Deputy Store Manager / Assistant Manager

Leading national retailer requires Deputy Store Manager/Assistant Store Manager

DEPUTY STORE MANAGER, Up To £26,000 per year + benefits + progression

LOCATION: Leicester, East Midlands

My client is a rapidly growing people focused retailer that sells top branded products all over the UK. Despite having over 400 stores already in place, they plan to open a further 50+ stores in 2015. We’re looking for commercially minded shop floor operators who are passionate about driving sales and delivering VIP levels of customer service. In this role you will have complete autonomy over the running of your store, this really is an opportunity to run a multi-million pound business like its your very own.

PURPOSE OF ROLE:
To support the Store Manager in managing a high volume store and its staff in line with its company goals and targets and to manage the store in the absence of the Store Manager

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

The store to be presentable at all times with full availability and excellent customer service:
Personable, prompt and polite service to be offered in all areas of the store
Achievement of sales targets
Stock to be on sale during trading hours
Stores to be fully prepared for trade by mid morning

To recruit, motivate and develop store colleagues to be responsive to store and customer demands:
Colleagues to be recruited and inducted according to the established procedures
Be an ambassador for a culture of honesty, hard work and good reputation
Colleagues to be given the appropriate skills and knowledge
Rotas are managed in line with the business needs

To merchandise the store to provide a welcoming customer environment which also delivers sales and profitability:
Stores to be properly laid out, fully stocked and maintained
Agreed promotion instructions to be followed and implemented
Every product on sale with a correct price ticket
Ensure company stock control procedures are carried out within the timetable

To operate and deliver processes that ensure the store meets all legal requirements:
H&S checks administered and requirements met
Code checks delivered as per policy and procedures
Shop floor hygiene and housekeeping standards to be delivered

To protect and safeguard the company assets:
Stocktaking to be competed in-line with company procedures
Ensure company property, cash & stock are secure at all times
Keep all controllable costs within budget

With my clients on-going expansion plans there really hasn’t been a better time to join. Are you a dynamic shop floor leader who is seeking a new challenge?

Mandeville is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.