Retail Operations Assistant Manager

2 weeks ago


Dubai, United Arab Emirates Al-Futtaim Full time

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

**Overview of the role**:
The Retail Operations Assistant Manager will be accountable to maintaining and increasing the efficiency of Store Operations. Responsible for identifying cost improvement opportunities within the operation, working on key busines projects with senior stakeholders maximise store efficiency for betterment of customers and staff and lead the implementation of new processes to reform in store operations improving Service, Standards and across the business

Supports and assists the Head of commercial operations with trade and commercial planning, Works closely with Regional Managers and Store managers to deliver the business strategy.

Systematic planning, implementing, monitoring, and revision of all the channels of communication between stores and regional office. It also includes the organization and dissemination of new communication directives connected with all different departments of Marks and Spencer. The job holder will be responsible for the Store operations from process flow & improvements, technology, and vendor/solution selection in collaboration with stake holders.

This position is critical to the success of the M&S MENA operations which include the overall business growth strategy in Foods, the clothing & home goals and the shift in customers shopping habits. This will be achieved through shift in store operational processes delivering best practice through technology and experience.

The role is responsible for the stakeholder engagement with the Principle and the M&S department function leads. Markets covered are UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Egypt, Kuwait, KSA.

**What you will do:

- **

Description of Accountability:
**Retail Operations**
- Design & development of operational retail efficiencies aligned to and supporting the M&S store transformation
- Develop business cases and/or demand requests as required and work in partnership with AF retail teams to deliver projects (POS, RFID, CAFÉ)
- Utilise existing and new platforms to stay in touch with the needs of our customers and colleagues
- Identify, Deliver and Embed cost reduction initiatives in OPEX Cost Areas and the end-to-end operations
- Design and Implement more efficient processes and ways of working in stores
- Constantly explore opportunities to drive customer experience, growth, loyalty and data
- Ability to recognise new opportunities in a retail environment to drive sales

**Sales & Reporting**
- Uses the business daily, weekly and monthly MI to understand store
- performance in line with the Operations Plan and KPI’s.
- Support business to make discernible differences across the
- operations with accurate and insightful data analysis. - Timely reporting - Data Analysis and process
- Demonstrate knowledge of and experience with software tools to create, edit, and analyze complex reports, graphs, and presentations.
- Be able to make sound decisions and the ability to take initiative and accountability for the accuracy of information.
- Collaborate with EIT and others to standardize reporting and automate reports where possible***

**People & Communications**
- Work with HRBP to deliver targeted people solutions to create employee engagement, compliance to HR Policies and local legislation
- Set up succession plans to sustain continuity and development.
- Role model M&S and AL Futtaim Leadership Competencies and Way behaviours
- Build, coach and develop the team across each region ensuring the talent pipeline
- Ensure clear goals and accountabilities are set and communicated to the team
- Support Head of Commercial Operations in communicating and cascading key messages to store team members.
- Monitors stores’ staffing model reflects store activity; makes recommendations to utilise the maximising resource process to ensure right people, right place, and right time.
- Ensures the retail communication plan is delivered on time through
- the working week framework.

**Cost**
- Investigates & manages all store reporting to maintain accuracy,
- Drive efficiency and provides advice & solutions where necessary to

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