Store Manager

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Age UK is recruiting! We have a fantastic opportunity for a Store Manager to join our friendly and supportive Retford team. Utilising your previous retail experience and excellent managerial skills, you will manage the day‑to‑day running of our store – maximising store sales and profits while ensuring our customers receive an excellent service. In doing so, you will be helping to raise funds for Age UK and the incredible services and support they provide to older people. As Store Manager, you will manage our brilliant team of staff and volunteers, providing effective leadership, training, and development. If you are a motivated manager with a passion for retail and would like to use your skills to support a charity that helps thousands of older people across the UK, this may be the role for you! Due to the nature of this role, you will be required to handle/lift bags of stock (up to 10kg). Please note this opportunity will require the successful candidate to work 35 hours across a 7‑day working week, including Saturdays and Sundays on a rota basis. To ensure the smooth running of our stores, we will be conducting interviews throughout the advertising process. Early applications are advised. You will have:
Experience in a performance driven retail/customer centric environment Experience of managing people Ability to lift and carry bags of stock up to 10kg's Ability to build, retain and develop a team Strong drive to achieve results through others Ability to delegate, coach and listen Ability to manage time under conflicting priorities Ability to motivate self and others An open and adaptable approach to change and be able to support others through it Experience of communicating with a diverse workforce and customer base Ability to establish and maintain successful retail processes and merchandising IT literacy and numeracy skills
What we offer in return:
Competitive salary, 25 days annual leave (pro rata for our part‑time colleagues) + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme Wellbeing days - 2 paid days per year (pro rata for our part‑time colleagues) Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, Bupa health cashback plan and EAP Car Benefit scheme, Cycle to Work scheme Home & Tech - apply to buy any Home & Tech items from 'Currys' & 'IKEA', up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free. Blue Light Card scheme You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250.
Additional Information To comply with UK legislation, we cannot accept applications from candidates under the age of 18 as the successful candidate will be required to work on their own in the shop without the aid of other staff. Equal opportunities & Disability Confident Scheme Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please note that on occasion, due to high numbers of applications, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job. Reasonable adjustments Disabled job seekers can access reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All requests for reasonable adjustments are considered on a case‑by‑case basis, in collaboration with the disabled job seeker to best meet their needs, by contacting the Recruitment Team. Disability disclosures will be kept confidential and only shared on a need‑to‑know basis to support the implementation of adjustments. Disclosures will not be used to inform hiring decisions. Safeguarding Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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Location:
Retford
Job Type:
FullTime

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