Assistant Store Manager

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Ambleside; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A successful retailer in Ambleside is seeking an Assistant Manager to enhance customer experiences and support the store team. The ideal candidate will have exceptional customer service skills and a retail background, particularly in clothing or outdoor wear. This role offers a starting pay of £13.10 per hour, bonuses, discounts up to 70%, and various employee benefits including well-being initiatives.

Benefits

Monthly bonus based on store performance

Up to 70% discount

28 days annual leave

Long service awards

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Warm and friendly personality with a love for people.
• Happy to work retail hours.
• Live within traveling distance of Ambleside / Hawkshead.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a first-class customer experience tailored to customer needs.
• Provide operational support to the Store Manager.
• Maintain consistently high store standards.

Skills

Exceptional customer service skills

Retail background

Supervising and motivating team members

Job description

This is your opportunity to join an iconic brand. We are looking for an Assistant Manager to join the leadership team at a successful (very successful!) retailer in the Ambleside area. If you have experience within the clothing and outdoor wear sector then this could be the ideal career move for you.

The employer invests in their people and tailors their career development plan to suit you and your aspirations. This is a great place to work and you will get to meet many interesting people along the way (bakers, dog walkers, book worms, students, parents, travelers, movie buffs, foodies, festival goers, musicians and more).

Sustainability is at the core of everything this employer does, and you will have the opportunity to support their company wide sustainability committee and put ideas into action and really make a difference to the world we live in!

Your new job:
After your training and induction period:

You will deliver a first-class customer experience, tailored to people’s individual needs
With your warm personality and enthusiasm, the store will always be friendly and inviting to both regular and new customers.
Clothing and accessories will be replenished and displayed with your intuitive merchandising skills
Your in-depth product knowledge of features and benefits allows you to provide expert advice on what customers need for all their adventures
You’ll provide valuable operational support to your Store Manager, with a motivational and supportive approach to the store team ensuring consistently high standards are maintained

About you:
Warm and friendly and love of people!
Exceptional customer service skills
Retail background (even better if it’s in the clothing or outdoor clothing sector)
Previous experience supervising and motivating team members within a retail environment (essential!)
Happy to work retail hours
Live within traveling distance Ambleside / Hawkshead

Salary and benefits:
Starting pay £13.10 per hour / 35 hours per week
Additional pay increases in line with company development programme – earn as you learn!
A monthly bonus based on store performance
Brand new kit provided each season to wear in store
Up to 70% discount
Fantastic monthly and annual awards to recognise individual and store achievements
28 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays & pro-rated for weekly hours)
Holiday pay based on your average hours worked
Long service awards, including meals and trips away as well as an extra day of annual leave!
Meaningful internal and external wellbeing initiatives and support available
A charity fundraising matching scheme as well as long standing partnerships with charity’s such as the Alzheimer’s society
Store events within the local community


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