Retail Assistant Manager - Oxford Summertown

Majestic Wines Warehouse Limited; Oxford; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance Bonus

Up to 20% staff discount

Career development opportunities

Wine tasting events

Contributory Pension Plan

Life Assurance

Job summary

Majestic Wine Oxford Summertown is seeking a dynamic Assistant Manager to support the Store Manager in driving sales, delivering an exceptional customer experience and maintaining high operational standards in a fast-paced retail environment.

You will lead a small team, nurture product knowledge, manage tasting events, drive KPI performance, and ensure compliance, with opportunities for WSET progression and a comprehensive rewards package.

Qualifications

• Experience in fast-paced, target-driven retail or hospitality environments.
• Proven ability to deliver exceptional customer experience and service.
• Understanding of retail KPIs and how to drive improvements.
• Able to prioritise and problem-solve in high-pressure environments.
• Self-motivated, able to thrive when working alone and as part of a team.
• Willingness to work towards WSET 2 and 3 qualifications.
• Hold a full UK manual driving licence for at least 12 months with no more than 6 penalty points.

Responsibilities

• Support Store Manager in driving performance and day-to-day operations of the store.
• Maximise sales opportunities and optimise KPI performance in-store.
• Deliver exceptional customer service to drive loyalty and repeat purchases.
• Provide VIP concierge service with product updates and tastings.
• Manage tasting counter with product knowledge and events.
• Support recruitment, management and development of the team.
• Ensure store appearance, safety, compliance and training.

Skills

Retail experience

Customer experience

KPI understanding

Problem solving

Team player

Self-motivated

Can-do attitude

WSET ambitions

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Majestic Wine Oxford Summertown are looking for a dynamic, ambitious and driven Assistant Manager.

The Role

As a Majestic Assistant Manager, you are responsible for supporting your Store Manager in driving the sales performance and day-day running of your store. You’ll deliver an exceptional customer experience and optimise KPI performance all while maintaining high operational standards. You will support more junior team members to excel and reach their full potential.

Key Responsibilities:

At Majestic Wine, our Customers are at the heart of everything we do. In this role you’ll be an ambassador for the store in which you work, supporting the team to deliver an outstanding shopping experience for every one of our customers.

• Support your Store Manager in driving the performance and day-to-day operations of your store. Take responsibility of the store and team in their absence.

• Drive store performance by maximising sales opportunities. Optimise KPI performance in store by identifying focus KPIs and building plans to improve them and exceed targets.

• Deliver exceptional market leading customer service to drive business growth through customer loyalty & repeat purchases

• Demonstrate that you make your own luck by offering your customers a VIP concierge service, actively contacting them with updates on products and tastings.

• Sell the story not the Discount. Demonstrate and share your passion for product with customers through an in depth knowledge of our range, managing a tasting events programme and executing an enticing and commercially savvy tasting counter.

• Support the recruitment, management & development of the team. Be a sounding board and source of support for more junior team members, feeding back to your Store Manager as appropriate.

• Support more junior team members to develop their product knowledge and pass their WSET qualifications and continuously develop your own knowledge.

• Take accountability and pride for the physical appearance and maintenance of your store both internally & externally - ensuring swift reporting and escalation until resolved.

• Continuously identify opportunities to make improvements which will optimise the operational running of the store.

• Ensure you remain fully compliant, safe & legal by following internal policies, processes and completing mandatory training.

• Support the cascade of store, regional and business updates and communications.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Experience of working as part of a team in a fast-paced, target-driven retail or hospitality environment

• Be able to demonstrate your ability to deliver exceptional customer experience & service

• Experience of understanding retail KPIs and how to drive improvements

• You can prioritise and strategically problem solve in high pressure environments

• Self-motivated, able to thrive when working alone and as part of a team

• A can-do attitude with a passion for seeing problems through to solutions

• Excellent communication and time management skills

• Willingness to work towards WSET 2 and 3 Qualifications

• Hold a full UK, manual transmission driving licence for at least 12 months with no more than 6 penalty points

What is in it for you?

• Performance Bonus

• Up to 20% staff discount

• Career development opportunities - we are passionate about nurturing our internal talent, offering career progression supported by our excellent in-house training schemes!

• Fantastic incentives that take you around the world to explore our different vineyards.

• A contributory Company Pension Plan

• Life Assurance (Worth 2 times your annual salary)

• Uniform provided

• 29 days holiday, including public and bank holidays.

• PLUS invites to wine tasting events

• Access to Retail Trust which includes: Retail Rewards including Instant savings with discounted e-vouchers, discounted reloadable shopping cards, gift vouchers and gift cards, Discounts of up to 30%, Access to free counselling and support phone line

• Long service rewards

• Full training provided for your first 3 months with us, continued support throughout your career with Majestic Wine.

Job Specifics:

• Contract: Permanent

• Hours: 44 Hours Per Week

• Must be able to work evenings and weekends

• Driving is a key part of this position so being comfortable driving one of our company vans is essential. We will not accept candidates without a full UK manual driver's license (held for at least 12 months) for this position.

• Salary:£29,080.48

• Grade: 4