METRO opened its first cash & carry wholesale center in Pakistan in 2007 & expanded to 5 wholesale centers in a short span of 18 months. In July 2012 METRO and Makro-Habib combined their wholesale business in Pakistan marking the beginning of a long-term partnership to the mutual benefit of both companies. The merger allowed METRO and Makro-Habib to combine resources and gain the financial strength to lead and grow in a challenging environment and to gain synergies targeted to generate value for our customers and suppliers alike. Today the company is operating 10 wholesale centers in Lahore, Karachi, Multan, Islamabad & Faisalabad.
METRO Pakistan (Pvt) Limited is part of METRO GROUP’s sales division METRO Cash & Carry, the international leader in self-service wholesale. The company operates more than 750 stores in 25 countries in Europe, Asia and Africa and has a workforce of over 107,000 employees. Sales in 2016/17 were approximately 37 billion Euro.
Job Description
- Proper stock maintenance (waste record, working on daily lists, working on old stock.
- Implement shop merchandising, layout and customer traffic flow so as to maximize sales, customer satisfaction, appearance, image and ergonomics for customers.
- Execution of sales promotional activities for awareness, faster off-takes for building brand image vis-à-vis new and existing products.
- Evaluate and analyze the effectiveness of promotional activities planned
- Manage selling and customer service activities and staff competence in these areas, so as to optimize and sustain sales performance, profitability and customer satisfaction.
- Manage health and safety, security, and emergency systems, capabilities and staff and customer awareness, according to company policy and relevant law
- Development of staff skills and capability through on-going training, as provided by the company.
- Coordinate with other functional teams to improve efficiency and market share
- Maintain staff & product hygiene at all levels according to company policy
- Customer Visits to handle complaints and maintaining good relations, measure potential business needs and taking feedback on product and services
- Maintain floor discipline that includes stock availability, shelf management, proper presentation, in short, PSPSPP (Presentation, Signage, Promotion, Safety, Products and Personnel)
- Shrinkage control by proper ordering as per need and price's to ensure quick sales.
- Maintain optimum stock level as per target.
- Control over old stock and negative & zero stocks.
- Proper execution of inventory.
Qualifications
Intermediate (with 8+ years' work experience) or Graduation (with less than 8 years’ work experience).
Additional Information
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and team leadership skills.
- Effective analytical and decision-making skills.
- Result-oriented and customer-focused mindset.
