At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer
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We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That’s why we’re looking for someone talented, someone determined, someone like you.
We’re looking for an inspiring team leader to join Cancer Research UK’s trading team. You’ll be acting as an ambassador for Cancer Research UK, supporting the management team to maximise on sales and fundraising targets. Your store will be a place where your community gets to meet our people, understand our brand, and see some of the great things we do.
You’ll also be surrounded by people who are as dedicated to beating cancer as you are.
What will I be doing?
1. Manage the store commercially including - display and merchandising, stock management and generation, maintain shop standards, layout of store, opening and closing of store
2. Support national stock initiatives including Marketplace and Distribution Centres
3. Provide an excellent customer and supporter service
4. Manage and support a team of people – both paid colleagues and volunteers (including in the managers absence) e.g. overall supervision of the team to include recruitment, training and induction and focus conversations.
5. Work alongside the Shop Manager towards agreed targets – donated stock, cash, benchmark gift aid, average selling price, sell through, stock processing. As well as to achieve fundraising targets for CRUK campaigns throughout the year, including lottery, within the shop and local community
6. Maintain compliance with Cancer Research UK policies – Health and Safety, Safeguarding, security, administration, HR and Sustainability
7. Building networks within the local community – both within CRUK and externally
What are you looking for?
8. Experience of leading and inspiring a diverse team of people.
9. Good time management, prioritisation, organisation and planning skills
10. The ability to create relationships and communicate well
11. Flexible attitude and adaptable to changing situations
12. Experience of working in a fast paced/customer facing environment
13. Flexibility, our retail teams cover the needs of their stores by working on a rota basis. Whilst a level of flexibility is needed to meet the needs of the business, we don’t forget that you have a life outside of work too
14. Travel to meetings and training sessions as required
Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.
Bold:Act with ambition, courage and determination
Credible:Act with rigour and professionalism
Human: Act to have a positive impact on people
Together:Act inclusively and collaboratively
We’re looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.
If you’re interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experiencewe’d still love to hear from you.
What will I gain?
We make sure you are supported by a generous salary and benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well.
Our benefits package includes a substantial retirement plan, a generous and flexible leave allowance, discounts on anything from travel to technology, gym membership, and much more.
Our retail teams also have access to confidential wellbeing support from the Retail Trust.
How do I apply?
We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won’t be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively.
Owing to the nature of this position, any offer of employment for this role will be subject to a satisfactory basic DBS check.