Retail Deputy Store Manager

ScS Upholstery plc; Telford; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading furniture retailer in Telford seeks a Deputy Store Manager to drive sales performance and support daily operations. The ideal candidate will have experience in leading a sales team, excellent communication skills, and a passion for customer service. This full-time role offers a salary of £27,890, with the potential to earn up to £40,000 annually with commission. The company provides career progression and various employee benefits.

Benefits

33 days holidays including bank holidays

Employee discounts platform

Colleague Discount

Career progression

Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience leading and motivating a successful sales team.
• Strong work ethic and passion for customer service.
• Ability to drive performance and manage conversations effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support Store Manager in operations and sales performance.
• Coach team and ensure optimal customer experience.
• Manage recruitment and onboarding processes.
• Ensure store presentation meets high standards.

Skills

Customer focus

Excellent communication skills

Leadership

Coaching and performance management

Team building

Job description

Retail Deputy Store Manager

Department: Retail

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Telford

Reporting To: Store Manager

Compensation: £27,890 - £40,000 / year

Description

We’re looking for a Deputy Manager to join our Retail Sales team in Telford.

As a ScS Deputy Manager, you are responsible for supporting the Store Manager in driving the performance and day to day operations of the store and leading in their absence.

You’ll work with our team to ensure they provide a 5 star customer journey and optimise KPI performance while maintaining high operational standards. You’ll also coach and support the team to deliver sales targets while making sure our customers are supported in helping create a home they love.

As a Deputy Store Manager you can earn up to £40,000.00 with Commission.

What does the role involve?

• Leading by example and role modelling the ScS company values and behaviours to inspire the team to perform to be their best
• Continuously coaching to develop and improve colleagues’ performance by carrying out regular performance reviews
• Ensuring expert knowledge throughout the store team on ScS Furniture, holding regular training sessions on all products and services
• Supporting the recruitment, onboarding, management and development of the team
• Being responsible for driving performance, delivering targets, KPIs and maximising sales opportunities in line with the store business plan and business priorities
• Supporting colleagues with customer orders and finance applications
• Delivering exceptional, market leading customer service to drive business growth through customer loyalty, referrals and 5 star customer reviews
• Continuously identifying opportunities to make improvements which will optimise the operational running of the store
• Taking pride in your store and taking responsibility for maintaining its presentation to a high standard to ensure the store is set up for success
• Ensuring that all colleagues are accountable for branch audit, banking and finance checks

What qualities are we looking for?

• Enthusiasm and passion to drive the business forward and personally succeed
• Customer focus with a passion for delivering first class customer service
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• The ability to drive performance and manage difficult conversations when needed
• A desire to learn, grow and progress
• Inquisitive, ever-questioning and ever-improving
• Friendly, flexible, reliable, honest and a strong work ethic
• A real people person – the ability to build strong relationships with your team, our customers, colleagues and leadership team
• Experience in leading, motivating and coaching a successful sales team

What’s in it for you?

• Basic salary of £27,890 with a realistic OTE of £40,000 per year
• Competitions and incentives
• 33 days holidays including bank holidays
• Employee benefits platform – access to 100s of high street discounts and more – holiday discounts, gym discounts, cinema discounts, e-vouchers, cashback and more!
• Colleague Discount
• Career progression
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave
• Access to our dedicated Employee Assistance Programme – to give you free access to advice and information on a range of topics
• Virtual GP – Access to a GP service 24/7
• Salary finance scheme
• Pension Scheme
• Death in Service
• Life assurance