Retail Store Manager

Cancer Research UK; Sutton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous retirement plan

Flexible leave allowance

Discounts on travel and technology

Gym membership

confidential wellbeing support

Job summary

Cancer Research UK operates a Sutton shop seeking a passionate Store Manager to lead a team of staff and volunteers. You’ll drive sales and fundraising targets while representing the charity and building local community relationships.

You will own the commercial running of the store, including merchandising, stock management and maintaining high shop standards, ensuring great customer experiences and compliant operations.

Qualifications

• Experience of managing and inspiring a diverse team of people.
• Comfort working within targets and motivating others to achieve those targets.
• Knowledge of high street fashion retail.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing situations.
• Ability to multi-task in a lively environment.

Responsibilities

• Guide, motivate and engage the store team of paid staff and volunteers.
• Oversee commercial running: display, merchandising, stock management and shop standards.
• Lead by example with customer and supporter service and manage fundraising activities.
• Maximise profit through cost control and effective sales and customer engagement.

Skills

Team management

Customer service

Retail knowledge

Target driven

Community engagement

Job description

Endless pre-loved items. A crucial source of fundraising. A store that runs your way.Retail S tore M anager£28,039 - £32,067 per annum + benefitsReports to: Area managerDepartment:TradingContract: PermanentHours:Full time 37.5 hours per weekLocation: Sutton shopExternal Closing date: 27 September 202 6 23:55Internal: In line with organisational policy this role will remain open for internal applications until: 27 September 2026 23:55Please 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.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 motivat ing store manager to join Cancer Research UK’s trading team. You’ll be acting as an ambassador for Cancer Research UK, motivating you r t eam 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 .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.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 ?Experience of managing a nd 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.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.[Download the Candidate Pack ]What will I gain?W e 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.How do I apply?W e operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion . CVs are required for all applications; but we won’t be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively.To support your training and development in this role, you will spend 4 weeks in a training shop, learning from a Training Shop Manager, this may be at a different location to the role you applied for.Owing to the nature of this position, any offer of employment for this role will be subject to a satisfactory basic DBS check.For more information on this career opportunity please visit our website or contact us at [e-mail] .For more updates on our work and careers, follow us on: Linked In , Facebook , Instagram , X and YouTube .Our vision is to create a charity where everyone feels like they belong, benefits from and participates in, the work we do. 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 0 20 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.