Shop Manager, Fareham

Naomi House & Jacksplace; Fareham; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a compassionate charity organization as a Shop Manager in Fareham, where your efforts will directly support local children and families. In this full-time role, you will lead a dedicated team, ensuring a delightful shopping experience while managing stock and finances. This position offers a competitive salary, generous holiday, and the chance to make a real difference in the community. If you have strong leadership skills and a passion for retail, this is the perfect opportunity for you to thrive in a meaningful environment.

Benefits

24 Days Holiday

Group Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

Supportive Work Environment

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal skills and a compassionate nature are essential.
• Experience in retail management is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day direction and training to staff and volunteers.
• Ensure financial controls and health & safety compliance.
• Manage stock sourcing, pricing, and staff rota.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Customer Service

Team Leadership

Stock Management

Education

High School Diploma

Relevant Retail Experience

Job description

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Shop Manager, Fareham

Application Deadline: 7 May 2025

Department: Retail

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Fareham

Reporting To: Rob Gordon

Compensation: GBP 13.27 / hour

Description

Our charity shops provide a great source of income to enable us to provide care for local children and their families. We are looking for a Shop Manager for our Fareham store to help run our shop and raise our profile in the area.

Doing all you can to increase income to support the work of the Trust, your responsibilities will include meeting and greeting customers, merchandising, pricing, stock sorting and rotation, banking and staff planning. All our shops aim to offer a pleasant customer experience with a good old-fashioned bargain to boot and we expect our Shop Managers to reflect this in their approach to work.

Working alongside the Assistant Shop Manager and team of volunteers, it is essential that you have strong interpersonal skills and a compassionate nature.

Key Responsibilities

• To provide day-to-day direction, training and coaching of the Assistant Shop Manager and volunteers, ensuring that tasks are properly delegated in accordance with their experience and abilities.
• To produce a weekly work rota ensuring that the shop is fully staffed during opening hours, arranging cover for holidays and sickness.
• To ensure that adequate donated stock, appropriate to the business, is sourced and priced accordingly.
• To ensure financial controls are adhered to including the till reconciliation, daily banking of takings and weekly reporting of sales to the Finance Manager at Naomi House
• To ensure that the shop premises comply with Health & Safety legislation for staff and customers.

More about this role:

Benefits include a competitive salary, 24 days holiday, group pension scheme, life assurance and the opportunity to work in an organisation where every job matters!

We are looking for someone to work full time, 5 days per week (35 hours). Will include some Saturday working.

Salary: GBP 13.27 per hour

To apply:

You will need to be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to apply for an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly Criminal Records Bureau) and asked to provide satisfactory references covering the last 5 years.

The Trust is dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We actively support and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and cultures.

Should you require any adjustments, or if you would like to speak to someone before applying, then please contact Clare Froud, People Advisor on 01962 763713.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised date once sufficient suitable applications have been received.

Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.