Overview
Established in 1981 with a single store in the Northwest of England, the JD Group is a leading omni-channel retailer of Sports Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with our colleagues working in stores across several retail fascias in many markets around the world. JD Sports Fashion Plc was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996 and has been a FTSE100 publicly quoted company since 2019 and continues to grow in the UK and internationally. We want to be the leading global omnichannel retailer in the sports and outdoor industry. To be a part of this successful company and help us to achieve this you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people-led, innovative and customer-focused organisation which provides operational excellence whilst identifying new areas of growth as part of our day to day objectives.
Role overview
The Store Manager oversees daily operations, drives sales performance, manages a team of motivated employees, and ensures exceptional customer service to achieve business goals.
Responsibilities
* Effectively running all store operations to ensure meeting or exceeding sales & KPI targets, set clear sales goals, track performances whilst evolving processes to ensure continuous store growth.
* Create and maintain colleague schedules to ensure proper coverage and productivity.
* Creating a positive team culture through recruiting, training and continuously developing your team.
* Building a motivated and high performing team, increasing chances of store success.
* Analysing sales data and financial reports to make quick and well-informed decisions, identifying and responding to areas of opportunity operationally and commercially.
* Develop and implement strategies to meet and exceed sales targets.
* Attract, engage and motivate customers into making purchases by using the latest visual merchandising techniques.
* Ensuring merchandise displays are attractive and align to brand guidelines.
* Ensure your teams are delivering the highest level of service in store in order to achieve a positive net promoter score (NPS).
* Address customer inquiries, feedback, and complaints in a timely and professional manner.
* Drive existing customer loyalty programs and promotions to enhance customer engagement.
* Maintain compliance with company policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
* Monitor and control store expenses to stay within budget.
* Ensure the store complies with health & safety regulations.
* Role objectives and KPIs: Contribute to achieving or exceeding the stores monthly sales target; drive all additional KPIs including Units, Conversion, ATV, UPT; achieve upselling or cross-selling targets; maintain a high Net Promoter Score; ensure stock accuracy during store audits; ensure all new colleagues complete mandatory training; ensure employee satisfaction scores meet or exceed company benchmarks; ensure operational costs are kept within the allocated budget.
Skills and Experience
* Previous management experience in a fast-paced Retail/ Customer Facing environment.
* Passionate about retail & hold a good understanding of the latest trends and our competitors.
* Hold strong leadership skills and have previous experience of coaching and developing a strong team.
* Strong communication skills.
* Proven track record of managing and exceeding sales targets and KPI’s.
* Have experience in analysing reports and making commercial decisions.
* Keen eye for detail & commerciality.
* Previous experience within visual merchandising would be advantageous.
* Promote JD Group values to internal and external stakeholders.
Benefits
* We know our employees work tirelessly to make JD Group the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits:
* Quarterly discretionary bonus schemes
* Company discount of 30% off a large number of products in-store and online (JD Sports, Size?, Foot Patrol, Blacks, Millets, GO Outdoors)
* Exclusive deals and discounts through our online benefits platform (TELUS Health)
* Access to digital health and well-being services through TELUS Health
* Health cash plans
* Wide range of internal development courses and apprenticeships & accredited qualifications
* Health Care Cover
* Discounted gym memberships at JD Gyms
* Life Assurance
* Opportunities to volunteer and contribute to JD Foundation
* Incremental Holiday Allowance
* Staff discount on JD Group and other brands
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