Job Title: Assistant Store Manager\nSalary: £21,731 plus bonus\nRole Type: Permanent (32 Hours)\nLocation: Exeter\n\nLooking for a role where every day feels meaningful? Where style meets sentiment, and your leadership helps create unforgettable moments?\nWe’re searching for a passionate and driven Assistant Store Manager to join our Exeter team. This is more than just retail—it’s about helping people celebrate life’s most special occasions, guiding them with warmth, confidence, and impeccable service.\n\nWhy You’ll Love This Role:\n\nCompetitive salary with a rewarding annual bonus\nExceptional training to help you grow and thrive\nFlexible benefits including a holiday buying scheme\nEnhanced maternity/paternity leave to support your journey\nGenerous staff discounts on products that truly matter\nBe part of a brand that’s growing, evolving, and investing in its peopleWho We’re Looking For:\n\nA natural leader who brings energy, empathy, and excellence to everything they do\nSomeone with experience in customer-focused or sales environments, ideally already leading a team\nA confident communicator who knows how to inspire and support others\nDetail-oriented, reliable, and driven by results\nStylish, professional, and proud of their achievements\nSomeone who understands that great service is about connection, not just transactionsWhat You’ll Be Doing:\n\nLeading your team to deliver personalised, heartfelt customer experiences\nCoaching and developing staff to reach their full potential\nUsing insights and data to make smart commercial decisions\nCreating beautiful, inviting displays that reflect your local customer base\nBuilding relationships through local events and community engagement\nEnsuring the store runs smoothly and reflects the brand’s values every dayOUR CLIENT\n \nOur client is a well-established high street retailer who has had significant growth over the last few years and is planning further growth for the future.

The quality of their service and product is exceptional, their customers are their most important asset and they will do everything they can to make them happy, their passion is at the heart of everything they do! This company continues to go from strength to strength and is a great choice for anyone wanting to further their retail management career!\n\nABOUT US \nThis role is being handled by McCarthy Recruitment, an award-winning behavioural leadership recruitment consultancy covering the whole of the UK. McCarthy is like no other recruitment agency you will have worked with, our difference is our commitment to providing a professional and personalised recruitment service of the highest quality.\nWe are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.\n\nBy applying for this role, you are explicitly consenting for McCarthy Recruitment to hold and process your data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulations.  And your details will be added to our holding database.  We process certain personal information about you for our legitimate business interests in order to identify and contact suitable candidates about positions that may be relevant to them.  Details are set out in our privacy policy at (url removed) \n\nIf you wish to exercise your right to access, erase or restrict processing of your data please contact us at the office and we will respond to your query