Retail General Manager

Straight Line Retail Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in St Albans seeks a Retail General Manager to oversee daily operations, enhance customer experiences, and drive sales. This role offers the chance to manage a successful store with autonomy, supported by a strong training structure. Ideal candidates will have substantial experience in the retail sector, particularly in sales and people management, along with a strategic and commercial mindset.

Qualifications

• Experienced retailer with enthusiasm and potential for growth.
• Strong skills in people management, driving sales, and minimizing shrink.
• Commercial understanding and ability to identify additional sales opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Lead all short, medium, and long-term store plans.
• Set standards for layout, service, product mix, and merchandising.
• Manage budgets and control P&L.

Skills

People Management

Sales Management

Visual Merchandising

Analytical Skills

Job description

Retail General Manager

GBP50 - GBP60,000 + Car Allowance, Bonus & Full Package

St Albans

Most experts will tell you that retail is hard. They might be right. In many ways, the retail landscape has changed and companies that haven't changed with it will not survive. Thankfully, many have and this business is one of them. Profitable and stable but always looking for new ways to delight their customers, they've maintained their position in one of retails growth markets and have many exciting future plans and initiatives.

The Person

You're a bright and capable retailer with bags of enthusiasm and the potential to go further. A willingness to learn will help as will an entrepreneurial approach and a commercial streak a mile wide. You'll get plenty of room to make decisions with control over layout and stock package and will be responsible for all onsite projects, managing 99% of what goes on in the store so you'll be happy with that visibility. Particularly skilled in all aspects of people management, driving sales and visual merchandising, you'll make your store a commercially appealing place to shop and you'll know how to use your analytical skills and ability to spot additional sales opportunities, minimise shrink and improve the bottom line.

The Role

Reporting to the Regional Manager, the role takes full responsibility for all day-to-day site operations including:

• Being the leader with regard to all short, medium and long-term store plans.
• Setting standards with regard to the overall layout, the look and feel of the site, service standards, product mix and visual merchandising.
• Controlling all budgets and managing the P&L.

And what do you get in return? Well, for a start you'll be supported in a structure that is there when you need it, invisible when you don't. You'll get full training of course but you'll also be treated like an adult. The money is pretty good, there's a decent bonus on top and a very grown-up attitude to work-life balance. If things are going well and it's not Christmas or something, no one will expect you in every weekend and late nights are rare. This will be your store; you run it.

The Company

A household name in the sector, they've been doing what they've been doing for a long time but are always open to new ideas and always looking for ways to grow and improve. They're well known and very well respected, financially rock-solid and looking to the future with plenty of optimism.