Deputy Store Manager

Schuh; Rushden; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading footwear retailer seeks a Deputy Store Manager at Rushden Lakes. Responsibilities include team coaching, achieving sales targets, and ensuring exceptional customer experiences. The role offers various perks, including generous discounts, holiday flexibility, and growth opportunities in a diverse work environment.

Benefits

Up to 40% product discount

29 days holiday (including bank holidays)

Your birthday off

Annual gift card

Various employee discounts

Stream your wages

Employee assistance programme

Auto-enrolled pension scheme

Relocation assistance and flights

Monthly monetary incentive based on performance

Qualifications

• Proven track record of leadership.
• Enthusiastic and ambitious personality.
• Passionate about retail and customer service.

Responsibilities

• Coach and develop your team to exceed every expectation.
• Lead by example managing junior managers and sales team.
• Recruiting and training new talent.

Skills

Leadership

Customer Service

Team Motivation

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Deputy Store Manager

Rushden Lakes
Unit B2, Rushden Lakes
Northamptonshire
NN10 6FS

Permanent
Full-Time
NEW!

About the role

You do you, and we do shoes.

Sure, we’re all about shoes and sneakers but we’re also about the people wearing them.

Our vision is People.Purpose.Progress and central to this is our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities and want you to express yourself every day, no matter who you are.

To support an inclusive environment, our purpose groups – racial equality, LGBTQ+ equality, disability equality, mental wellness and sustainability - are employee led and give different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds to fuel innovation and celebrate diverse voices. Find out more here.

schuh stepped on the footwear scene in Edinburgh in 1981. We aren’t just a ‘shoe shop', but a destination where people can express their individuality, style and attitude for over 40 years. Be part of it.

About the role/responsibilities:

• Coach and develop your team to exceed every expectation
• Lead by example – managing junior managers and sales team
• Nurture a culture of delivering the most exceptional shopping experience on the high street
• Recruiting and training new talent
• Setting goals, achieving targets and driving KPIs
• Striving for operational excellence
• Celebrating achievements
• Promote the schuh brand through our core service values
• Create exciting new store displays with the freedom to make commercial decisions within our visual merchandising guidelines
• Adhering to company policies and guidelines

About the person:

• Enthusiastic, incredibly ambitious and ready for anything
• Optimistic and energetic
• Prepared to work hard
• Passionate about retail/customer service/footwear
• Lead from the front and motivate the team around you
• Target driven
• Keen eye for detail and commerciality
• Proven track record of leadership
• Personal values align with company values

Fast paced and varied role where no two days the same, hard work is rewarded – development opportunities, investment in people with a wide range of perks and benefits including our commitment to investing in our people offering various progression and development opportunities as well as the below:

• Up to 40% product discount for those amazing sneaks you want. You can also share this with your loved ones.
• 29 days holiday (including bank holidays) – flexibility to buy and sell holiday.
• Your birthday off to celebrate you.
• Annual £30/€40 gift card to use alongside 40% discount for shoes to wear to work.
• Perk platform for hundreds of discounts.
• Stream your wages as you earn them to get paid your way.
• Employee assistance programme with the retail trust to support your wellbeing through resources, helplines and access to a Virtual GP service.
• Auto-enrolled pension scheme to help you save for the future.
• Relocation assistance and two flights home on us per year if you relocate outside of or into the UK/ROI.
• Ability to unlock monthly monetary incentive based on store performance.
• Opportunity to be a part of our company Purpose Groups.

What’s next

Our Recruitment Team will work as quickly as possible to review your application. In the meantime, if you have any questions or would like any additional information at all, please contact us.

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About the location

Looking for a new pair of on-trend shoes? Stop by our schuh Rushden Lakes store. Whether you’re a , , or fan, we promise you’ll find the right pair when you visit.

We’ve got shoes to suit all styles and occasions. Some ? Perhaps you’re looking for some for your next night out? Maybe it’s a pair of for those lazy Sundays? Just pop into Rushden Lakes Shopping Centre, and we’ll get you sorted – you can find us in Unit B2.

We are open seven days a week*, and until 8pm from Monday to Saturday. So, if life gets busy and you can’t grab a pair of trainers or during the day, you can always visit later in the evening. Why not bring along your little one and treat them to a new comfy pair of too?

Our Sell Your Soles Scheme is geared towards giving back – bring in a pair that you no longer use and we’ll give you £5 off your new purchase. And if you’re ordering online, we’ll offer you free delivery when you spend £25 or more.

So, if you are enjoying a shopping spree in Rushden Lakes Shopping Centre, visit schuh for all the latest styles in footwear – we look forward to welcoming you!