● Plans for the store's operational budget and periodically monitors the actual expenditure within the agreed budget.
● Analyzes financial and performance data and develops action plans to increase sales, improve productivity, and control
costs.
● Identifies the factors affecting the performance of the store and takes immediate appropriate actions (e.g., in staffing
allocation, the productivity of staff, discount deals for customers, and other productivity measures)
● Reviews business operational expenses and reduces them (e.g., power supply costs, etc.).
● Manages inventory levels through ordering, keeping stock, liquidating stock, anticipating fast-selling items and seasonal
changes, and processes timely the RTV for concession and outright.
● Improves profit margins through diversification and selling strategies such as up-selling, cross-selling, and creating long-
term deals or partnerships with customers.
● Recommends continuous improvement in systems and processes to the Area Manager and Corporate partners as
needed.
● Contributes to the annual planning and formulation of sales goals, operational targets, and improvement plans.
● Plans actions to be taken to achieve operational targets and sales quota (e.g., implementation of seasonal/quarterly
merchandise launch, in-store marketing promotion, etc.)
● Reports the sales and overall store business performance during monthly team and business reviews.
● Communicates the sales targets and measurements to the team to foster a well-informed and engaged workforce.
● Seeks and continuously develops comprehensive data on competitor activities, pricing, and tactics and communicates
these to the Area Manager and other relevant departments in the organization.
● Collaborates with Merchandising and Supply Chain to ensure stock availability and timely delivery to achieve sales
targets.
● Collaborates with other departments for sales-driven initiatives and programs (e.g., marketing for marketing-related
activities, ISO for Metro Business Cards (MBC) account management and development, E-commerce, etc.)
METRO - Celebrating 34 years of retail operations in 2015In 1982, Victor and Sally started the METRO Gaisano Department Store and Supermarket from very humble beginnings with their children, Margaret, Jack, Edward and Frank. METRO was then a humble two-story building. Today, METRO is at the forefront as the premiere homegrown retailer from Cebu. Much more than the capital that started the business, the core values set forth by its patriarch serve as the foundation of the business, which has evolved from a start up to the present professional organization. A nationwide expansion consequently brought METRO to major key cities outside Cebu; with 46 METRO stores standing tall, serving the needs of an average of 150,000 shoppers a day.This 2015, we have set our eyes on further spreading our wings as we soar more new sites in North Luzon, South Luzon, Visayas and Metro Manila. Our vision to be the country’s retail value innovator has set the tone for us in terms of how we work and how we make decisions. METRO Retail Stores Group has thus transformed itself from traditional to modern retailing, purposefully adapting to various store formats making METRO more accessible, more tangible and more visible. METRO has also grown into a company of over 9,000 employees with 46 stores in 2015, and still counting.Amid aggressive growth expansion and innovation, METRO Retail Stores Group continues to advocate the importance of keeping its Core Values in which the company operates around. We are collectively proud of our Brand Authenticity: a defined heritage and history, and a well-grounded value set we call the Four As – Affordability, Accessibility, Adaptability, Alliances.People are our Assets. METRO Retail Stores Group has a good and dedicated team working to achieve one shared vision. A business enterprise is never a one-man show. As the business grows, the company sees the need to develop and retain talents who will help the company operate and lead the expansion road map.We grow people. We grow business.