Deputy Manager - Stockport

New Look; Stockport; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fashion retailer is seeking a Deputy Manager for their Stockport store. You will lead a team to create a customer-focused atmosphere while being accountable for store performance. The ideal candidate has experience in large store management, a track record of delivering KPIs, and excellent leadership skills. This role offers competitive benefits including a generous staff discount, bonuses, and development opportunities.

Benefits

40% staff discount

Performance-related bonus

Private pension scheme

Enhanced parental leave

Qualifications

• Previous large store management experience is essential.
• Ability to effectively lead and manage a team.
• History of delivering and exceeding KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a team to deliver great results.
• Create a customer-obsessed atmosphere in the store.
• Accountable for store performance and results.

Skills

Store management experience

Team leadership

Communication skills

Commercial acumen

P&L understanding

Customer obsession

Job description

We’re the feel-good fashion brand making style accessible and fun for over 55 years, on our website, mobile app and over 300 stores in the UK.

By living our values - we play to win, customer obsessed, we are one and it starts with me - we deliver That New Look Feeling for our customers and each other.

Our purpose is always to inspire That New Look Feeling and we believe that starts with us. Our values motivate us every day : we play to win, we’re customer-obsessed and we work as one.

It's a busy and exciting time for the brand and we’re on the hunt for a Deputy Manager to join our growing Stockport team.

The Store :

As our Stockport Deputy Manager you will lead and inspire a team to deliver great results through your commerciality, collaboration, resilience and being customer obsessed, while also being dedicated to curating a unique and stylish store for fashion‑forward individuals while bringing expectational customer service to our customers. Our store is a destination for trendsetters seeking the latest fashion must‑haves.

The Role :

In your shopping centre store you will lead your team to create a customer obsessed atmosphere. You will be genuine in your delivery of a shopping experience that helps our customers express their individuality, personality and unique style through fashion. You will create and lead a team who support one another and deliver results…whilst having fun along the way!

You will be fully accountable for the your store performance, by working alongside your Territory Leader and Visual Coach to continually identify opportunities which will impact KPI’s, customer service, team development and overall sales – so that we are playing to win!

About you :

• You have previous large store management experience
• You have a track record of effectively leading and managing a team
• You identify yourself as a New Look brand adorer
• You have a history of delivering and exceeding KPI’s and key objectives
• Commercial acumen
• Good understand of P and L and compliance reporting
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Why New Look?

The amazing people, the fashion – there are so many reasons to love working at New Look. We prioritise development, offering training to support your progression, so you can be your absolute best and achieve your goals. Being part of the New Look Team means you get access to a great range of benefits & perks …

Being part of the New Look Team means you get access to a great range of benefits & perks …

👗 You’ll

• love
• our generous staff discount – 40% off for you and a loved one, and 25% off for up to 12 friends and family members!

🛍 Get special access to hundreds of discounts from top retailers and gyms, along with free workout classes, on our rewards platform Runway.

💰 Plan for you retirement while you work with our contributory private pension scheme.

💰 We’re all about celebrating our success, so we have a performance‑related retail management bonus scheme.

🧸 Our family‑friendly policies include enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and shared parental leave.

🚲 Do your bit for the environment and save money with our Cycle2Work scheme.

👩 👩 👧 👦 All employees are covered by our life assurance policy from day one.

❤ We're proud to partner with the Retail Trust and Fashion & Textile Children's Trust

Please note – these benefits and perks are non‑contractual and may be changed from time to time.

We care about you and the planet and believe fashion should be a force for positive change. We celebrate inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We’re proud of our inclusive culture and our talented team members who embrace our shared purpose, behaviours and values.

We prioritise development, offering training to support your progression, so you can be your absolute best and achieve your goals.

We pride ourselves on being a flexible employer, our colleagues work a range of patterns. If you have a specific pattern in mind, we're keen to discuss this with you in line with the output needed for the role.

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