National Store Development Manager

Bestway Group; Dunnington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multinational retail organization is seeking a National Store Development Manager to oversee store development projects. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with brand specifications, managing the development process, and producing high-standard CAD plans. Candidates should have strong decision-making skills, retail intuition, and effective project management abilities. This role offers opportunities to work in a dynamic environment with a focus on enhancing customer experience.

Qualifications

• Confident and driven under pressure.
• Ability to prioritize and handle changing situations.
• Attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Deliver all store design specifications across all brands.
• Manage and maintain the store development process.
• Produce CAD plans to a good standard.

Skills

Strong decision-making ability

Retail intuition and customer focus

Analytical thinking

Excellent communication skills

Self-motivation

Effective project management

Proficiency in CAD

Job description

As a National Store Development Manager, you will be responsible for store developments within the Bestway Group. You will deliver projects in line with the latest brand specifications and store formats to enhance the customer experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver all store design specifications across all brands, ensuring compliance with Group store brand principles and group store formats.
• Innovate and evaluate future needs of retailers and consumers, ensuring cost‑effective solutions that provide high value for investment.
• Manage and maintain the store development process, ensuring projects are delivered on critical path timescales, within budget and customer expectations.
• Ensure all projects comply with legal, health and safety requirements.
• Produce CAD plans to a good standard that highlight all contract works, layouts and equipment specifications.
• Maintain brand integrity by using equipment supplied from our preferred suppliers.
• Provide communication updates on relevant developments to retailers, suppliers, colleagues, RSMs and ASMs.
• Monitor commission budgets and targets within the region.
• Represent the company professionally in all interactions.
• Review performance data, including activity reports, to monitor and measure team productivity, goal achievements and overall effectiveness against company criteria.
• Identify potential development leads through close interfacing with RSMs/ASMs and Recruitment Executives.
• Proactively support cross‑functional working to drive and increase sales and performance across the group.

Qualifications & Skills

• A confident, driven and enthusiastic person who can work under pressure, prioritise and handle challenging, changing situations.
• Strong decision‑making ability and a sense of responsibility.
• Retail intuition and customer focus.
• Analytical thinking and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Self‑motivation and drive for results.
• Effective project management skills.
• Experience with store design and formats.
• Proficiency in CAD.

About Bestway Group

Bestway Group is a diversified multinational family‑owned business with annualised turnover in excess of £4.5 billion, operating across retail convenience, wholesale, pharmacy, real estate, cement and banking sectors. Founded in 1976 by Sir Anwar Pervez OBE H Pk, the Group serves over 12 million customers and employs more than 28,000 people worldwide.

We understand that no applicant ticks every box, so please consider applying if you meet some or most of the above. Bestway Group is an equal‑opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion.

If this is of interest to you and you would like to learn more, please do get in touch – we look forward to hearing from you.