Description Step into a role where you’ll bring passion, pace and personality to a vibrant mix of retail venues across the resort. As our Assistant Satellite Shops Manager, you’ll play a key part in delivering brilliant guest experiences, supporting commercial success and keeping our shops looking fantastic day after day. You’ll be the right hand to the Satellite Shops Manager, ensuring plans, standards and processes are delivered consistently — and confidently taking the lead whenever they’re not on shift. This is a hands‑on leadership role where you’ll guide teams, elevate service and help shape engaging, well‑presented retail environments that guests love. You’ll support an exciting portfolio of venues including The Butlin’s Store, Mega Treats, Toy Box, Show Time Studios and The Hire Shop — each with its own personality, product mix and opportunities to shine. You will: • Implement commercial, operational and visual merchandising plans set by the Satellite Shops Manager. • Drive accurate stock routines, loss prevention standards and product availability across all outlets. • Be highly visible across the shops, leading the team on shift, coaching in real time and delivering consistently high retail and service standards. KPIs • Guest NPS & retail shopping experience • eNPS & team engagement • Sales growth & category mix support • Stock loss %, waste %, scanning accuracy & stock integrity • Hire shop compliance, equipment handling & damage reduction • Photo package sales & conversion support • Labour productivity & on‑shift deployment accuracy • RPRPRT – Right People, Right Place, Right Time • Audit & compliance results • Team retention & development support General Duties & Key Accountabilities Guest Experience & Retail Service Leadership • Lead the delivery of excellent guest experience across all satellite outlets, following standards set by the Satellite Shops Manager. • Ensure store presentation, Venue standards, cleanliness, signage and stock availability are maintained daily. • Support queue management, service flow and guest interactions during peak periods. • Provide hands‑on coaching on the shop floor, modelling positive, friendly and helpful service. • Support the delivery of safe and smooth photography and hire shop experiences. Commercial, Stock & Business Performance • Support stock routines across all shops, including: stock integrity checks waste logging product rotation loss prevention routines accurate scanning & till operations • Implement merchandising, seasonal displays and promotional activity as briefed by the Satellite Shops Manager. • Support sales performance by ensuring the team understands daily priorities, promotions and product focus areas. • Ensure labour plans created by the Manager are deployed correctly on shift. • Support rota preparation, payroll accuracy and real‑time staffing decisions. • Contribute to the delivery of photography and hire shop profitability through strong execution of processes. Team Leadership, Culture & Development • Lead the team on shift, ensuring clear communication, strong standards and consistent expectations. • Deliver on‑shift coaching, induction support and training in guest service, scanning accuracy, Venue standards and loss prevention. • Support 1:1s, PDPs, performance conversations and succession planning as directed. • Create daily and weekly objectives for Shift Managers that support revenue generation, queue management, profit protection, compliance, Guest experience and team experience. • Role‑model Butlin’s Values and Leadership Behaviours at all times. • Help develop a multi‑skilled team capable of working across all retail outlets. • Contribute to team retention by fostering a positive, supportive and inclusive team culture. Operational Excellence, Safety & Compliance • Ensure compliance with food safety (sweets), H&S, COSHH, security, loss prevention and relevant licensing requirements. • Support robust cash handling processes, including floats, safe checks, variances and escalation. • Maintain audit readiness across retail stores, stockrooms, photography zones and hire shop areas. • Ensure hire shop equipment is safely logged, checked, cleaned and documented. • Complete daily opening/closing routines and escalate risks promptly. • Take full accountability for safe operations during the Satellite Shops Manager’s absence. Cross‑Resort Collaboration & Leadership • Support the Satellite Shops Manager in working with Commercial & Procurement on range, pricing and promotional execution. • Partner with Loss Prevention to support variance control and shrink reduction. • Collaborate with Entertainment and Guest Operations for photography support at resort events. • Share best practice with peers across the resort and support cross‑venue needs during peak periods. • Support wider resort operations including arrivals and large‑scale trading surges. Key Knowledge/Experience & Qualification Requirements • Experience in a retail, photo retail, gift, toys, sweets or convenience environment. • Understanding of stock processes, loss prevention routines and retail standards. • Willingness to learn photo retail processes and hire shop procedures. • Experience supervising shifts, coaching others or leading small teams. • Strong communication skills with the ability to motivate and support team members. • Ability to stay calm, organised and effective during busy trading periods. • Problem‑solving skills with a hands‑on, proactive approach. • Ability to prioritise effectively across multiple venues and adapt to fast‑changing needs. About Butlin's At Butlin’s, we’re all about fun, excitement, and adventure by the bucketload! For over 80 years we’ve been delighting hundreds of thousands of guests each year, whether on a non-stop action family break or our epic Adult only Big Weekenders. Ask any of our team, past and present, and one of the best things they’ll say about working at Butlin’s is our culture! We’re all about providing our guests with an Altogether More Entertaining and Fun Break, brought to life through our three mighty values. So, if you want a role where you Create Smiles, where you aren’t afraid to Get Stuck In and where the team genuinely Cares For Each Other – this could be the perfect fit for you. There has never been a more exciting time to join Butlin’s!