Assistant Shop Manager (Warehouse)

Consortium; Skipton; Remote; GBP 8,400 - 10,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

26 days’ annual leave + bank holidays

Salary Finance

Job summary

Cats Protection in Skipton is seeking an Assistant Shop Manager for our new Superstore format. The role focuses on warehouse operations, ensuring efficient daily flow of donated and purchased stock, and supporting sales through effective stock management.

This is a permanent 14-hour per week contract on a rota basis. You will work with a team of volunteers and staff in a fast-paced retail environment, delivering high standards of customer service and achieving stock and sales targets.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in a retail environment, ideally fast-paced/high-volume or multi-department operation.
• Experience coordinating teams and staff to meet targets and deadlines.
• Comfort with cash handling and financial controls in a store setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage warehouse operations, stock receipt, sorting, quality checks and replenishment.
• Ensure safe, efficient day-to-day warehouse activities in a large-format shop.
• Oversee stock flow from receipt to sales floor to maximise income for cats.
• Motivate and supervise employees and volunteers to achieve KPIs.

Skills

Retail experience

Team management

Customer service

Stockflow management

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Retail systems

Job description

Assistant Shop Manager role in Skipton Superstore

Permanent contract with 14 hours per week

Responsibilities include managing warehouse operations

Experience in retail and team management required

Team:Retail

Work pattern:14hours per week on a rota basis

Salary:Up to£9,345.68per annum

Contract:Permanent

We are the UK’s largest cat welfare charity. All over the country, our passionate employees,volunteersand supporters are using their kindness andexpertiseto make life better for millions of cats and the people who care for them.

Will you join us and make life better for cats?

Responsibilities of our Assistant Shop Manager(Superstore):

Cats Protection is launching its first Superstore format, offering customers an exciting destination for both fashion and home. With a significantly larger footprint than a traditional charity shop, the Superstore will provide an enhanced shopping experience, a wider product range, and greater opportunities to raise funds for cats and kittens in need.

This role will focus on our Warehouse operaitons and willlead the safe, efficient day-to-day operation of the warehouse within a large format Cats Protection shop, managing the flow of donated and purchased stock from receipt through sorting, quality checking, preparation, storage and replenishment. The role ensures stock is handled with care, space is used effectively, and good-quality products reach the sales floor promptly to maximise sales opportunities and income for cats.

About the retail team:

Our retail operation consists of over 80 charity shops

Each of our shops has its own charm and personality due to our dedicated volunteers and colleagues. From vintage jewellery and jigsaws to harps and handbags, whether our customers are looking for that 'must have' item or simply a 'missing piece'.

Whatwe’relooking for in our Assistant Shop Manager:

Demonstrable experience of working in a retail environment, ideally within a fast-paced,high-volumeor multi-department operation.

Good understanding of sales targets,budgetsand key performance indicators, with the ability to contribute effectively to their achievement.

Experience of cash reconciliation and financial controls, witha high levelof accuracy and attention to detail.

Ability to motivate, support and manage a team of employees and volunteers.

Competent IT skills, including the use of Microsoft Word, Excel,emailand retail systems.

What we can offer you:

range of health benefits

26 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service

Salary Finance, which empowers you to take control of your financial wellbeing

and much more, which you can learn about here

This role requires an enhanced CRC check