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Retail Store Manager (Hampstead)
Apply locations Hampstead (High St) Shop time type Part time posted on Posted Yesterday time left to apply End Date: May 12, 2025 (10 days left to apply) job requisition id R031064
Endless pre-loved items. A crucial source of fundraising. A store that runs your way.
Retail Store Manager
£29,064 - £32,114 plus benefits
Reports to: Area manager
Department: Trading
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week
Location: Hampstead
Closing date: Sunday 11th May 2025 23:55. This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications are received or once a suitable candidate is found.
Please note: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.
At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.
We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That’s why we’re looking for someone talented, someone who shares our vision, someone like you.
We’re looking for a motivating store manager to join Cancer Research UK’s trading team. You’ll be acting as an ambassador for Cancer Research UK, motivating your team to maximise sales and fundraising targets. Your shop will be a place where your community meets our people, understands our brand, and sees some of the great things we do.
You’ll also be surrounded by people who are as dedicated to beating cancer as you are.
What will I be doing?
* Guiding, inspiring, and engaging a team of paid staff and volunteers, including recruitment, retention, and development of a diverse shop team.
* Taking ownership and responsibility for the commercial running of your store, including display and merchandising, stock management, maintaining shop standards, store layout, sales, and income.
* Leading by example and providing excellent customer and supporter service.
* Maximising profit through effective cost control and sales.
* Creating relationships with your local community and Cancer Research UK colleagues.
* Organising and running creative fundraising events for your store to achieve fundraising targets.
* Maintaining compliance with health and safety, safeguarding, security, administration, and HR policies.
* There will be a varied amount of manual handling and physical activity required within the day-to-day duties of the role.
What are you looking for?
* Experience managing and inspiring a diverse team.
* Comfort working within targets and motivating others to achieve those targets.
* The ability to multi-task in a lively environment.
* Working knowledge of what makes great customer service.
* Commercial awareness.
* Knowledge of high street fashion retail.
* Adaptability in changing situations, including working effectively independently.
* An awareness of the price, value, and worth of items.
* Flexibility, as retail teams work on a rota basis. While a level of flexibility is needed, we respect your work-life balance.
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What will I gain?
We ensure you are supported with a generous salary and benefits package, career and personal development opportunities, and tools to do your job well.
Our benefits include a substantial retirement plan, flexible leave, discounts, gym membership, and more.
Retail teams also have access to wellbeing support from the Retail Trust.
How do I apply?
We operate an anonymised shortlisting process to promote equality, diversity, and inclusion. CVs are required but will only be viewed after interview invitation. Please complete the work history section of the online application form.
You will spend 4 weeks in a training shop, learning from a Training Shop Manager, possibly at a different location.
Offers are subject to a satisfactory DBS check.
For more information, visit our website or contact us at recruitment@cancer.org.uk.
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We encourage applications from all backgrounds, especially under-represented ethnic minorities. Please inform us of any support or adjustments needed during the process by contacting recruitment@cancer.org.uk or 020 3469 8400.
We do not recruit anyone under 18 to ensure safety and safeguarding.
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