General Manager Designate

Currys; Orpington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Monthly bonus

Product discount

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Currys, Orpington, is seeking a General Manager Designate to lead a busy store and drive exceptional customer experiences. You will coach the leadership team, shape store culture, and champion customer-centric decision making to deliver strong results.

The role demands an established management background, willingness to evolve with the business, and the confidence to guide a high-performing team. Join Currys and help shape the future of tech retail.

Qualifications

• Established management background in a similar role.
• Ability to adapt to evolving business needs.
• Confident in leading a team and making decisions with commercial impact.
• Strong commercial instinct and drive to improve store performance.

Responsibilities

• Set an example for the store team and oversee performance and development through store leaders.
• Create an environment where colleagues feel inspired and able to progress.
• Explore and implement new ways of working to benefit the store.
• Lead the store strategy to stay ahead in the game.
• Drive the overall commercial performance of the store.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Decision making

Customer focus

Job description

General Manager Designate

Covering Orpington and surrounding areas

Currys, Orpington

Permanent

Full Time

At Currys we’re united by one passion: to help everyone enjoy amazing technology.As the UK’s best-known retailer of tech, we’re proud of the service our customers receive – and it’s all down to our team of 25,000 caring and committed colleagues. Join our talented team and you’ll be leading the way, coaching like-minded people and championing what’s best for our customers to make amazing happen.

As a General Manager at one of our stores, you’ll take the lead on creating an experience our customers love. Every decision you make will be with the customer and your team in mind. You’re the one who brings the store together, living and breathing our values, and acting as your team’s go-to for questions, support and development. It comes with great responsibility and even greater opportunity to have an impact.

Role overview:

As part of this role, you’ll be responsible for:

• Setting an example to the whole store team and overseeing their performance and development through the leaders in your store.


• Creating an environment where colleagues feel inspired and able to progress.


• Exploring and actioning new ways of working to benefit your store.


• Leading the store strategy, to be at the forefront of the game.


• The overall commercial performance of your store.

Bring your knowledge, leadership skills and openness to change. Our business moves at pace, and you’ll be the one driving this change with a solution-focused mindset. This is the place to influence the business, optimise the running of your store and build a happy and engaged, high-performing team.

You will need:

• An established management background in a similar role.


• To embrace changes that continue to evolve the business.


• The confidence to lead a team and make key decisions with them and the rest of the business in mind.


• The commercial instinct and drive to stay ahead, constantly promoting improvement.

We know our people are the secret to our success. That’s why we’re always looking for ways to reward great work. Alongside 30 days of annual leave (including bank holiday entitlement) and a competitive pension scheme, you’ll find a host of benefits designed to work for you. They include:

• A monthly performance-related bonus.


• Product discount on the latest tech.


• A range of wellbeing initiatives.

Join our Retail team and we’ll be with you every step of the way, helping you progress your career the way you want. Build connections, develop your managerial skills and discover new opportunities to push you even further.

Not only can you shape your own future, but you can take charge of ours too. As the UK’s biggest recycler and repairer of tech, we’re in a position to make a real impact on people and the planet.

Every voice has a space at our table and we’re committed to making inclusion and diversity part of everything we do, including how we strengthen our workforce. We want to make sure you have a fair opportunity to show us your talents during our application process, so if you need any additional assistance with your application please email [e-mail] and we’ll do our best to help.