Are you an experienced Retail Manager, and want to be part of a friendly team who generate income for a worthwhile cause?
Pilgrims Hospices is looking for a Retail Store Manager to join the team at our shop in Old Bank Bookshop, Margate, helping to co-ordinate the effective operation and management of retail staff and volunteers, as well as the day-to-day service of the shop.
The role
In this role you will be responsible for the day-to-day running of our treasured bookstore in the Old Bank, Margate. You will have a team of dedicated and friendly volunteers to direct, helping to achieve sales and Gift Aid in line with sales budgets.
You will be responsible for merchandising and ensuring shop standards to a high level. Selecting both books and art from our warehouse in Margate, ordering stock and working alongside our fabulous, well-established and dedicated team of volunteers at the Old Bank. So if you love your books, you’ll love this position – sifting through those titles to maintain sales and Gift Aid targets.
We’re committed to your professional development, offering continuous training and growth opportunities to ensure you’re always expanding your skills. Every day in this role is unique, but what remains constant is the positive impact you’ll make in a supportive, happy environment.
Your main responsibilities will include:
* Picking and sorting stock when required from our central distribution site
* Carrying out shop administration
* Maintaining a high standard of merchandising and display, within the windows and in store, through continual communication and review with your Area Manager.
* Prepare weekly rotas on a monthly basis, ensuring the shop is adequately staffed at all times
* Identify opportunities within the community to raise the profile of the shop and, in turn, bring in further income.
The post-holder must ensure that services are provided to a high standard. For a more extensive list of responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description document.
Working arrangements
This is a part-time role (14 hours per week). The role is based at Pilgrims Hospices’ Margate store. Working days will be 5 days out of 7 between Monday and Sunday.
About you
To be successful as our Retail Store Manager you should have:
* Experience working in a target-driven retail environment.
* Retail sales experience at managerial level
* Entrepreneurial and commercial mind.
* Educated to GCSE level or equivalent in Maths and English
* Able to assist with the movement of furniture
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, personable and able to relate to volunteers
* A flexible and positive attitude
Benefits
* Friendly and highly professional working environments alongside people passionate about what we do
* Opportunities for professional development through a range of extensive learning
* A workplace pension scheme. Those joining us from the NHS may retain eligibility to membership of the NHS pension scheme
* A good work-life balance and realistic working hours
* Financial discounts, provided through the Blue Light Card scheme
* A sense of achievement in supporting a worthwhile cause
* A sense of wellbeing
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