Management Trainee

SCHUH; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 40% product discount

Annual 100% discount up to £75 / €90

Up to 29 days holiday (plus bank)

Your birthday off

Flexible working hours

Wages access and payroll options

Employee assistance programme

Pension scheme

Development and progression

Relocation assistance and flights

Monthly performance incentive

Participation in Purpose Groups

Job summary

SCHUH is seeking a Management Trainee for our Cheltenham store. This 37.5-hour role across 5 out of 7 days offers hands-on retail leadership development, with a clear path toward Deputy Manager.

You will train across store operations, customer service, and people management, building the skills to lead teams and drive performance. The program supports growth, with extensive in-store training, exposure to recruitment and merchandising decisions, and progression opportunities within SCHUH's stores

Qualifications

• Leading and coaching skills to develop a store team.
• Strong customer service focus and store experience.
• Ability to contribute to achieving sales targets and KPIs.
• Willingness to learn and progress into management roles.
• Good attention to detail and merchandising awareness.

Responsibilities

• Learning to coach and develop your team to exceed every expectation.
• Delivering the most exceptional shopping experience on the high street from start to finish.
• Helping recruit and train new talent.
• Setting goals, achieving targets and driving KPIs.
• Striving for operational excellence.
• Promoting the schuh brand through our service values.
• Gaining confidence in making commercial decisions within our visual merchandising guidelines.
• Adhering to company policies and guidelines.

Skills

Team leadership

Customer service

Sales targets

Coaching

Commercial awareness

Attention to detail

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for Management Trainee to join our store in Cheltenham.

This is a 37.5 hour position working 5 out of 7 days

Are you ready to take your customer service skills to the next level? This Management Trainee role will allow you to kick-start your retail management career with the opportunity to become a future leader. Our comprehensive training program will develop you in all aspects of retail and people management, providing you with all the tools you will need to take your next step into one of our Deputy Manager roles!

About the role

• Learning to coach and develop your team to exceed every expectation


• Delivering the most exceptional shopping experience on the high street from start to finish


• Helping recruit and train new talent


• Setting goals, achieving targets and driving KPIs


• Striving for operational excellence


• Celebrating achievements


• Promoting the schuh brand through our service values


• Gaining confidence in making 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


• Act as a role model in store


• Passionate about retail/customer service/footwear


• Target driven


• Keen eye for detail and knowledge of trends

Previous supervisory experience in customer service and/or retail experience would be preferable. Full training will be given for the role.

About the perks/benefits –

• Up to 40% product discount for you and your loved ones as well as an annual 100% discount up to the value of £75 / €90 for shoes to wear to work


• Up to 29 days holiday (including bank holidays) increasing to 34 after three years’ service


• Your birthday off to celebrate you


• Flexible working hours / contracts to work when suits you


• Perk platform for hundreds of discount


• Manage, save and access your wages as you earn them to get paid your way


• Employee assistance programme to support your wellbeing through resources, helplines and Virtual GP services.


• A pension scheme to help you save for the future


• Development and progression opportunities across store and Head Office


• Relocation assistance and two paid flights home 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

About schuh –

• At schuh we are the ‘Same but different’.


• By embracing diversity and promoting inclusivity, we aim to empower our people to be fiercely and unapologetically themselves.


• This means you will support our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion, and ensure that colleagues and customers from all backgrounds, beliefs and communities are treated fairly.


• We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to support disabilities or health conditions. Please let our talent team know of any adjustments needed during the hiring process.

Our Talent Acquisition 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 [e-mail]

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