Assistant Store Manager

Crown Paints; London; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading paint company as an Assistant Store Manager in London. This role combines customer service with store management, requires a full UK driving license, and offers great benefits including a salary starting at £12.73 per hour and ample time off. The position is focused on creating vibrant customer experiences and supporting store operations.

Benefits

Big paint discounts

28 days leave plus bank holidays

Pension and health & well-being perks

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Must be computer literate.
• Ability to lift 20KG.
• Retail background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assisting the Store Manager with store operations.
• Providing high-level customer service.
• Stock replenishment and managing deliveries.

Skills

Customer service skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Sales experience

Job description

Assistant Store Manager

Join the colourful world of Crown Paints as an Assistant Store Manager – It’s not just paint, it’s personal.

At Crown Paints, we're not just selling paint; we're crafting dreams and colouring lives. We're seeking an Assistant Store Manager who can blend creativity with customer service, making every interaction a masterpiece. If you have a palette for success and a flair for vibrant customer interactions, we want you on our team.

Crown Decorating Centre’s opening hours are Monday to Saturday (NO nights, NO Sundays!)

You will require a full UK driving licence.

What we offer

• Big paint discountsto turn your home into a masterpiece

• 28 days leave (plus bank holidays and 10 days off over Christmas), pension and health & well-being perks

• Annual Salary starting at £12.73 ph plus London Allowance

• You will be working 37.5 hours a week Monday to Friday with some Saturdays on a rota basis.

• No nights! No Sundays!

• Training and development throughout your role

 

Here’s some of the other things you can look forward to

• Aiding the Store Manager in the running of the Crown Decorative Centre and managing the store to cover holidays and Store Management absences
• Providing a high-level of customer service, serving customers in store, meeting and greeting customers, advising on products and providing recommendations.

• Upselling to customers, using inquisitive questioning to understand upcoming customer projects, daily proactive calling to old and new customers. 

• Carrying out deliveries, daily vehicle checks, loading the 3.5T Van with orders for the day (up to 20KG), following the mapped route to customer sites, offloading goods. 

• Perform regular stock takes, stock replenishment, unpacking and storing or inward goods

• At times delegating for the store manager, opening and closing the store etc.

• Assisting in the tinting and mixing of paint.

 

What should you bring to be successful in this role

• Great customer service skills and communication skills

• Must be computer literate

• Ability to carry out manual handling and lifting up to 20KG

• A retail background, ideally with some sales experience/skills

• High attention to detail and a commitment to safe work practices

• A full driving licence

  

More about Crown Paints

Crown Paints have been manufacturing paint for longer than most, over 200 years in fact, with over 60 years proudly holding the Royal Warrant. It’s fair to say that we know our craft; however, what really sets Crown apart is the support we provide for cultural, humanitarian and scientific causes across the world.

Alongside our owners, The Hempel Foundation, we place a special focus on education for children in need, and are proud to support the education of over 55,000 children across 22 projects worldwide. You can therefore guarantee here at Crown – It’s not just paint. It’s personal!