Assistant Manager

the fragrance shop; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A well-known retail company in Newcastle upon Tyne is looking for an enthusiastic Assistant Manager. You will help manage the store, ensuring excellent customer service and training staff. The ideal candidate has retail management experience, strong communication skills, and a passion for sales. This is a part-time, permanent position with an hourly wage of £11.07-£12.45.

Benefits

Employee discount

Qualifications

• Previous retail management experience is essential.
• Confident and personable with excellent communication skills.
• Customer service focus with a natural sales ability.

Responsibilities

• Assist Store Manager in achieving retail targets.
• Train and coach store consultants.
• Deliver excellent customer service and resolve queries.

Skills

Retail management experience

Strong communication skills

Customer service focused

Natural sales ability

Ability to operate POS system

Flexible and adaptable

Job description

Overview

The Fragrance Shop – Assistant Manager

Job type: Permanent

Part time hours: 24 hours per week

Salary: £11.07-£12.45 per hour

Benefits: Employee discount

Location: Eldon Square Shopping Centre

The Fragrance Shop are on the lookout for an enthusiastic, motivated and reliable Assistant Manager to join our team. Responsible for helping the Store Manager manage the store by providing excellent customer service whilst ensuring sales are maximised at every opportunity and establishing efficient methods of operation. This position is hands-on and will play a pivotal part in staff training and development.

We are extremely passionate about our products and ensuring our customers receive the highest level of customer service. Our employees are trained to offer the very best expertise and knowledge within the fragrance industry. So, if you feel you are passionate about fragrance and thrive in a busy environment then this could be the perfect role for you!

Responsibilities

• Supporting your Store Manager with the achievement of retail store targets
• Open and close the store and are responsible at that point for ensuring that the store trades safely and legally
• Help to manage a team of consultants by training, coaching, delegating and empowering them to provide excellent customer service
• Delivering sales through friendly and efficient customer service
• Take a lead role in resolving customer questions and queries
• Following guidelines, ensure that all products are presented/displayed to their best advantage
• Ensure that all products are correctly coded, priced and accurate POS is used
• Ensuring our customers have a fun and enjoyable shopping experience
• Effectively matching the correct fragrance to the customer’s needs
• Assisting customers with their queries using your product knowledge
• Actively promote the company and role in the local marketplace
• Continue to develop self and role by studying relevant training materials and store information
• Processing transactions at the till point
• Assisting with processing store deliveries, visual merchandising, stock takes, markdowns and promotions
• Ensuring the store looks presentable and inviting to our customers

About You

• Need to have previous retail management experience
• Confidence and personality!
• Enjoy talking to people and be at ease approaching customers and demonstrating our products
• Fully flexible
• Adaptable with a ‘can do’ attitude
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Customer service focused
• Possess excellent customer service skills
• Demonstrate a natural sales ability
• Be passionate about retail and fashion
• Be enthusiastic and results driven
• Enjoy working as part of a team
• Ability to operate POS system

CV can be dropped into store or sent via email to [e-mail]

Due to the high volume of applications that we receive, we are regrettably not able to respond to every one. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of your application, please assume that on this occasion you have not been successful.