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Age UK is recruiting!
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Store Manager to join our friendly and supportive Gorton team.
Utilising your previous retail experience and excellent managerial skills, you will manage the day-to-day running of our store - maximising store sales and profits while ensuring our customers receive excellent service. In doing so, you will be helping to raise funds for Age UK and the incredible services and support they provide to older people.
As Store Manager, you will manage our team of staff and volunteers, providing effective leadership, training, and development.
If you are a motivated manager with a passion for retail and would like to support a charity that helps thousands of older people across the UK, this may be the role for you!
Due to the nature of this role, you will be required to handle/lift bags of stock (up to 10kg).
To ensure the smooth running of our stores, we will be conducting interviews throughout the advertising process. Early applications are advised.
Qualifications and Skills
* Experience in a performance-driven retail/customer-centric environment
* Experience managing people
* Ability to lift and carry bags of stock up to 10kg
* Ability to build, retain, and develop a team
* Strong drive to achieve results through others
* Ability to delegate, coach, and listen
* Ability to manage time under conflicting priorities
* Ability to motivate self and others
* An open and adaptable approach to change and supporting others through it
* Experience communicating with a diverse workforce and customer base
* Ability to establish and maintain successful retail processes and merchandising
* IT literacy and numeracy skills
What we offer in return:
* A 35-hour working week
* 25 days holiday + bank holiday allowance
* A generous pension – we will contribute 8%
* Great discounts and rewards through Blue Light Card and BenefitHub
* Life assurance, Bupa health cashback plan
* Tickets for Good – Free and discounted tickets for events
Additional Information
To comply with UK legislation, we cannot accept applications from candidates under 18, as the successful candidate will be required to work alone in the shop without other staff.
Supporting statements and anonymisation
Please submit a Word version of your CV, which will be anonymised by our recruitment system. Remove personal information, including your name, before uploading. Supporting statements and heavily formatted CVs cannot be anonymised.
Equal opportunities & Disability Confident Scheme
Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates meeting the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme. Due to high application volumes, we may limit the number of interviews.
We particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds to address workforce under-representation.
Reasonable adjustments
Disability applicants can request reasonable adjustments at any recruitment stage. All requests are considered on a case-by-case basis, confidentially, to support their needs.
Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults and children from abuse and neglect. We expect all staff to share this commitment.
Early application is encouraged, as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and may close the advert early.
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