
Showroom Branch Manager - Automotive
Bridge Talent Management
Nairobi | Full Time | Consulting
Closing in 1 week from now
This position requires a strong leader who thrives in a fast-paced retail environment, is highly organized, and has a proven track record of achieving results through effective team management and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
Sales & Profitability
- Achieve branch and individual staff sales targets consistently.
- Monitor sales activities including customer enquiries, quotations, and returns.
- Control branch costs and optimize resource utilization.
- Identify cost-saving measures and report on losses, damages, or variances.
People Management & Leadership
- Supervise and guide staff to deliver high performance.
- Manage attendance, staff schedules, leave, and overtime.
- Conduct probation, appraisal, and performance evaluations.
- Identify training needs and liaise with HR for capacity building.
- Coach staff on upselling, cross-selling, and customer engagement.
- Maintain staff motivation, grooming, and readiness with tools of trade.
- Resolve conflicts and foster a professional and respectful workplace.
- Showroom Management & Merchandising
- Ensure the showroom is fully stocked, attractively displayed, and aligned with merchandising standards.
- Conduct floor walks to check arrangements, stock-outs, and damages.
- Propose new display ideas and product requisitions based on trends.
- Rotate slow-moving items back to the warehouse to create space for fast-moving stock.
Compliance & Administration
- Oversee cashier operations, invoicing, and end-of-day reconciliations.
- Ensure compliance with SOPs in sales, stock handling, and deliveries.
- Ensure daily banking is done with no variances or mishandling.
- Monitor facility repairs, maintenance, permits, and licenses.
- Enforce HR and company policies within the branch.
- Submit accurate and timely weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports.
Stock Management & Pricing
- Conduct monthly stock takes and reconcile variances.
- Ensure correct product labeling, pricing, and availability.
- Monitor stock levels and requisition replenishments on time.
Customer Experience
- Maintain high standards of customer service excellence.
- Handle customer complaints and feedback promptly.
- Ensure timely delivery of goods and services.
- Develop initiatives to enhance customer experience and share best practices across branches.
Reporting
- Prepare and submit timely reports including sales performance, stock-outs, footfall, debtors, damaged/slow-moving items, and customer database updates.
- Share daily meeting minutes and sales notes with management.
- Ensure all reports are accurate, submitted before deadlines, and shared with the relevant stakeholders CEO/COO, Marketing, Procurement, etc..
- Perform any other duties as may be required from time to time.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management, or related field
- At least 3–5 years’ experience managing a team in a retail environment.
- Minimum 2 years in a supervisory or assistant branch manager role.
- Proven ability to meet and exceed sales and profitability targets.
- Strong skills in stock control, merchandising, and branch operations.
- Proficient in MS Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
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