Deputy Manager

Home Bargains; Ebbw Vale; On-site; GBP 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retailer in Ebbw Vale seeks a Deputy Manager to empower and lead store teams, enhance customer experience, and achieve high sales targets. The ideal candidate has supervisory experience in a retail environment and demonstrates strong leadership and problem-solving skills. This full-time role offers a competitive salary of £33,545 and a comprehensive benefits package including store discounts and annual leave.

Benefits

28 days annual leave (increasing to 33 after 5 years)

Contributable company pension scheme

10% store discount

Death in Service Benefit

Long service recognition scheme

24/7 confidential counselling service

Voluntary health cash plans

Qualifications

• Experience of supervising small to medium-size retail teams.
• Ability to achieve a high weekly sales target.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-moving retail environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop a team of high-performing colleagues.
• Achieve and maintain key customer service priorities.
• Involvement in daily store operations for overall success.

Skills

Customer focus

Communicate effectively

Manage teams

Problem solve

Develop talent

Commercially astute

Prioritise and organise work

Job description

Overview

Welcome to Home Bargains, where exciting opportunities await you in our dynamic world of retail management. As a rapidly growing company, there are always opportunities for passionate individuals to join us and lead our teams to success and be an integral part of our thriving retail community. As a Deputy Manager at Home Bargains, you play a crucial role in steering your store towards success. Your leadership ensures that the store not only meets its targets but also provides an outstanding service experience to every customer., TJ Morris Limited, trading as Home Bargains, is a privately owned, family-run discount retailer offering top brands at the lowest possible prices on the UK high street. Founded in Liverpool, Home Bargains has grown to over 600 stores, serving more than 5 million customers each week. Our customers remain at the heart of everything we do. We are rapidly expanding, with plans to increase our store portfolio to 1,000 locations across the UK. Opening nearly one new store every weekend, we thrive in a fast-paced retail environment.

Responsibilities

• Empower Your Team – By developing a team of high-performing colleagues who are dedicated to our mission of providing customers with a unique shopping experience, you work to achieve targets and deliver exceptional service.
• Enhance Customer Experience – You actively work with your management team to achieve and maintain our key customer service priorities, and guide colleagues to achieve superior store presentation and customer satisfaction.
• Expand Our Reach – Your involvement in daily operations is crucial for your store's success and is key to achieving and maintaining our vital customer service priorities.

Qualifications

• Experience of supervising small to medium-size retail teams in a fast-moving retail environment to achieve a high weekly sales target
• Demonstrate the following competencies: Prioritise and organise work + Customer focus + Communicate effectively + Manage teams + Problem solve + Develop talent + Commercially astute

Compensation & Benefits

Package Salary & Hours

• £33,545 FTE
• 44 hours per week

Employee Benefits

• Full-time employees receive 28 days of annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays), increasing to 33 days after 5 years of service. Annual leave is pro-rated for part-time or alternative working arrangements.
• Contributable company pension scheme
• 10% store discount at all our retail stores
• Death in Service Benefit
• Long service recognition scheme
• MyHB colleague benefits platform with access to:
• Discounts UK wide on retail, leisure, hospitality venues
• Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 confidential counselling and advice line
• Low-cost voluntary insured health cash plans and cancer cover