Retail / Business Development Executive

Flexedge Limited - Our client, a reputable Departmental Store, seeks to recruit a suitable, qualified and well experienced candidate to fill the position below:

Job Position: Retail /Business Development Executive

Job Location: Lekki, Lagos
Reporting to: General Manager

Job Objective

• To ensure cost minimization and profit maximization
• Foster strategic partnership with store suppliers and vendors
• To effectively supervise and direct the activities of the Retail store officers
• Develop, establish and maintain sales & marketing strategies to meet set targets

Job Responsibilities

• Ensure retail store officers understand the uses and features of all stocked products
• Motivate, monitor, inspire and empower staff to achieve retail sales by using professional selling techniques
• Set and monitor collective / individual store targets
• Ensure retail store officers are fully aware of any Marketing Plan, promotion, events etc
• Ensuring best standard merchandising; Ensuring optimum image and efficiency; encourage store officers to follow these guidelines.
• Develop a network of strong relationships with key stakeholders, to meet the objectives of the Brand & the personal objectives of the company
• Ensure timely and satisfactory resolution of all customer complaints/issues
• Developing new business, identifying new sales opportunities,
• Increasing business opportunities through various routes to market
• Design Process and procedure for various store operations and ensure compliance
• Responsible for staff retention, training, supervision and appraisal
• Conceiving, preparing and developing efficient and intuitive promotional and marketing strategies to increase sales and footfalls in the store.
• Identify new opportunities to drive retail sales performance in the stores; identify potential distribution optimization
• Drive retail sales performance by working on the shop-floor during key trading periods alongside store staff to generate product awareness
• Sell products and provide a high standard of service to customers throughout the sales experience following all training guidelines and service
• Achieve retail sales targets and key performance indicators

Skills / Competence Requirements:

• Excellent leadership skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• Negotiation and influencing skills
• High tolerance for complex, ambiguous, and ever-shifting environments
• Personal organization and self-discipline
• Amiable personality
• Candidates residing in Lekki axis will be given priority
• Good written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Networking and social skills
• Willingness to work flexible schedule
• Integrity and confidentiality
• Smart, intelligent with eyes for details
• High Energy level
• Efficiency and effectiveness

Job Requirements

• First Degree in Social Science or related discipline.
• At least 3-4 years' experience in a retail role, with some field based experience
• Intermediate to advanced level of proficiency in Microsoft suite - MS Excel, Word, Power Point
• Proficiency with social media skills