Duty Manager | Marks & Spencer | City Stars

Job Requisition ID: 181004

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

Overview Of The Role:

• The Commercial Department Manager (CDM) is responsible for managing one or more retail departments within Marks and Spencer, ensuring efficient day-to-day operational management, and delivering excellent customer service. The role requires oversight of merchandising, stock availability, and profit protection, as well as delivering sales targets. A crucial part of the role involves training and developing team members, managing appraisals and performance, and ensuring the adherence to company policies and procedures. The CDM plays a supportive role in enhancing the store's reputation through diligent service management and customer interaction.

What You Will Do:

Customer Service

• Daily coaching of colleagues to maximize impact at department level and developing all employees to deliver world-class service.
• Responsible for protecting the Customer Journey while duty managing, prioritizing and coordinating the store objectives to maximize the customer experience.
• React to all customer feedback and follow up with actions within the department on a daily basis.
• Deliver friendly, knowledgeable, and efficient service within the department including sight lines, sizing, and one-to-one customer interaction.
• Ensure customer satisfaction through the implementation of Customer Service Index and Mystery Shopper programs.

Store Operations

• Ensure store opening and closing procedures are adhered to.
• Plan and implement store coverage properly.
• Implement company visual guidelines, layouts, and timescales within your department ensuring clear navigation and sight lines.
• Conduct daily floor walks generating positive sale-driving actions and coaching colleagues on conversion, basket drivers, and profit optimization.
• Ensure that cash line procedures are adhered to and controls are implemented for employee purchases, returns, and damages.
• Implement safety procedures in line with company policy to maintain a zero-accident environment.

People Management

• Properly induct and train newcomers and staff.
• Manage department colleague appraisals and reviews, performance management, and timely handling of HR issues according to company policies.
• Assist in succession planning and contribute to reducing attrition.
• Engage in Employee Engagement Surveys (EES) to assess staff satisfaction and areas for improvement.

Required Skills To Be Successful:

• Exceptional customer service skills with a focus on maximizing employee productivity.
• Strong leadership abilities to motivate and manage a team effectively.
• Excellent organizational and multitasking capabilities.
• Proficient in analyzing sales figures and implementing strategies for improvement.

What Qualifies You For The Role:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience as a Senior Sales Associate.
• Proficiency in verbal and written communication, alongside good MS Excel and Word skills.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team effectively.

About Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate

The real estate development and operations arm of Al-Futtaim, Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate is responsible for a multi-billion-dollar portfolio across MENA. With high-quality residential, business, retail, tourism, educational and healthcare developments, the master developer caters to the diverse needs of cities and communities in the region. From origination, conception, development, sales, procurement and construction of mega-projects and the leasing, operation and management of these projects after completion, Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate (AFGRE) has been developing and managing owned landbanks, unlocking the economic potential of the region and contributing to future development for more than 40 years.

Our focus is to enable and invest in meaningful relationships to make our properties the best places to live and work, build additional products and services and enable partnerships to create true value to our customers throughout their entire experience with us.

AFGRE is responsible for master planning of all projects in its portfolio, including two large scale mixed use destinations: Dubai Festival City and Cairo Festival City.

About Al-Futtaim Malls

Al-Futtaim Malls provides development and asset management expertise, specializing in building retail-led super regional malls in prime locations across MENA and beyond. With a proven track record of creating both sustainable revenue growth and value enhancement for tenants, Al-Futtaim Malls delivers exceptional experiences and exciting shopping environments for customers.

Part of the Al-Futtaim Group, Al-Futtaim Malls leadership team brings more than 30 years of experience and a deep understanding and knowledge of the retail sector, both from a shopper’s point of view but as curators of space or landlords to other brands. The company has a directly managed portfolio including over 9 million sqft of retail space across four malls in the MENA region and two under development. Malls under the Al-Futtaim Malls portfolio include Dubai Festival City Mall and Festival Plaza in the UAE, Cairo Festival City Mall in Egypt, Doha Festival City in Qatar and Zenata Mall, Morocco.

Leveraging on the expertise of its parent company, Al-Futtaim Malls established PLEX Management Services offering a full array of services including asset management and development, leasing, and brand experience expertise to shopping mall landlords and retail organizations globally. Implementing global best practice and deploying Al-Futtaim Mall’s deep understanding of mall management and retail dynamics, PLEX promises to deliver continuous growth and long-term value for its partners.

For more information on Al-Futtaim Malls, please visit https://www.al-futtaimmalls.com/

About Al-Futtaim Engineering & Technologies

Al-Futtaim Engineering & Technologies offers customers complete engineering and systems integration solutions.

The Engineering arm operates in the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt providing a wide variety of products and services from air conditioning, scaffolding and access solutions, elevators and escalators, control and life safety, facilities management, building products, MEP, Energy Management, Technology Infrastructure and Digital Transformation.

The Technologies division provides complete business solutions to large, medium and small customers that include, contact centre solutions, business applications, business intelligence, data management, advanced analytics amongst others. The IT infrastructure portfolio comprises IP telephony, ELV systems, networking solutions, professional audio-visual solutions and managed services.

These solutions are further complemented by services that include project management, installation, testing, commissioning and after-sales maintenance contracts.