Shop Manager - Wimbledon

Scottish Wildlife Trust; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community charity is looking for a Shop Manager in Gloucester. You will use your creativity to manage the shop, engaging with the community while training volunteers. The ideal candidate should have retail experience, strong attention to detail, and a passion for community service. This role offers various benefits including annual leave and flexible working options.

Benefits

35 days annual leave

Flexible working options

Company pension

Excellent training and career development

Wellbeing incentives

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in retail is required.
• A great attitude and willingness to learn are equally important.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional customer service.
• Work collaboratively with the shop team.
• Manage stock and design window displays.
• Recruit and train volunteers.

Skills

Retail experience

Creativity

Attention to detail

Microsoft Office proficiency

Team player

Job description

Overview

As Shop Manager of Scope's Wimbledon shop, you'll have autonomy to run your shop using your creativity and flair to flourish in our retail environment. Our retail roles are full of variety, and every day is different! One day you might be generating and processing stock and designing an eye-catching window display. The next day you might be recruiting and training our wonderful volunteers. Every day there will be a different challenge that you'll find extremely rewarding. You will have relevant experience in retail but a great attitude and willingness to learn is just as important.

Would you like to work at the heart of your local community? Are you able to inspire a shop team? Do you have retail experience and are looking for the next step in your career? As Shop Manager you'll be passionate about retail and have a love of fashion with experience of running a shop, or you'll be looking for a management role as the next step in your career.

Responsibilities

• Have a can-do attitude and always put the customer's needs first.
• You'll be a dedicated team player with a strong work ethic
• Have excellent accuracy and attention to detail.
• Be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office.
• We ask you to show an appreciation of Scope's values and our ambition of an equal future for disabled people.

About working in our shops

Our shops are the face of our retail brand, run by a dedicated, creative and passionate bunch of superstars. Focusing on sustainable fashion, engaging with local communities and leading our volunteers to deliver a great colleague and customer experience, we raise much needed funds to deliver an Equal Future for disabled people and their families.

Shop hours

Scope Charity Shops are open every day. Some weekend and Bank Holiday cover is needed. Our full time hours are 35 hours a week, working five days out of seven. Weekly hours for part-time vacancies are on a seven-day rota.

Values

Our values are: pioneering, courageous, connected, open, fair. By living our values and trusting each other, we empower our colleagues to make decisions. By giving our colleagues freedom and space to spark creativity for innovation, we can push boundaries, change mindsets and be empowered to change the game with grit and determination and a sense of urgency.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We encourage applications from disabled people and people with impairments, conditions, and access needs. We want to create a workforce that is a true reflection of the communities we serve. Scope will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for the post as part of our Disability Confident Leader commitment. If you require adjustments during the application process, please email us. You can find out more about interview adjustments on the Scope website. We will build a culture that is accessible and inclusive first and we will aim for the same high standards in all our work. You can find out more about our approach on the Scope website.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits including:

• 35 days annual leave
• flexible working (where we can)
• company pension
• excellent training and career development
• strong colleague networks across disability, LGBTQ+, race equality, carers, women and young colleagues
• Wellbeing incentives like a discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, and much more

One in four of us in the UK are disabled and we are a diverse, proud, and vibrant community. We're here to create an equal future with all disabled people. We campaign to transform attitudes to disability, tackle injustice and inspire action. We are creating a powerful movement of disabled people, allies, organisations and businesses. Together we will be unstoppable. Please note that successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.