Merchandise Supervisor - Food Beverages

• Recruit, onboard, train and manage a team of 10 – 12 field merchandisers across the UAE to achieve their individual sales targets and KPIs.
• Oversee and optimize merchandiser store visit schedules, route plans and quality of store visits ensuring brand guidelines are maintained.
• Store management relationship management to increase space and create revenue opportunities.
• Lead generation and prospecting new store opportunities.
• Manage category planning, store inventory levels and minimize GRVs and aged stock to increase market share and revenue.
• Assist with developing and executing planograms and in-store promotions to increase visibility and sales.
• Prepare retail stores reports (MSSI/ WSSI ) and sales data analysis to identify consumer trends and spend and opportunities to increase sales and profitability.

Mandatory Skills & Experience

• 8 – 10 years’ Class A supermarket sales and merchandising experience gained with the major supermarket brands in the UAE.
• Strong people management skills – ability to train, develop and motivate a team size of 10 – 15 merchandisers.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen with in-depth experience of OTB, sell through and mark downs, inventory management, volume sales and profit margins.
• Working knowledge of inventory management on SAP or similar.
• UAE driving license is mandatory.