Retail Group Azerbaijan LLC
Job Title: BRAND MANAGER
Reports to: BRAND CONTROLLER
CORE PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
Direct the sales and performance of the assigned brand(s) in line with Brand and Company standards, targets and strategies.
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
1. Brand & Company Sales Targets - Direct the sales and performance of the assigned brand(s) in line with Brand and Company targets.
2. Brand Relations - Develop and strengthen the Brand Partner relationships in order to establish long term, sustainable and mutually beneficial relationships with effective communications.
3. Team Efficiency - Build and develop an efficient team through development and succession planning.
4. Brand VM & Marketing Plan - Manage the implementation of the Visual Merchandising and Marketing plan to ensure it is in line with the Brand Standards.
CORE FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITIES
• Consistent communication with Brand Partners to ensure alignment and achievement of brand standards.
• Drives and mobilizes brand resources to deliver sales results; engages colleagues with impact and encourages team; translates vision into concrete plans for the brand.
• Achieves or exceeds the sales objective in the Business Plan through periodic brand performance reviews and taking practical and appropriate actions; takes into consideration the trading calendar, build organization, training, merchandising, and advertising in compliance with Brand standards to ensure the desired results are achieved.
• Manages the organization and implementation of visual merchandising & marketing guidelines/standards in line with the Brand partner policies and standards.
• Ensure effective communication with the merchandiser to report any relative stock issue immediately like discrepancy or missing or damage, also to report on best or worse selling items.
• Ensure the design, opening, modification, refurbishment or closure of stores in accordance with the Brand development plans and standards.
• Ensure the store is open to standard according to the defined timescales and full handover is achieved.
• Own the manpower and succession planning and management of brand staff in order to achieve a work environment which supports and improves store and team performance.
• Implement rewards & recognition schemes (non-financial) to keep the employee morale high.
• Develop the store staff to provide customer service exceeding customer expectation.
• Ensure store hygiene, maintenance and housekeeping is kept in line with Brand standards.
KEY RELATIONSHIPS
Internal Marketing
Brand Managers
Store Managers
External
Brand Partners
Operations Teams
Merchandising Team
Job Context:
1. Work is primarily performed indoors, environmentally controlled, within malls or office buildings;
2. Shift working in line with Brand operating dates / times
PERSON'S SPECIFICATION:
University Degree or equivalent, pref. Graduate of Business or Marketing
Fluent in English and Azerbaijan languages
Minimum 3 years of experience in Retail, FMCG
Excellent communication skills
Excellent presentation skills
Leadership and managerial skills
Interested candidates may send their resumes to [email protected] with the subject “Brand Manager”