Retail Distribution Manager

This job is as a Retail Distribution Manager. You might like this job because you get to manage stock levels, coordinate with stores and warehouses, and analyze market trends while ensuring efficient distribution.

• To maintain the distribution procedure, this will enable the right sizes with the right quantity at the right stores.
• To ensure proper planning and setting of standards to achieve maximum sales with a minimum stock with a benchmark of maximum 15 weeks season end chain stock.
• To ensure the back-up stock in the warehouse for regular articles is adequate to allow for continuous supply with a benchmark of three to four weeks stock cover.
• To ensure store article level seasonal planning and coordinate with the merchandising team with regard to the requirement.
• To maintain a continuous flow of merchandising information to and from the stores and most importantly to the warehouse.
• To manage replenishment by route plan and follow dispatches at the warehouse.
• To review merchandising reports and sales statistics (S.I.R. Store Report etc.) and take merchandising action such as :-➢ Ship additional supplies to stores either by statement supply; special order or pre-pack. ➢ Advise revision of assortment according to requirement. ➢ Transfer goods from store to store as per business requirement, within geographical cluster. ➢ Monitor and follow-up with the efficiency of merchandise movement from the warehouse to the stores.
• To ensure that stock levels are in accordance with sales volume and the store stockroom capacity.
• To control target cover weeks at chain level as per company guideline of season end store stock of 15 weeks.
• To ensure target stock margins to enable the store to achieve the desired sales margin.
• To ensure that end of lifelines or seasonal items at the central warehouse are distributed to the store during peak periods.
• To ensure that ends of lifelines are regrouped to performing stores.
• To ensure all merchandise picked is sent to the stores on time.

• To study store stock statements on a regular basis.
• To manage bulk orders in coordination with retail as well as merchandising.
• To periodically visit the stores and warehouse.
• To study and analyze market conditions, economic trends and competition.
• To continuously follow and monitor stores sales, stock margin, stock TALY and stock cover weeks.
• To provide feedback to buyers on the performance of new articles.
• To maintain and follow the route plan and make changes for closed and new stores from time to time.
• Carry out minimum 2 regrouping exercises per annum with at least 40% adherence rate.
• Ensure that the aged stock in RDC is <1% by pair for inventory with >6 months ageing.
• Ensure >90% full assortment availability in NOOS & Best Sellers.

Job Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree
• Motivated self-starter, with the ability to work both independently as well as collaboratively with a team-player’s mindset.
• Proficiency in analysing and synthesizing data.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to multi-task.
• Ability to work resourcefully.
• Proficiency in MS PowerPoint and Excel skills.