Showroom Supervisor (Retail)

Job Description

Reporting to: Showroom/Branch Manager

Role Purpose

Talent Grid Africa on behalf of their client in the retail industry is hiring a Showroom Supervisor. The Showroom Supervisor will perform full range of duties under the supervision of the Branch Manager. The Supervisor will schedule and direct the workflow of the different sections in the showroom, review and give input on the output/work of the staff on their functional/work team. The successful candidate will supervise all sales and marketing activities in the showroom in order to meet the sales targets, secure growth and profitability in compliance with the branch set targets.

Key Responsibilities
• Implement all marketing activities in the showroom according to agreed pricing and ongoing
special offers and promotion.
• Maintain administration, relevant reporting and planning systems for the showroom in order
and issue timely management and statistical reports.
• Supervise cash and payment operations at the front desk in accordance with company
procedures and policies, at all times with staff and customer safety as the uppermost priority.
• Plan and implement store merchandising, layout and customer traffic flow so as to maximize sales, customer satisfaction, appearance, image and ergonomics for customers.
• Supervise selling and customer service activities and staff competence in these areas, so as to optimize and sustain sales performance, profitability and customer satisfaction.
• Provide quality service by enforcing quality and customer service standards.
• Supervise all stock movement activities: in/out, transfer, sales etc and responsible of showroom stock in a way to eliminate stock shortage and perform stock replenishment in an efficient manner and on due time.
• Attend morning meetings, take minutes and share with respective stakeholders.
• Liaise with branch manager to resolve staff issues.
• Do regular floor walks to ensure the sales teams are in the right place and engaging well with clients, customers are being attended to, address any issues that may arise
• Escalate any staff issues to the branch manager and HR manager where necessary.
• Monitor performance for the sales teams and advise the branch manager on the gaps identified.
• Monitor staff grooming and ensure staff have clean uniforms and maintain the right corporate image at the branch always.

• Ensure safety and health measures are complied with by the staff and at company level at the branch. Eg ensure staff have PPES, fire extinguishers are in place etc.

Key Requirements
✓ 1+ years of experience as a team leader/ Sales Supervisor/Showroom Supervisor in a busy environment.
✓ Business related Diploma or University Graduate, in addition to related training courses especially sales.
✓ Able to communicate and motivate via written media.
✓ Must be adept in use of MS Office, particularly Excel, Word, and power point, internet, and email.
✓ Excellent oral and written skills
✓ Ideal business background would be in: Retail and Service industries.
✓ Critical thinker and has ability to pre-empt issues and amicably resolve upcoming issues.
✓ Furniture retail background will be an added advantage.

How to Apply:
Interested candidates who meet the above criteria are invited to submit their CVs to
jobs@talentgridafrica.com
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted