Retail Assistant Store Manager

Molton Brown; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

50% staff discount across Molton Brown

22 days holiday + bank holidays

Birthday off

Private healthcare & wellbeing support

Pension scheme

Travel loans

Cycle-to-work scheme

Access to learning and development

Job summary

Molton Brown in Glasgow's Silverburn is seeking an experienced Retail Assistant Store Manager to support the Store Manager in daily operations and to lead the team in delivering exceptional customer experiences. Ideal candidates will have premium retail or fragrance experience, strong coaching skills for Retail Advisors, and a passion for achieving sales and KPI targets through effective brand activation.

In return, the role offers a competitive salary of £29,000, a quarterly bonus upon hitting

Qualifications

• Premium retail or fragrance experience desired.
• Able to coach and develop Retail Advisors.

Responsibilities

• Lead the store team from the front and drive sales and KPIs.
• Deliver an immersive customer experience and brand activation.

Job description

Born on South Molton Street, London in 1971, Molton Brown is an icon of uniquely British style. Today, Molton Brown is one of the leading global brands in Kao's global cosmetics portfolio. Growing from small-scale artisans into the international fragrance brand it is today, its pioneering presence is felt in our stores and websites, travel retail, luxury department stores and the most esteemed hotels around the world.

Expertly blended in London, Molton Brown's signature fragrances, bath and shower gels, home and hand care luxuries have claimed iconic status. Kao and Molton Brown have a passion for integrity, for craftsmanship, for artistry and for giving our consumers the ultimate, quality experience.

We’re looking for an experienced sales focussed Retail Assistant Store Manager, ideally with premium retail or fragrance experience to join us and support the Retail Store Manager in the day to day running of our Silverburn lifestyle store. In their absence, you’ll be confident in your abilities to take the reins and lead the team on continued success.

Your career development into Retail Store Management starts here!

Every Customer, Every Visit, Every Day…

You’ll support in leading your team from the front, setting the standard for an immersive customer experience, connecting with our customers who are discovering our products for the first time or falling in love with them all over again.

Engaging and self-driven, you’ll support in coaching and developing first class Retail Advisors to think and act commercially, building a culture that champions a high-performing and collaborative team that overachieves targets and drives profitable sales.

You’ll support the Store Managers expectations to deliver store sales and KPIs, reducing cost while strengthening Molton Browns presence on the high street as the authority in lifestyle products that our customers love to Cleanse, Wear and Live in.

Passionate about brand activation, you’ll identify opportunities to maximise sales through thoughtful events that make a lasting impact to our devoted customers, bringing our brand to life with every customer, every day.

You’ll think through the eyes of a customer, maintaining high standards to ensure your store is always ready to greet everyone flawlessly by driving retail excellence standards that reflect our brand’s aspirations both on the shop floor and operationally behind the scenes.

In return for going the extra mile every day, we offer personalised career development, a competitive salary of £29,000, a quarterly bonus when your stores targets are achieved and a range of benefits including:

• 50% staff discount across Molton Brown
• 22 days holiday + bank holidays
• Your birthday off
• Five free products every quarter to really get to know our products!
• Private healthcare & wellbeing support
• Pension scheme, travel loans & cycle-to-work scheme
• Access to exclusive learning, qualifications & career development pathways
• A culture where your voice is valued and your growth is supported
• Two additional Summer paid days off between June and August (2026)

Molton Brown is part of Kao founded in Japan in 1887, at Kao, we believe the diversity of our teams strengthens our global mission. Here we trust and respect each other, collaborating in a friendly and inclusive work environment to achieve great results.

What you can expect from us:

• An entrepreneurial environment where passionate and innovative teams come together.
• Respect, teamwork and collaboration are at the heart of how we work.
• A workplace culture that prioritises employee wellbeing, with opportunities to get involved in initiatives such as Mental Health First Aiders, the Charity Committee, and DE&I communities (region dependant).
• A broad range of benefits, including flexible working, competitive salaries, health and wellbeing offers, pension / retirement options dependant on location, insurance options, and more...
• Learning and development opportunities.

Your voice matters here – we value entrepreneurial thinking and innovation from our teams.

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