Retail Store Manager

Cancer Research UK; Stamford; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Generous leave allowance

Discounts on travel/technology

Gym membership

Job summary

Cancer Research UK in Stamford is seeking a motivated Retail Store Manager to lead our Stamford shop, inspiring a diverse team of staff and volunteers to maximise fundraising and sales in a fast-paced environment. You will be responsible for commercial running, merchandising, stock management, and creating strong links with the local community, while ensuring high standards and compliance.

This permanent, full-time role offers a generous benefits package and the chance to contribute to cancer

Qualifications

• Experience of managing and inspiring a diverse team.
• Comfort working within targets and motivating others to achieve those targets.
• Ability to multi-task in a lively environment.
• Working knowledge of great customer service.
• Commercial awareness.
• Knowledge of high street fashion retail.
• Adaptability in changing situations, including being able to work effectively independently.
• An awareness of price, value and worth of items.
• Retail management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Guiding, inspiring and engaging a team of paid staff and volunteers.
• Taking ownership and responsibility for commercial running of your store including display and merchandising, stock management, maintaining shop standards, store layout, sales and income.
• Leading by example and providing excellent customer and supporter service.
• Maximising profit through effective cost control and sales.
• Creating relationships with your local community and Cancer Research UK colleagues.
• Organising and running creative fundraising events for your store to achieve fundraising targets.
• Maintaining compliance with health and safety, safeguarding, security, administration and HR policies.

Skills

Managing a diverse team

Target-driven

Multitasking

Customer service knowledge

Commercial awareness

High street fashion retail

Adaptability

Price/value awareness

Retail management experience

Job description

Retail Store Manager (Stamford)

locations: Stamford Shop (St Pauls St)

time type: Full time

posted on: Posted Today

job requisition id: R034475

Endless pre-loved items. A crucial source of fundraising. A store that runs your way.

Retail store manager

£27,336 – £32,067

Reports to: Area manager

Department: Trading

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week

Location: Stamford

Closing date: 18th October 2026 at 23:55

External: 18th October 2026 at 23:55

Internal: In line with organisational policy this role will remain open for internal applications until: 16th August 2026 23:55

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

**The internal title for this role is Shop Manager.

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 who shares our vision, someone like you.

We’re looking for a motivating store manager to join Cancer Research UK’s trading team. You’ll be acting as an ambassador for Cancer Research UK, motivating your team to maximise on sales and fundraising targets. Your shop will be a place where your community gets to meet our people, understand our brand, and see some of the great things we do.

In a lively, vibrant working environment, you’ll discover something new every day, whether it’s a new high street trend, a new community network or a talent you never knew you had.

You’ll also be surrounded by people who are as dedicated to beating cancer as you are.

What will I be doing?

• Guiding, inspiring and engaging a team of paid staff and volunteers. This includes recruitment, retention and development of a diverse shop team.
• Taking ownership and responsibility for commercial running of your store including display and merchandising, stock management, maintaining shop standards, store layout, sales and income.
• Leading by example and providing excellent customer and supporter service.
• Maximising profit through effective cost control and sales.
• Creating relationships with your local community and Cancer Research UK colleagues.
• Organising and running creative fundraising events for your store to achieve fundraising targets.
• Maintaining compliance with health and safety, safeguarding, security, administration and HR policies.

What skills are you looking for?

• Experience of managing and inspiring a diverse team of people.
• Comfort working within targets and motivating others to achieve those targets.
• The ability to multi-task in a lively environment.
• Working knowledge of what makes great customer service.
• Commercial awareness.
• Knowledge of high street fashion retail.
• Adaptability in changing situations, including being able to work effectively independently.
• An awareness of the price, value and worth of items.
• And ideally experience of retail management.

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What will I gain?

Each and every one of our employees contributes to our progress and is supporting our work to beat cancer. We think that’s impressive.

In return, we make sure you are supported by a generous 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 work – from funding cutting-edge research to developing public policy – will change the world. It’s exciting to be part of our team.

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.