Retail Assistant Manager Paisley Superstore

Cancer Research UK; Paisley; Presencial; GBP 26.000 - 31.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

Cancer Research UK in Paisley is seeking a motivated Retail Assistant Manager to lead a large team of paid staff and volunteers in our Linwood Superstore. You will drive commercial performance through stock management, merchandising and donor stock targets while delivering outstanding customer service.

You will recruit and develop the team, organise rotas, support fundraising events, and collaborate with local communities to maximise income and engagement, all while upholding CRUK values and

Qualificações

• Commercial awareness with targets and profit focus.
• Experience leading a large and diverse team.
• Ability to multi-task in a busy retail environment.
• Creative problem-solving and communication skills.
• Flexible with rota changes and store needs.

Responsabilidades

• Support the superstore manager in guiding a large team of staff and volunteers.
• Oversee recruitment, development and retention of the team.
• Manage display, merchandising, stock and income targets.
• Ensure shop standards, layout and customer service excellence.
• Work with colleagues to meet donated stock and gift aid targets.
• Assist with logistics for donations and inter-store movements.
• Lead by example and participate in fundraising events.

Conhecimentos

Team leadership

Sales targets

Customer service

Flexibility

Communication

Descrição da vaga

Endless pre-loved items. A talented team. One clear purpose.

Retail assistant manager £26,461 - £30,896 per annum plus benefits

Reports to: Store Manager Department: Trading Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week Location: Paisley Linwood Superstore Closing date: Sunday 22nd November

You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer. We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That’s why we’re looking for someone talented, someone determined, someone like you. We’re looking for a motivating superstore assistant manager to join Cancer Research UK’s trading team.

What will I be doing?

Supporting the superstore manager in guiding, inspiring and engaging a large team of paid staff and volunteers. This includes recruitment, retention and development of a diverse superstore team. Taking responsibility for the commercial running of the superstore including display and merchandising, stock management and generation, maintaining shop standards, store layout, sales and income. Working alongside the superstore manager to meet agreed targets for donated stock, cash, benchmark gift aid, average selling price, sell through and stock processing. Assisting with the processing systems that allow for the movement and distribution of large volumes of donations including across other Cancer Research UK shops, superstores and eCommerce. Leading by example and providing excellent customer and supporter service. Creating relationships with your local community and Cancer Research UK colleagues to generate community engagement and additional income and stock. Supporting the shop manager in the organisation and delivery of creative fundraising events for your store to achieve fundraising targets. Deputising for the superstore manager in their absence. There will be a varied amount of manual handling and physical activity required within the day-to-day duties of the role.

What are you looking for?

Commercial awareness with previous success working with sales and profit targets. Experience of managing and inspiring a large and diverse team of people. Comfort working within targets and motivating others to achieve those targets. The ability to multi-task in a lively high volume retail environment with large volumes of stock. Creativity and a desire to seek out opportunities for innovative ways of working. The ability to create relationships and communicate well. Flexibility, our retail teams cover the needs of their stores by working on a rota basis. Whilst a level of flexibility is needed to meet the needs of the business, we don’t forget that you have a life outside of work too.

What will I gain?

We make sure you are supported by a generous salary and benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well. Our benefits package includes a substantial retirement plan, a generous and flexible leave allowance, discounts on anything from travel to technology, gym membership, and much more. Our retail teams also have access to confidential wellbeing support from the Retail Trust.

We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented. We want to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application process, interview process and whilst at work. We therefore ask you to inform us of any concerns you have or any adjustments you might need to enable this to happen. Please contact [e-mail] or 020 3469 8400 as soon as possible. Unfortunately, we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18, so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks.

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Our vision is to create a charity where everyone feels like they belong, benefits from and participates in, the work we do. We’re the world’s leading cancer charity, dedicated to saving and improving lives with our research. We work to reduce the impact of cancer on people’s day-to-day lives through our research, influence and information. We are beating cancer – step by step, day by day. Our work means that people with cancer live better lives through earlier diagnosis and kinder, more effective treatments. Find a purposeful career that will empower you to grow and collaborate with like-minded experts.