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Relief Shop Manager - East

TN United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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GBP 27,000

Full time

13 days ago

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Job summary

An established industry player in charity retail is seeking a proactive Relief Shop Manager to join their dynamic Retail team. This exciting role involves working across multiple locations in the Eastern Retail estate, ensuring high standards of shop presentation and customer service while supporting shop managers to achieve sales targets. With a focus on stock management and volunteer coordination, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact while enjoying a competitive salary and generous benefits package. If you are passionate about retail and want to contribute to a noble cause, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

36 days annual leave
Up to 8% employer pension contributions
Support towards healthcare costs
Free access to Headspace
Life assurance (4x salary)
25% discount in charity shop

Qualifications

  • Demonstrable experience in retail management and team leadership.
  • Hands-on commitment to achieving high retail standards.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure maximum stock availability and maintain high shop presentation standards.
  • Support recruitment and management of shop volunteers across multiple sites.

Skills

Retail Management
Team Leadership
Staff Development
Customer Service

Education

Experience in Charity Retail or Retail Management

Job description

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Relief Shop Manager - East, Bury Saint Edmunds
Client:

Wood Green, The Animals Charity

Location:

Bury Saint Edmunds, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

e1b3a23a7659

Job Views:

2

Posted:

13.04.2025

Expiry Date:

28.05.2025

Job Description:

We have an exciting opportunity for an inspirational and proactive individual to join our Retail team as a Relief Shop Manager - East. Based at our Bury St Edmunds Charity Shop, the successful candidate will work across our Eastern Retail estate covering the Cambridgeshire, South Norfolk, and Suffolk 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 maximize and achieve their agreed sales targets, playing a vital role in raising the funds to help us 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 full-time, permanent position with a salary of £26,878.88 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 40 days after five years
  • Up to 8% employer pension contributions
  • Support towards healthcare costs (cashplan)
  • Free access to Headspace
  • Life assurance (4x salary)
  • 25% discount in our charity shop

This vacancy may close earlier should we receive high volumes of applications. Interviews may commence prior to the closing date.

Please note that this role is subject to a range of pre-employment checks to include an enhanced DBS check.

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.

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