Assistant Store Manager

Gran Sport de Xalapa; Royal Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company is seeking an Assistant Store Manager in Royal Tunbridge Wells. The candidate will drive store performance and team development, with a competitive salary and numerous benefits. Join a supportive environment where you can make a real impact on both the team and customer experience.

Benefits

Annual pay reviews

Quarterly bonuses

Holiday entitlement of 28 days

Additional day off for your Birthday

Training and support

Free on-site parking

Cycle to work scheme

Gym discounts

Wellbeing support

Day off to volunteer

Qualifications

• Experience in retail management and team leadership.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Ability to drive sales and manage store performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the store team to ensure high performance.
• Maintain store operations in the absence of the Store Manager.
• Drive sales and control costs effectively.

Skills

Leadership

Customer Service

Team Management

Job description

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About The Role

Role: Assistant Store Manager / Location: Tunbridge Wells / Salary: £29,521 per annum (OTE £32,473) plus benefits / Hours of work: 40 hours per week - 5 out of 7 days, working a mixture of early and late shifts covering the stores opening and closing times.

What We Give Back To You

We believe if we can deliver a good work life balance and promote the health and wellbeing of our people, theres a good chance they will stay happy, engaged and driven to build a career with us. Some of our excellent benefits include:

• Competitive rates of pay reviewed on an annual basis
• Quarterly team bonuses averaging around 10-12% (up to a maximum of 25%)
• Additional day off for your Birthday
• Holiday entitlement of 28 days, increasing with service
• Training and support to help you develop a great career with us from day one
• Great pension and sharesave schemes
• Social events throughout the year
• Family friendly policies which include enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption packages
• Free on-site parking
• Cycle to work scheme and gym discounts
• Vouchers for important life events, birthdays and long service rewards
• Day off to volunteer for one of our charity partners
• Access to wellbeing support and employee assistance programme (EAP)
  
  

About The Role

Role: Assistant Store Manager / Location: Tunbridge Wells / Salary: £29,521 per annum (OTE £32,473) plus benefits / Hours of work: 40 hours per week - 5 out of 7 days, working a mixture of early and late shifts covering the stores opening and closing times.

What We Give Back To You

We believe if we can deliver a good work life balance and promote the health and wellbeing of our people, theres a good chance they will stay happy, engaged and driven to build a career with us. Some of our excellent benefits include:

• Competitive rates of pay reviewed on an annual basis
• Quarterly team bonuses averaging around 10-12% (up to a maximum of 25%)
• Additional day off for your Birthday
• Holiday entitlement of 28 days, increasing with service
• Training and support to help you develop a great career with us from day one
• Great pension and sharesave schemes
• Social events throughout the year
• Family friendly policies which include enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption packages
• Free on-site parking
• Cycle to work scheme and gym discounts
• Vouchers for important life events, birthdays and long service rewards
• Day off to volunteer for one of our charity partners
• Access to wellbeing support and employee assistance programme (EAP)
  
  

What you`ll be doing

Responsibilities

As an Assistant Store Manager, you will work closely with the Store Manager / Deputy Store Manager to help drive the success of store performance and your teams development, so you will need to be aligned with our values, your team and delivering exceptional customer service. We love a bit of get up and go, so you wont be afraid of getting stuck into your work with passion and enthusiasm. Some of your core responsibilities will be:

• Leading from the front and work shoulder to shoulder with your team
• Managing, recognising and rewarding your team whilst maximising the performance of your store
• Identify the potential of your team to ensure there is a strong pipeline of talent
• Support in creating a working environment where people are happy to come into work
• Ownership of store financial contribution in order to drive sales and control costs
• Ensure you and your team always provide the highest level of customer service
• Maintain commercial awareness of competitors to improve team and store performance
• Ensure you take responsibility for all aspects of store operations in the Store Managers absence, including maintaining the cleanliness and maintenance of the store, complying with health and safety standards, monitoring store security and accurate completion of administration
• Encourage a positive and flexible approach to daily management of the store/team
  
  

Find out more about a Store Role

About The Organisation

Here at Big Yellow, people are at the heart of our business. When customers visit one of our stores, their journey begins with you. Thats why its essential you showcase your personality including integrity, empathy and a genuine passion to help others. We are a small but close-knit company, where each individual person matters. Despite our rapid growth over the past 25 years, weve maintained a strong family feel, and our success has come from great people, delivering an outstanding customer experience. We take a can-do attitude, combined with always doing the right thing whatever the challenge.

We take great pride in the culture weve createda fun, supportive, and positive place to work. Our store teams are small, allowing colleagues to work closely together, build trust, and form strong relationships. The role itself is highly varied, making it ideal for those who enjoy a job where no two days are the same. But its not just about workwe also encourage our teams to socialise, connect, and celebrate their successes together.

So, if youre excited about this role but your experience doesnt align perfectly with everything in the job description, we would encourage you to apply. Its not just your skills we are looking for, its your personality. If you have great leadership skills, a genuine desire to support and inspire your team, a positive attitude and are not afraid of a challenge, please get in touch.

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. We welcome applications from people from all walks of life regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependents, age, physical / mental disability or offending background. If you require us to make any adjustments to our interview process, then please let us know.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Business Development

• Industries

  Retail

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