Charity Retail Superstore Manager|Fundraising & Sales Lead

Cancer Research UK (CRUK); Corby; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Leave allowance

Discounts

Gym membership

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Cancer Research UK is seeking a motivated Superstore Manager in Corby to lead a busy store, manage staff and volunteers, and drive sales and fundraising income. You will own the commercial running of the store, including merchandising, stock, and cost control, while delivering excellent customer service.

You will recruit, develop and motivate a diverse team, collaborate with local communities, and organise fundraising events to hit targets.

Qualifications

• Commercial awareness with previous success working with sales and profit targets.
• Experience of managing and inspiring a large and diverse team of people.
• Comfort working within targets and motivating others to achieve those targets.
• The ability to multi-task in a lively high volume retail environment with large volumes of stock.
• Adaptability in changing situations, including being able to work effectively independently.
• Creativity and a desire to seek out opportunities for new and innovative ways of working.
• Flexibility, our retail teams cover the needs of their stores by working on a rota basis.

Responsibilities

• Guiding, inspiring and engaging a team of paid staff and volunteers. This includes recruitment, retention and development of a diverse superstore team.
• Taking ownership and responsibility for the commercial running of your superstore including display and merchandising, stock management and generation, maintaining shop standards, store layout, sales and income.
• Leading by example and providing excellent customer and supporter service.
• Maximising profit through effective cost control and sales.
• Working to agreed targets for donated stock, cash, benchmark gift aid, average selling price, sell through and stock processing.
• Creating relationships with your local community and Cancer Research UK colleagues to generate community engagement and additional income and stock.
• Oversee the movement and distribution of large volumes of donations including across other Cancer Research UK shops, superstores and eCommerce.
• Organising and running creative fundraising events for your store to achieve fundraising targets.
• Maintaining compliance with health and safety, safeguarding, security, administration and HR policies.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Team leadership

Target-driven

Multitasking

Adaptability

Creativity

Flexibility

Job description

Cancer Research UK is seeking a motivated Superstore Manager in Corby to lead a busy store, manage staff and volunteers, and drive sales and fundraising income. You will own the commercial running of the store, including merchandising, stock, and cost control, while delivering excellent customer service.

You will recruit, develop and motivate a diverse team, collaborate with local communities, and organise fundraising events to hit targets.