Bicester Village Pop Up Store - Deputy Store Manager

Läderach; Bicester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Open and respectful feedback culture

In-house and further training

Generous product discounts

Chocolate at work

Job summary

Läderach is looking for a Store Manager in the United Kingdom, overseeing premium retail operations in a Bicester store. You will support and stand in for the Store Manager, leading a team to deliver exceptional customer experiences and drive sales growth.

You will manage day-to-day operations, train and coach staff, maintain stock levels and ensure strict health and safety standards, while upholding the brand's high standards and visual guidelines.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role in premium or luxury retail store.
• Strong interaction with customers and hands-on leadership.
• Solid understanding of retail KPIs (e.g., conversion rate, ATV).
• Entrepreneurial, hands-on and solutions-focused mindset.
• Ambitious and results-driven with ability to grow team and business.
• Well-organised, detail-oriented and able to multi-task.
• Able to prioritise and delegate; flexible for weekends/evenings/holidays.
• Fluent English in written and spoken communication.

Responsibilities

• Support the Store Manager.
• Manage the store in the absence of the Store Manager.
• Lead on the shop floor to create an outstanding in-store customer experience.
• Motivate, mentor and coach sales associates.
• Support training and onboarding of a winning team.
• Coordinate day-to-day operations.
• Ensure food safety and Health & Safety compliance.
• Place weekly and seasonal orders and maintain stock levels.
• Schedule staff to optimise service and costs.
• Oversee stockroom storage and FIFO across store and stockroom.
• Ensure brand-aligned visual merchandising.

Skills

Customer service

Retail KPIs

Entrepreneurial

Hands-on

Team development

Organised

Multi-tasking

Prioritisation

Weekend availability

MS Office

POS systems

English proficiency

Tools

MS Office

POS systems

Job description

High-quality fresh chocolate - that's what the Swiss chocolate manufacturer Läderach stands for. Founded in 1962, the family business now employs over 2500 people from more than 80 countries across the group, and the trend is rising. The company's headquarters are located in the canton of Glarus. Here, against a picturesque Alpine backdrop, we produce our fresh chocolates and are constantly developing new, innovative ideas in agile teams. The Retail business unit comprises more than 250 chocolateries in more than 30 countries. Here we offer our chocolate specialties and invite customers to experience fresh chocolate in ever new ways. Want to be part of it too? Come and join us.

High-quality fresh chocolate - that's what the Swiss chocolate manufacturer Läderach stands for. Founded in 1962, the family business now employs over 2500 people from more than 80 countries across the group, and the trend is rising. The company's headquarters are located in the canton of Glarus. Here, against a picturesque Alpine backdrop, we produce our fresh chocolates and are constantly developing new, innovative ideas in agile teams. The Retail business unit comprises more than 250 chocolateries in more than 30 countries. Here we offer our chocolate specialties and invite customers to experience fresh chocolate in ever new ways. Want to be part of it too? Come and join us.

What you can expect

• You support the Store Manager.
• You manage the store in the absence of the Store Manager.
• You lead by example on the shop floor to create an outstanding and engaging in-store customer experience.
• You motivate, mentor, and coach sales associates.
• You support in training and onboarding a winning team.
• You coordinate day-to-day operations.
• You ensure proper food safety protocol and all other Health & Safety regulatory requirements are observed.
• You place weekly and seasonal orders and ensure correct stock levels.
• You schedule staff to optimise customer service and personnel cost management.
• You oversee proper stockroom storage and care, by implementing FIFO in-store and in the stockroom.
• You make sure your store looks great, in line with the brand’s visual merchandising guidelines.

What we expect from you

• You have experience in a similar role in a premium or luxury retail store.
• You love interacting with customers. You set a great example for the rest of the team with your hands-on mentality, enthusiasm, and passion for delivering a fantastic customer experience.
• You have firm understanding of, and experience working with, commonly used retail KPIs (e.g. conversion rate, ATV, etc..)
• You are entrepreneurial, hands-on and have solutions-focus mindset.
• You are ambitious and results driven.
• You have proven ability to develop and grow both a team and business.
• You are well organised, detail oriented with the ability to multi-task.
• You are able to effectively prioritise and delegate.
• You are flexible when it comes to working weekends, evenings and holidays as necessary.
• You are proficient in the use of MS Office and different POS systems.
• You have excellent written and verbal communication in English (another language is a plus but not necessary).
• You love chocolate and are passionate about fine food.

What we offer you

• Bonus scheme
• An exciting working environment with motivated colleagues
• A position with lots of personal responsibility
• The opportunity to contribute fresh ideas
• An open and respectful feedback culture
• In-house and further training
• Unique career opportunities
• Generous discounts on our products
• Chocolate at work
• Easily accessible locations

Own it. Grow it. Make it fresh.

Sounds interesting? Then come join us. Please understand that we are not considering external recruitment agencies for this position.