Assistant Store Manager - Maidstone (32 hours)

Rituals; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A retail company is seeking an Assistant Store Manager for their new store in Maidstone, Kent. This role focuses on motivating staff, enhancing customer experience, and supporting the Store Manager. Ideal candidates bring prior retail or hospitality experience, people management skills, and a passion for coaching. This position offers an opportunity to lead a dynamic team and contribute to store performance.

Qualifications

• Prior relevant experience at Assistant Store Manager level or equivalent within retail or hospitality.
• People management skills like communication, motivation, coaching, connection, and inspiration.
• Experience in sharing knowledge to drive behavioral change and develop others.
• Decision making and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Motivate your team and enhance customer shopping experience.
• Act as second-in-command to the Store Manager.
• Drive store performance through excellent customer service.
• Recruit, hire, and retain a diverse and talented team.
• Coach team members to achieve their full potential.

Skills

Labor Cost Analysis

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Store Management Experience

Management Experience

Retail Sales

Guest Services

Schematics

Merchandising

Cash Handling

Supervising Experience

Retail Management

Job description

This position is for our brand new store opening in Maidstone Kent

Address : FREMLIN WALK MAIDSTONE

As Assistant Store Manager your focus is on motivating your team and giving each customer a meaningful shopping experience. You're also second-in-command ready to fill in for your Store Manager and take charge when necessary. Above all you're dedicated to driving your stores performance by ensuring excellent customer service effective teamwork and efficient operations every day.

You'll act as a role model for your team and a true ambassador for Rituals. You'll support your Store Manager in creating a culture of trust based on positive and constructive feedback you'll help to recruit hire and retain a diverse and talented store team you'll coach your team members to help them feel more engaged while achieving their full potential and finally you'll serve as your Store Managers right hand by helping them with day-to-day business activities!

Qualifications

High on energy low on ego and with a little bit of humour!

You are one of a kind because your ability to encourage others and reach your stores goals in terms of customer satisfaction and addition as Assistant Store Manager you are inspiring and performance orientated.

On top of that you have :

• Prior relevant experience at Assistant Store Manager level or equivalent within retail or hospitality.
• People management skills (e.g. communication motivation coaching connection and inspiration)
• Experience in sharing knowledge to drive behavioural change and develop others.
• Decision making and problem-solving skills.

Remote Work: No

Employment Type: Full-time

Key Skills

Labor Cost Analysis,Organizational skills,Communication skills,Store Management Experience,Management Experience,Retail Sales,Guest Services,Schematics,Merchandising,Cash Handling,Supervising Experience,Retail Management

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1