Shop Manager

Shaw Trust; Ferndown; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent charitable organization in Ferndown seeks a dynamic Shop Manager to guide their retail team in maximizing sales and ensuring excellent customer service. The role encompasses financial performance analysis, stock management, and compliance with health and safety standards. Candidates should possess strong leadership skills, be flexible for weekend work, and have a commitment to community impact. Competitive benefits include a generous leave policy, enhanced pension, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Life Assurance

Enhanced pension scheme

Paid volunteering leave

Health and Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in retail management and leading teams.
• Ability to analyse financial performance and implement strategies.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate the retail team to drive sales.
• Manage stock effectively and maintain high shop standards.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.

Skills

Leadership

Customer service

Financial analysis

Communication

Team management

Job description

We're looking for a dynamic Shop Manager to lead our retail team in driving sales and profitability, managing stock effectively, and delivering outstanding customer service. You'll be responsible for analysing financial performance, implementing strategies to maximise income-including Gift Aid and community engagement-and maintaining high shop standards. The role involves overseeing administration, security, health and safety, and ensuring compliance with Shaw Trust policies. You'll also recruit, train, and motivate both staff and volunteers, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment that champions personal development and community impact.

You must be willing to work flexibly Monday to Sunday and have the ability to travel within the local area to offer additional support in our local shops when required.

"Shaw Trust promotes team spirit, inclusiveness and it is an organisation where everybody is somebody. I am proud to be part of this great organisation."

At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility.

For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco-system of purpose-led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all.

As an employee of Shaw Trust as well as positively impacting people's lives, you will have access to the following benefits:

• 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years' service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday
• 2 days paid volunteering leave each year
• An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months
• Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate
• Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters' levels qualifications, and management development programmes
• Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Neurodiversity Peer Support Network, Women's Network, MANaging Network, Menopause Network Group)
• Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan
• Opportunity to request flexible working from day one

Our Strategy

To find out more about Shaw Trusts aims in our 2030 Strategic Directive available here: https://www.shawtrust.org.uk/content/uploads/2020/09/Vision-2030-Strategic-Directive-5-9.pdf

Join a diverse and inclusive organisation

Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.

In addition:

• We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK.
• We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government's Access to Work scheme.
• Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.