Assistant Manager

Mountain Warehouse; Tewkesbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading outdoor retailer located in Tewkesbury is seeking an Assistant Manager to lead and inspire the store team. The ideal candidate will have a retail management background, excellent organizational skills, and a commercial mindset. Responsibilities include driving store performance, ensuring customer satisfaction, and maintaining store presentation. This position offers competitive salary, monthly bonuses, and employee discounts.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Monthly Bonus scheme

50% Employee Discount

28 days annual leave

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Auto-enrolment Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Passionate and driven individual with a retail management background.
• Strong organizational skills crucial for store performance.
• Experience in visual merchandising preferred but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire the team to achieve store goals.
• Drive performance through sales and KPIs.
• Ensure high customer service standards and product knowledge.
• Maintain store presentation for an optimal shopping experience.

Skills

Retail Management experience

Excellent organizational skills

Commercial mindset

Flair for Visual Merchandising

Hands-on, enthusiastic attitude

Job description

Overview

Description

• COMPETITIVE SALARY
• MONTHLY BONUS
• 50% EMPLOYEE DISCOUNT
• LEADING OUTDOOR RETAILER

About the role

Our Assistant Managers form a duo with their Store Managers, driving a successful store through sales, KPIs and people. You will be responsible for leading, developing and inspiring your team, in an environment where product knowledge is really important to our customer who often has a real passion for the outdoors. They’ll expect us to have a great looking store and a team that can deliver a high level of customer service, sharing their own passion and helping everyone enjoy the great outdoors. We’re all Brand Ambassadors here!

• Lead, develop and inspire your team
• Drive store performance through sales and KPIs
• Ensure excellent customer service and expert product knowledge
• Maintain a great store presentation and shopping experience

About you

We are looking for passionate and driven people from a similar work background. Retail Management experience is a must, organisational skills second to none, a commercial hero, a flair for Visual Merchandising. We’d love you to maybe have some clothing experience, but it’s not essential; however, a hands-on and enthusiastic attitude is!

• Retail Management experience is a must
• Excellent organizational skills
• Commercial mindset with a flair for Visual Merchandising
• Clothing experience is a bonus but not required
• Hands-on, enthusiastic attitude

Why join us?

• Monthly Bonus scheme
• 50% Employee Discount across Mountain Warehouse and Animal, with a twice-yearly uniform allowance
• 1 weekend off per month, with 28 days annual leave, including Bank Holidays
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme, and a Colleague Hardship Scheme
• Employee Referral Incentive…unlimited
• Auto-enrolment Pension scheme
• A stable, successful and supported environment…so many of our team have grown their career here