Store Manager - Scotland West Coast Region - Ayrshire Area
As Store Manager, you’ll own the full operation, leading with confidence, building high-performing teams, and setting the pace in a fast-changing retail environment. You’ll lead from the front, deliver against the retail plan, and create a store where customers love to shop and colleagues are proud to work in.
What you’ll do:
* Lead the delivery of the full retail plan across the store driving commercial, operational, visual and people performance to deliver against the P&L.
* Set the strategy and direction for the store, making sure every colleague knows their part to play and is held to account for delivering it.
* Own the change agenda landing transformation initiatives with clarity, urgency and pace.
* Build a high-performance culture by coaching managers, growing talent, and creating a store people want to join and stay in.
* Use data and insight to unlock opportunity, making fast, confident decisions that drive profit, improve service, and boost efficiency.
* Drive digital adoption and omnichannel capability – helping teams sell across all platforms and channels.
* Be the voice of your store – representing your people, saying it as it is and owning the follow‑through on what needs to improve.
* Create an exceptional customer journey through consistent standards, inspiring visual merchandising, and diverse teams that go the extra mile.
Who you are:
* A proven leader of large teams in a fast‑paced retail environment, with a sharp focus on delivery, standards and results.
* Confident working across all areas of store performance, including commercial, visual, operations and people and knowing how to bring them together for impact.
* A clear and direct communicator, with the courage to make tough calls and the skill to bring colleagues with you.
* Strong on planning, performance management and resilience. You can balance the big picture with the detail and always hold the line and set expectations.
* Confident using digital tools, data and systems to make better, faster decisions and coaching others to do the same.
* Skilled in building partnerships across your team, your peers and your region to share insights, solve problems and deliver transformation.
Benefits
* 20% colleague discount across all M&S products and many of our third‑party brands for you and a member of your household.
* Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days.
* Discretionary bonus schemes awarded based on how you achieve your personal objectives and our performance as a business.
* A generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
* A dedicated welcome to our teams with a tailored induction and a wide range of training programmes to develop your skills.
* Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices portal to maximise your financial and personal wellbeing.
* Industry‑leading parental, adoption and neonatal policies, providing support and flexibility for your family.
* Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support for all colleagues, including our 24/7 Virtual GP and PAM Assist for you and your family.
* A charity volunteer day to support a cause you’re passionate about through a dedicated day away from work.
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