We are looking for an Assistant Store Manager to join our new store team in Kendal on a 32 hour permanent contract.
You'll Help Us By
* Assisting the Store Manager in creating a service culture within the store team that puts the customer at the heart of everything they do
* Enabling the store team on how to recommend additional services to drive sales such as omni-channel selling, gathering customer data, and recommending add-on purchases
* Supporting the Store Manager with recruitment, working together to build a diverse and passionate team
* Being a great role model, driving store sales, profitability and consistent KPI achievement, understanding what is required to drive performance
* Coaching and developing the store team through regular 121’s, supporting with development plans when appropriate
* Communicating store performances to your team and key stakeholders around the business, providing regular feedback, highlighting any risks and opportunities to sales for the business
* Implementing store visual merchandising, windows standards and guidelines and utilising all product, categories, and bestseller information to maximise commercial opportunities within the store
* Utilising all product information to maximise sales opportunities
* Managing store operations such as management of stock, loss prevention, escalation and incident reporting, health, and safety, GDPR, cash handling, key holder responsibilities and store safety standards amongst others
* Being a key-holder for the store and having sole responsibility for running the store when required
The Skills You'll Be Sharing With The Team
Leading the way with your exceptional retail skills, product knowledge and commercial know-how, you’ll be passionate about inspiring your team to exceed sales and maximise profitability. You will have previous experience in leading a team at supervisor level or above, preferably in a retail or equivalent environment where you drove key KPI achievement and managed budgets.
Taking responsibility of leading the store to support the Store Manager won’t phase you, as you will be passionate about the successful running of the store. Coaching and developing your team will be really important to you and is key to this role, you’ll an excellent communicator who can build a culture of trust. Finding solutions comes naturally to you, and you won’t be afraid to share your ideas, thinking differently on how to achieve results.
Benefits
* Salary up to £23,400 pro rata, dependent on experience.
* 34 days paid annual leave, increasing with length of service
* Uniform allowance
* Attractive 50% employee discount
* Health Cash Plan scheme to cover costs of everyday health expenses plus virtual 24/7 GP service
* Free access to our Employee Assistance Programme through Retail Trust with 24/7 support including mental health support and counselling
* Flexible benefits scheme to personalise your benefits package
* Enhanced family leave policies
* Pension Scheme with generous 7% employer contributions
* Life assurance programme
* Learning and Development opportunities
* Do Good Things with our two days per year paid volunteering opportunities
* Employee networks to develop and provide support to our people, including the Inclusion Network
* 100’s of savings on top retailers and gym memberships through our discount hub
About Us
We are an inclusive employer and want to invite a diverse range of candidates to apply for our roles. We aim to work flexibly where possible and value a range of perspectives. We are happy to help with any adjustments to our recruitment process and beyond.
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