Assistant Manager

Kingfisher; North East; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in North East England is seeking an Assistant Manager who will support the Retail Branch Manager to ensure customer satisfaction is at the core of operations. The ideal candidate will be responsible for store management, inspire a team, and contribute to maintaining high standards. Competitive salary and benefits including 28 days annual leave, training opportunities, and discounts are offered. Join a dynamic team dedicated to both customer service and team development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

28 days annual leave

20% discount with Screwfix and B&Q

Annual bonus scheme

Pension contribution up to 14%

Discounted healthcare and life cover

Share Save Scheme

Excellent training and ongoing development

Qualifications

• Experienced in management and wanting to take your career to the next level.
• Instinctive in knowing what customers want and dedicated to delivering.
• Extremely driven, leading you to hit targets and inspire your team.

Responsibilities

• Ensure store standards alongside the Branch Manager.
• Inspire your team to provide excellent customer experiences.
• Manage store operations including budgets and stock.

Skills

Restaurant Experience

Fashion Retail

Hospitality Experience

Assistant Manager Experience

Basic Math

Management Experience

Math

Business Management

Leadership Experience

Supervising Experience

Restaurant Management

Retail Management

Job description

Overview

This is your chance to step up. Supporting the Retail Branch Manager you’ll make sure our customers are the heart of everything we do. You’re always looking for ways to improve what we do and how we do it, knowing that small differences can make a big impact. And with the help of our excellent training programmes and varied shift patterns to support your development you’ll be on the right track for a promising career with us!

At Screwfix we champion a healthy work / life balance and encourage part‑time applications working a minimum of 22.5 hours over 3 days.

Responsibilities

WHATS IT LIKE TO BE AN ASSISTANT MANAGER AT SCREWFIX

• Store standards alongside the retail Branch Manager you’ll make sure everything runs smoothly from front of house to the warehouse. Rolling up your sleeves to keep standards high.
• Inspire your team you’ll be hands‑on and lead by example, motivating your team to give a great customer experience.
• Store management, budgets, rotas and payroll, P&L analysis, managing stock and improving profits are all part of your role.

Qualifications

YOU ARE

• Experienced in management and wanting to take your career to the next level.
• Instinctive in knowing what our customers want – you go all out to deliver.
• Extremely driven, leading you to hit targets and inspire those around you.
• Inquisitive, ever‑questioning and ever‑improving.
• Passionate about our business.
• Friendly, flexible, reliable & honest.

WHATS IN IT FOR ME

• Joining Screwfix means joining a growing team full of support opportunities and fun!
• We offer a competitive salary.
• 28 days annual leave (including an allowance for bank holidays) increasing with length of service to 33 days.
• 20% discount with Screwfix and B&Q.
• Annual bonus scheme.
• Award‑winning pension – up to 14% contribution from Kingfisher!
• Discounted healthcare and life cover.
• Share Save Scheme.
• Well also help you be the best you can be with excellent training and ongoing development!

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Sustainability at Screwfix

We are committed to running our operations sustainably and supporting our customers to make sustainable choices. We want every colleague to feel involved and to champion sustainability in their area, ensuring that sustainability is at the heart of how we work.

Our policy is to employ the best qualified people and provide equal opportunity for the advancement of employees, including promotion and training, and not to discriminate against any person because of gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief or disability.

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Key Skills

• Restaurant Experience
• Fashion Retail
• Hospitality Experience
• Assistant Manager Experience
• Basic Math
• Management Experience
• Math
• Business Management
• Leadership Experience
• Supervising Experience
• Restaurant Management
• Retail Management

Employment Type: Full‑Time

Department / Functional Area: Retail Management

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1

Required Experience: Manager