Vice President Operations Grocery Retail Majid Al Futtaim

Majid Al Futtaim presently has a job opening for suitably qualified and experienced candidate for position of a Vice President Operations Grocery Retail. The selected candidate will be responsible for defining and executing the local operations strategy in line with organizational objectives and developed strategies, specifically focusing on grocery retail operations. The role holder is responsible for the results of the business units and leading the district managers in line with the expansion plan of the company.

Duties of Vice President Operations Grocery Retail

The duties of the subject role are as under:-

Performance Management

• Oversee the proper conservation and utilization, and profitability of the assets in the country, with a specific emphasis on grocery retail.
• Elevate skills and capabilities of the operations team to deliver on the fundamentals & future growth plan.
• Propose and control the application of investments that reinforce the notion of discount, productivity and profitability.
• Initiate comparative studies within the country that can contribute to the efficiency of the commercial concepts.

Strategic Planning

• Participate in the development of the national concept and oversee its application within the country.
• Lead expansion aligned with the strategy.
• Ensure the implementation of commercial strategy and control its execution on a store level.
• Review market information and propose corrective actions.
• Oversee the development of MAF Retail’s corporate policies and procedures, and monitor the implementation in the assigned market.
• Oversee the application of the product assortment structure and the quality of product presentation.
• Roll out ,lead and successfully close efficiency programs.

Business Operations

• Follow up new projects during the whole project phase and coordinate synergies between business units.
• Implement Omni-integration & build future grocery retail specialized Talents.
• Oversee the promotional image is maintained in the country.
• Ensure the application of the stores action plans in line with the overall country strategy.
• Oversee the sales dynamics and retailtainment in the country.
• Monitor the quality of services offered to clients in the country.
• Oversee that the stock level contributes to the optimisation of the working capital.
• Oversee the appropriate application of the business cycle.

Human Capital Responsibilities

• Ensure the implementation of the performance management process.
• Ensure proposer execution of organization health index action plan on ground.
• Provide mentorship for the purpose of developing a continuous talent pipeline for key roles.
• Identify training needs and coordinate with the HC department to ensure facilitation of training requirements.
• Oversee the development and implementation of on the job-training.
• Ensure constant availability of the required competent staff to support the organization in meeting all its responsibilities, plans, and objectives, giving due consideration to grocery retail.
• Provide inputs while developing MAF Retail’s corporate policies and relevant procedures, with a specific focus on grocery retail.

Eligibility Requirements For Role of Vice President Operations

The eligibility requirements for role of a Vice President Operations Grocery Retail are as under:

• Bachelor Degree in a relevant field is required, MBA is a preference.
• 15-20 years experience in a managerial role, with at least 10 years in the grocery retail industry.

Skills & Knowledge Desired

• Demonstrated high level skills in team management.
• Good business communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent negotiation and stakeholder management.
• Online experience.
• Process and continuous improvement.
• Change agent and transformation.
• Financial acumen.
• Data driven.
• Delegation and Control.
• Technology driven at store level.
• End to end supply chain visibility.
• Format and concept implementation.

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