Part-time Relief Shop Manager - West

Wood Green, The Animals Charity; Newport Pagnell; On-site; GBP 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading charity as a Part-Time Relief Shop Manager to oversee and optimize retail operations across multiple sites. This role requires strong retail management experience, a commitment to excellent customer service, and a focus on staff development. Enjoy a competitive salary, flexible working hours, and a supportive work environment committed to safeguarding.

Benefits

36 days annual leave per year

Up to 8% employer pension contributions

Support towards healthcare costs

Employee wellbeing package

Life assurance (4x salary)

Enhanced parental leave

Exclusive discounts on popular brands

25% discount in charity shops

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in charity retail or another retail management environment.
• Personable and hands-on commitment to achieving retail standards.

Responsibilities

• Ensure maximum stock availability through effective sourcing and processing.
• Maintain high standards of shop presentation and customer service.
• Support Area Managers with recruitment and management of volunteers.

Skills

Retail management

Staff development

Team leadership

Customer service

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25.06.2025

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09.08.2025

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Job Description:

We have an exciting opportunity for an inspirational and proactive individual to join our Retail team as a Part-Time Relief Shop Manager. Working for 30 hours a week to include every other Saturday our successful candidate will be based across our Western Retail estate covering the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Bedfordshire area.

With experience in retail management, staff development and team leadership no two days will be the same in this role. Working across multiple sites you will support our shop managers to ensure that our retail estates continue to maximise and achieve their agreed sales targets, playing a vital role in raising the funds to help us to continue to support pets and their people.

You will;

• Ensure maximum stock availability through the effective generation, sourcing and processing of high- quality stock.
• Maintain continual high standards of shop presentation, back of house operations and customer service.
• Support Area Managers with recruitment, inductions and management of our shop volunteers.
• Present and maintain the highest standards of shop and window merchandising and visual layout.
• Ensure that all financial, cash handling and security policies and procedures are adhered to.

If you have demonstrable experience of working in the Charity Retail sector or another retail management sales environment with a personable, hands on commitment to achieving the highest retail standards we would love to hear from you!

This is a part-time, permanent position working 30 hours a week, to include every other Saturday. This salary for this role is £26,878.88 pro rata per annum. A flexible approach to working will be required as our shops are open seven days per week.

This competitive salary will be complemented by;

• 36 days annual leave per year (inclusive of bank holidays) rising by 1 day each year to a maximum of 40 days after five years
• Up to 8% employer pension contributions
• Support towards healthcare costs (cashplan)
• Employee wellbeing package to include free access to Headspace
• Life assurance (4x salary)
• Enhanced parental leave (subject to qualifying period)
• Benefits hub - exclusive discounts on popular brands
• 25% discount in our charity shops

Please note that you will need to have existing Right to Work in the UK to apply for this opportunity as we are unable to provide visa sponsorship. This role is subject to a range of pre-employment checks to include an enhanced DBS check.

Woodgreen is committed to making our recruitment processes accessible to all and, as part of this, we are flexible in the ways we give and receive information. If you would like to apply using a different format, please contact the Recruitment Team and we will do our best to put any reasonable adjustments in place.

Early application is encouraged as this position may close sooner than the stated deadline if a suitable candidate is found. Interviews may commence prior to the closing date.

Woodgreen is committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk and protecting anyone that comes into contact with us from harm. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.