About the Role
Permanent - 37 hours
£13.57 per hour (circa 26,000 pa)
As an assistant store manager in our retail stores you will support the store manager in leading and managing an engaged team of colleagues.
You will coach, develop and inspire the store team to deliver extraordinary customer service and realise their full potential. You will work with the store manager to drive standards, build capability and accountability and create a great place to work. You will lead by example and exhibit the Lakeland essence, values and behaviours. You will be passionate about our products and delivering best in class customer service.
About You
You will need;
* Previous experience in an assistant manager role, or similar, and to be able to deputise for the store manager in their absence.
* Strong selling and customer service skills
* Great communication and interpersonal skills
* An understanding of KPI’s and an ability to drive performance
* Experience in recruitment and performance reviews
* Experience in managing workflow schedules
* An ability to manage, organise and motivate your colleagues on a day to day basis
* An ability to train others and engage them in all aspects of being part of a busy store team
* An ability to encourage and coach your colleagues to achieve their own potential
* Existing knowledge of Lakeland and our products
* A positive attitude to change and development
* Intermediate IT skills (e.g., Word and Excel)
Benefits
There are many benefits to being part of the Lakeland team. Other than being part of a huge and happy working family, our colleagues are rewarded with a competitive salary, a group personal pension plan.
There are 29 days’ paid holiday (including bank holidays) and generous discounts on our products. We offer a great retail environment, and the chance to be part of a team who like to work and socialise together.
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