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Sue Ryder Care; Corby; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company pension

Staff discount

Refer a Friend scheme

Enhanced maternity/paternity pay

Enhanced sick pay

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Healthcare cash plan

Death in Service

Staff discount on new goods

Induction programme and development

Employee support programme

Job summary

Sue Ryder Care is seeking a Shop Manager for its Corby store. This full-time, permanent role involves leading a team, driving income, and developing community links to boost donated stock.

Responsibilities include recruiting volunteers, maintaining shop standards, managing stock/EPOS, and delivering brand campaigns. The role offers weekends on rota and a strong focus on work-life balance, with excellent benefits.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to drive sales and meet targets.
• Experience leading a volunteer team.
• Strong customer and donor service skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive sales, income and performance against targets.
• Lead and motivate your team to deliver excellent customer and donor service.
• Build strong community relationships to generate quality donated stock.
• Recruit, train and retain a committed volunteer team.
• Maintain high standards of merchandising, housekeeping and health & safety.
• Manage stock and EPOS processes to keep the shop fresh, seasonal and well presented.
• Champion the Sue Ryder brand, in-store campaigns and national fundraising initiatives.

Job description

Shop Manager

Company: Sue Ryder Care

Salary: from £25,302.39 a year

Hours: Full-time

Location: Corby

Working pattern: On-site

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 29 Sept 2026

Closing date: 13 Oct 2026

Unit 17 , Willows Place , Corby , NN17 1BH

37.5 hours per week inc weekends on rota

Become a part of our story.

Every sale in our 400+ shops helps fund specialist palliative and end-of-life care. For over 70 years, we’ve supported people when it matters most — and we’re looking for a Shop Manager to help us continue that work.

You’ll lead your team, inspire your community and drive income for our vital services, while championing creative ways to reduce, reuse and recycle.

We value our people and offer a great work-life balance: 1 in 2 weekends, shifts from 8.45am, most shops finishing by 5.15pm, and Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day off.

Bring your leadership skills to a role with real purpose.

You’ll be responsible for…

• Driving sales, income and performance against targets.
• Leading and motivating your team to deliver excellent customer and donor service.
• Building strong community relationships to generate quality donated stock.
• Recruiting, training and retaining a committed volunteer team.
• Maintaining high standards of merchandising, housekeeping and health & safety.
• Managing stock and EPOS processes to keep the shop fresh, seasonal and well presented.
• Championing the Sue Ryder brand, in-store campaigns and national fundraising initiatives.

The ideal candidate would be…

We’re looking for ambitious people who are motivated by making a real difference. If you’re keen to learn, grow and develop while helping us ensure everyone gets the support they deserve, you’ll fit right in.

Come and join the team at our new Corby shop

Benefits

• 27 days holiday rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays (pro rata if part-time)
• Company pension scheme
• Staff discount with thousands of retailers
• Refer a Friend scheme - £250 payment
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Healthcare Cash plan, to claim back costs of routine healthcare
• Death in Service benefit
• Staff discount of 10% on new goods online at shop.sueryder.org
• Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.
• Access to Employee support programme

For more of our employee benefits please visit our website: www.sueryder.org/jobs/retail-careers/benefits/

Closing date: 13th October

Interview date: 20th October

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

At Sue Ryder, we're committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and can thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ people, people from lower socio-economic backgrounds and disabled people.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria will be offered an interview. We also provide reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process to ensure everyone has the opportunity to participate fully.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme