influencing, negotiation and interpersonal
• Business Process thinking skills
• Planning, project management and organizing

Personal characteristics:

• Business and financial acumen; commercial awareness
• Team work and interpersonal skills;
• Strong leadership, negotiation and influencing skills
• Strong analytical, planning, organizational and monitoring skills
• Ability to work on own initiative, innovative and flexible;
• Ability to navigate effectively through a highly matrixed environment
• The ability to work in a fast-paced environment, manage time and achieve targets;