Store Manager - Isle of Wight

GENERAL MANAGER - FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY

THE ROLE

As a General Manager your role is primarily to take responsibility for managing all areas of the business and driving sales and profitability. In this position you will lead and direct the store team to achieve all targets set for the store, ensuring consistent delivery of profit and the brand. You will represent our client in a positive, motivated and enthusiastic manner in line with their company core values. This is a superb opportunity to join a market leader in a high profile position and to assume responsibility for ensuring the success and profitability of a high turnover store.

This role is one of the most exciting and challenging roles in retail. The knowledge, insight, vision and drive required to be successful at this level means that your views will be heard and acted upon at the highest level.

First and foremost, you will have a passion for delivering outstanding customer service. Together with significant retail management experience and the ability to handle many tasks at once, you'll have the confidence and knowledge to motivate and inspire your team. Above all, you will be a business manager with the intellect to formulate a strategy and the drive and tenacity to see it through.

KEY RESPONSIBILTIES

• Achieve sales and profits targets
• Analysis of profit and loss accounts
• To manage store operations so that customer proposition is delivered through store systems and procedures
• To plan, organise and execute in store systems that comply with company processes, core values and best practice
• Manage the set up and maintenance of seasonal guidelines and planograms to ensure the every day delivery of customer service
• To recruit, train and develop the store team to consistently provide product availability and responsive, efficient, friendly and knowledgeable customer service
• Responsible for optimising the performance of the store by enhancing the offer in line with competitor activity, local needs and seasonal opportunities whilst delivering the customer service
• Manage and deliver and exceed required level of sales as set by the company
• Manage stock management systems, delivery of productivity and shrinkage targets
• To ensure that at all times the store is safe and fully compliant with Health, Safety and Fire policy, procedures and retail legislative requirements

IDEAL CANDIDATE

Experience as a Store Manager or very strong Deputy Manager in a large volume environment. This is a great opportunity to progress your management skills and have autonomy over your own store with a leading retailer. A passion for customer service and proven track record in managing and leading people, with experience of training and developing a store team through effective performance management is preferred. You will be KPI driven and understand market trends, customers and the competition.

OUR CLIENT

Our client is one of the most successful high street retailers in the UK, a market leader in their field they are focused on and committed to driving the impressive growth they have achieved to date by investing in their employees. They have a strong commitment to training and developing their staff and where possible seek to promote from within and offer fantastic opportunities for future progression allowing individuals to forge successful careers.

Due to continued expansion our client is seeking talented individuals who can make a significant impact on sales and contribute to their current store management teams. Reporting to the Area Manager you will ensure consistent stock availability and excellent service standards. Our client is renowned for recognising their teams and offer excellent rewards which reflect their commitment. This really is a fantastic opportunity in a retail environment and you'll reap the rewards of a fantastic benefits package.