Retail Assistant Manager

Straightline Retail Recruitment; Byfleet; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail recruitment agency is seeking a Retail Assistant Manager in Byfleet. This role involves overseeing daily operations, maximizing sales performance, and developing customer relationships. The ideal candidate should be sales-focused, have management experience in retail or hospitality, and a track record of delivering commercial KPIs. The position offers autonomy and opportunities for business development within a supportive company culture.

Benefits

20% bonus

Package benefits

Qualifications

• Proven record of delivering commercial KPIs through driving sales.
• Comfortable dealing with customers and developing relationships.
• Depth of management experience within retail, hospitality, leisure or sales.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day to day site operations and ensure health and safety compliance.
• Monitor local marketing initiatives and increase business.
• Maximise sales performance via effective in-store communication.

Skills

Sales focused

Customer relationship development

Management experience

Job description

Retail Assistant Manager

£28 - 32,000 + 20% Bonus & Package

Byfleet

The Company

Well established and expanding steadily this business is now perhaps the most recognised brand name in their industry. They combine the latest technology, excellent customer service and motivated, well trained teams with a network of modern facilities across London and the UK in high profile, easy access locations and are able to offer a full range of quality services to both the consumer and local business market.

The Job

As an Assistant Manager you will:

• Share complete responsibility for all day to day site operations, ensuring health and safety compliance, attending to a diverse range of customer queries and measuring commercial performance against target.
• Play a role in running and monitoring local marketing initiatives in a bid to increase business.
• Have responsibility for maximising sales performance through effective in store communication and providing a lead in terms of customer service.

Entrepreneurial and sales focused, you'll be given full operational autonomy within your store and will be expected to be constantly seeking ways to grow and develop what in many ways can be considered your own business. As well as generating sales from incoming inquiries from the public there is a growing opportunity to develop business to business contacts and Managers are encouraged to build profitable relationships with a range of business customers.

The Candidate

Suitable candidates will be:

• Sales focused Managers with a proven record of delivering commercial KPI's through driving sales.
• Individuals comfortable dealing with customers and will always be looking to develop relationships and spot additional business opportunities.
• Possess a depth of Management experience within retail, hospitality, leisure or sales.

In return candidates can expect a diverse and rewarding role with real scope to effect store performance and real autonomy to make decisions. The business has a great feel to it and has a reputation for treating its employees as grown ups and is also a growing company with a passion for developing internal talent whenever possible.