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Sweet Sensation

Head of Retail Operations at Sweet Sensation

Sweet Sensation Lagos 0
Full Time BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA 8 - 12 years
Posted Mar 23, 2026
Sales / Marketing / Retail / Business Development&nbsp

Job Description

Responsibilities

Retail Operations Leadership:

  • Lead and manage all outlet operations to deliver sales, profitability, and experience targets
  • Oversee day-to-day execution across regions, ensuring adherence to brand standards, SOPs, and operational discipline
  • Conduct regular audits and site visits, resolving performance gaps and managing risks

Cross-Functional Leadership & Collaboration:

  • Work closely with Finance, Marketing, Supply Chain, and HR to align operations with broader organizational goals
  • Drive pricing decisions and provide input on campaign execution, logistics, and cost efficiency opportunities.
  • Support digital innovation, new sales channels and process automation

Performance Management & Execution:

  • Design and embed performance management systems (KPIs, appraisals, coaching, escalation frameworks) for all retail teams
  • Drive outlet-level KPIs including sales per outlet, transaction count, labor ratio, and cost-to-sales metrics
  • Optimize resource planning, staffing, and scheduling based on data and business cycles.

Strategic Sales & Growth Planning:

  • Forge and execute retail sales strategies across all locations
  • Lead outlet expansion, including site selection, market surveys, relocations, and refurbishments.
  • Stay ahead of the curve on competitor activity, market shifts, and customer behavior trends.

Product & Experience Optimization:

  • Collaborate with Product, Marketing, and R&D teams to optimize product mix per location, based on sales data and local preferences.
  • Champion customer-centric thinking in layout, service flow, and in-store experiences
  • Drive superior customer experience by ensuring service excellence, resolving escalated issues, implementing feedback-based improvements, and overseeing quality assurance and compliance with health and safety standards
  • Utilize virtual operations tools and data dashboards to drive visibility and faster decision-making.

Culture & People Development:

  • Build and maintain a culture of excellence, discipline, and continuous improvement across all operational views.
  • Collaborate with HR on recruitment, onboarding, and capability development of outlet teams and middle managers
  • Support succession planning and internal promotions based on data-backed performance tracking.

Financial Oversight:

  • Analyze P&L per outlet, identify opportunities to reduce waste, boost revenue, and optimize inventory turnover
  • Co-create budgets and forecast and lead monthly performance reviews with accountability at all levels.

Key Performance Metrics

  • Outlet sales growth and cost-to-sales ratios
  • Store profitability and shrinkage control
  • Operational compliance and audit result
  • Customer satisfaction and retention metric
  • Staff retention, bench strength, and promotion rates
  • Successful store openings, refurbishments, and relocations.

Qualifications & Experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Hospitality, Operations Management, or related field (MBA preferred)
  • 8–12 years of experience in multi-unit QSR or food service operations, with 3–5 years in a leadership role.
  • Proven track record of managing P&L, executing growth plans, and leading large teams.
  • Strong understanding of retail performance levers: product, people, pricing, process, and positioning
  • Proficiency in retail systems: POS, inventory management, reporting tools, and virtual operations tracking.
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and analytical skills
  • Must be willing to travel frequently and work flexibly across retail sites.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Competitive salary based on experience
  • HMO / Medical coverage
  • Duty lunch
  • Paid annual leave and allowance
  • Transport/fuel and communication allowances
  • Opportunity to shape the future of a legacy QSR brand in growth and transformation.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: 

career@sweetsensation.ng
 using "Head of Retail Operations" as the subject of the mail.

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