ABOUT THE COMPANY

Founded in 1993, our client is a leader in the retail and supply of furniture in Africa. The company has a retail shop area of more than 50,000m2, 33 points of sale with more than 1,000 employees and 2 stores in sub-Saharan Africa. Ghana is the latest addition. If you are looking forward to joining an exciting, diverse and customer service-focused environment, apply this week!

Overview

Our client is looking to appoint a talented and experienced Marketing-Merchandising Manager to create, oversee and implement marketing & merchandising strategies.

What You Will Do

• Identify trends and monitor supply and demand.
• Collaborate with the marketing department to brainstorm new projects, campaigns and business ideas to meet and or exceed targets.
• Oversee the planning and implementation of marketing and merchandising strategies.
• Create along with the decorators’ eye-catching store layouts that showcase the brand and aesthetic of the company.
• Negotiate the costs of inventory for multiple stores/sections.
• Prepare annual and quarterly budgets and present them to the relevant stakeholders.
• Track inventory movement and systematically introduce promotions, sales, price changes, etc.
• Interpret sales reports and provide guidance on how to improve figures, customer engagement, retention and referral.
• Manage a team of marketing and merchandising executives to ensure that all deadlines, inventory requirements and customer orders are completed in a timely manner.
• Perform competitor analyses to ensure that they always stay ahead of the game
• Track sales to monitor the performance of each core product

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing/Business Administration/Management or a related field
• A minimum of 5 years experience in a similar position
• Must have experience in the retail industry
• Prior experience as a retail merchandiser, visual merchandiser or similar
• A background in marketing, communications, and/or design is preferred
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
• Must be creative and detail-orientated
• French speaking candidate is an added advantage
• Experience conducting market research