The Trafford Centre, Trafford Park, Stretford, Manchester M17, UK
Job Description
Posted Friday 28 November 2025 at 01:00
We have an exciting opportunity for Management Trainee to join our Kids store in Trafford!
Are you hard working and keen to learn? This Management Trainee role will allow you to kick‑start your retail management career with the opportunity to become a future leader! For this role, you will need to demonstrate outstanding people skills - as well as being a natural with our 'little customers'.
Our comprehensive training program will develop you in all aspects of retail and people management, providing you with all the tools you will need to take your next step into one of our Deputy Manager roles!
About the role –
* Learning to coach and develop your team to exceed every expectation
* Ensuring our little shoppers and their parents/guardians feel like they have had the best shopping journey from start to finish
* Helping recruit and train new talent
* Setting goals, achieving targets and driving KPIs
* Striving for operational excellence
* Celebrating achievements
* Promoting the schuh brand through our core service values
* Gaining confidence in making commercial decisions within our visual merchandising guidelines
* Adhering to company policies and guidelines
About the person -
* Enthusiastic, incredibly ambitious and ready for anything
* Optimistic and energetic
* Prepared to work hard
* Act as a role model in store
* Passionate about retail/customer service/footwear
* Keen eye for detail and knowledge of trends
Previous supervisory experience in customer service and/or retail experience would be preferable. Full training will be given for the role.
About the perks/benefits –
* Up to 40% product discount for you and your loved ones as well as an annual 100% discount up to the value of £75 / €85 for shoes to wear to work
* Up to 29 days holiday (including bank holidays) increasing to 34 after three years’ service
* Your birthday off to celebrate you
* Flexible working hours / contracts to work when suits you
* Perk platform for hundreds of discounts
* Manage, save and access your wages as you earn them to get paid your way
* Employee assistance programme to support your wellbeing through resources, helplines and Virtual GP services.
* A pension scheme to help you save for the future
* Development and progression opportunities across store and Head Office
* Relocation and two paid flights home per year if you relocate outside of or into the UK/ROI
* Ability to unlock monthly monetary incentive based on store performance
* Opportunity to be a part of our company Purpose Groups
About schuh –
At schuh we are the ‘Same but different’.
By embracing diversity and promoting inclusivity, we aim to empower our people to be fiercely and unapologetically themselves.
This means you will support our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion, and ensure that colleagues and customers from all backgrounds, beliefs and communities are treated fairly.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to support disabilities or health conditions. Please let our talent team know of any adjustments needed during the hiring process.
Our Talent Acquisition Team will work as quickly as possible to review your application. In the meantime, if you have any questions or would like any additional information at all, please contact talent@schuh.co.uk
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