Department Manager

JDSports; Bristol; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

GO Outdoors in Bristol is recruiting a Store Manager/Department Leader to create a positive environment and drive exceptional standards. You will coach and develop colleagues, deliver outstanding customer experiences, and help achieve sales targets while maintaining store safety and compliance.

You'll lead day-to-day operations, manage schedules, participate in hiring and training, and collaborate with the store team to grow the business and engage the local community.

Qualifications

• Great coaching, mentoring and team-building skills that drive performance.
• Strong communication to engage, support and influence colleagues effectively.
• Experience leading and developing teams in retail or customer-focused environments.
• Ability to prioritise and delegate workload to achieve team goals.
• Experience growing the business through customer engagement and community initiatives.
• Commitment to customer service excellence.
• Knowledge of retail KPIs and commercial performance measures.
• Awareness of local market trends and community growth opportunities.
• Plan/Do/Review mindset and decisive decision-making under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Support the Store Manager in leading, coaching and developing a high-performing, engaged team.
• Deliver exceptional customer experiences that encourage loyalty and repeat visits.
• Develop store teams through internal development programmes to support future talent and career pathways.
• Help maintain a safe and compliant store environment for colleagues and customers.
• Contribute to delivering financial results in line with or exceeding company targets.
• Support other retail management duties as required.
• Act as the point of contact for colleagues in the manager’s absence.
• Provide excellent customer service, addressing inquiries and resolving complaints professionally.
• Help manage day-to-day operations, including opening and closing procedures.
• Support cash management tasks, such as processing transactions and reconciling tills.
• Participate in hiring, onboarding, and training new employees.
• Provide feedback and coaching to colleagues to improve performance.
• Support the Store Manager in maintaining colleague schedules to ensure proper coverage and productivity.

Skills

Coaching

Team Leadership

Customer Service

Retail Experience

Communication

Job description

This is GO Outdoors. Made for Exploring. Built for Everyone.At GO Outdoors, our purpose is simple: to inspire and equip everyone for life outdoors. From hikers to cyclists, cold-water dippers to weekend campers, we believe the outdoors should be for all - and we’re here to make it accessible with trusted kit and unbeatable value.We’re passionate, practical, and people focused. Our values - welcoming, responsible, authentic, and innovative - guide everything we do as we help the nation discover the joy of being out there. If you’re driven to empower every kind of adventurer and make the outdoors accessible to all, you’ll feel right at home with us.This is your moment. This is GO Outdoors. Are you in?Role overview:Create a positive and engaging environment for colleagues and customers through the effective leadership and management of your department or defined business area. Support, coach and develop store colleagues to deliver service which has customers at the heart, through exceptional store standards and highly engaged colleagues.Responsibilities:• Support the Store Manager in leading, coaching and developing a high-performing, engaged team.• Deliver exceptional customer experiences that encourage customer loyalty and repeat visits.• Develop store teams through internal development programme to support future talent and career pathways to help us grow our business.• Help maintain a safe and compliant store environment for colleagues and customers.• Contribute to delivering financial results in line with or exceeding company targets.• Support other retail management duties where required.• Act as the point of contact for colleagues in the manager’s absence.• Provide excellent customer service, addressing inquiries and resolving complaints professionally.• Help manage day-to-day operations, including opening and closing procedures.• Support cash management tasks, such as processing transactions and reconciling tills.• Participate in hiring, onboarding, and training new employees.• Provide feedback and coaching to colleagues to improve performance.• Support the Store Manager in maintaining colleague schedules to ensure proper coverage and productivityRole objectives and KPI’s:• Contribute to achieving or exceeding the store’s monthly sales target.• Drive all additional KPIs including but not limited to Units, Conversion, ATV, UPT.• Achieve upselling or cross-selling targets.• Maintain a high customer metric score.• Ensure stock accuracy during store Audits.• Ensure all new colleagues complete mandatory training required.• Ensure colleague engagement survey results meet or exceed company benchmarks.• Assist in keeping operational costs within the allocated budgetSkills and Experience:• Great coaching, mentoring and team building skills that drives team performance.• Strong communicator with the ability to engage, support and influence colleagues effectively.• Experience leading, coaching and developing colleagues within a retail or customer-focused environment.• Experience of effectively prioritising and delegating workload to achieve team goals and objectives.• Experience supporting business growth through customer engagement, local activity or community initiatives.• Commitment to delivering excellent customer service and customer experiences.• Be able to demonstrate the ability to improve store performance & standards through effective planning.• Strong understanding of retail KPIs and commercial performance measures.• Knowledge of local market trends, competitor activity and the ability to identify local community growth opportunities.• Leads with a plan/do/review mindset.• Effective decision-maker with the ability to assess information and make informed decisions.• Communicates in a way that inspires and engages.• Demonstrates a commitment to continuous learning and improvement.• Resilient and positive attitude even under pressure.• Demonstrates accountability and ownership of responsibilities.• Demonstrates company values and behaviours in day-to-day activities.• Committed to supporting colleague development and progression.• Committed to two-way, clear, and honest feedback.• Builds positive working relationships with colleagues, customers and stakeholders.Due to the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it takes time to review them all. If you don't hear back within two weeks of you applying, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful on this occasion Applications that meet the skills criteria will be contacted for a 1st stage meeting with the talent team. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to interview with the hiring manager. Thank you again for your time#GO