Retail Assistant Manager (Woodbridge)
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Retail assistant manager
£12.67 - £14.77 per hour
Reports to: Shop manager
Department: Trading
Contract: Permanent
Working hours: Part time, 15 hours per week
Location: Woodbridge
Closing date: Open until filled.
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.
Internal title for this role: Assistant Shop Manager
About the role
We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. We need someone talented, who shares our vision. You’ll act as an ambassador for Cancer Research UK, supporting the shop manager and your team to maximise income through people, resources, and stock.
Responsibilities
* Supporting the shop manager to guide, inspire and engage a diverse team of paid staff and volunteers.
* Supporting the commercial running of the 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.
* Working alongside the shop manager to achieve targets for donated stock, cash, gift aid, average selling price, sell‑through and stock processing.
* Creating relationships with the local community and Cancer Research UK colleagues.
* Supporting the shop manager in the organisation and delivery of creative fundraising events for the store to achieve fundraising targets.
* Maintaining compliance with health and safety, safeguarding, security, administration and HR policies.
* Deputising for the shop manager in their absence.
Skills and experience
* Working knowledge of what makes great customer service.
* Experience working in a lively and vibrant environment.
* Adaptability in changing situations, including working effectively independently.
* Commercial awareness.
* The ability to create relationships and communicate well.
* Ideal supervisor experience and an understanding of retail and fashion.
Benefits
* Generous benefits package including a substantial retirement plan, flexible leave allowance, discounts on travel, technology, gym membership and more.
* Career and personal development opportunities.
* High‑quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well.
How to apply
We operate an anonymised shortlisting process to promote equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications but will not be viewed until we invite you for an interview. Instead, please complete the work history section of the online application form to be assessed quickly, fairly and objectively.
Retail teams cover needs by working on a rota basis. Whilst flexibility is needed to meet business needs, we also balance work‑life balance.
Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory basic DBS check.
You can learn more about our retail teams on our website. For more information on this opportunity, visit our website or contact us at recruitment@cancer.org.uk.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are under‑represented. We want every candidate to perform at their best throughout the application process and ask you to inform us of any concerns or adjustments needed. Please contact recruitment@cancer.org.uk or 020 3469 8400 as soon as possible.
We are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18, to protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks.
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