Store Manager

Deichmann; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Deichmann UK in Aberdeen is seeking a Store Manager to lead a high‑volume fashion footwear store. You will drive performance, coach the team, manage stock and ensure excellent customer service.

The role requires a hands‑on leader with strong communication, planning and commercial awareness. The position offers a competitive salary and the potential for monthly commissions and yearly bonuses.

Qualifications

• Experience as Store Manager in fast-paced, high-volume retail.
• Strong problem-solving and people management skills.
• Ability to plan and coordinate resources and deliver exceptional customer service.

Responsibilities

• Motivate and coach the team to deliver excellent customer service.
• Lead by example in promoting product knowledge and customer care.
• Stock management.
• Analyse and interpret sales performance data and reports.
• Make recommendations to improve sales based on data and customer insights.
• Ensure merchandising and administration standards are met.
• Deliver KPIs and recruit/train the team.

Skills

Store management

Retail leadership

Customer service

Team development

Job description

Deichmann is extremely proud to announce that we are recruiting for a Store Manager, for our store in Aberdeen.

This is a really exciting opportunity for a successful and ambitious Store Manager to join a successful, international retail brand.

This role is paying £34,500 - plus the potential to earn monthly commission and yearly bonuses.

Ideal candidate:

Already demonstrating a superior level of performance within their own store, the successful candidate will have the right mix of managerial and technical aptitudes in order to drive performance.

You will have previous experience of working as a Store Manager in fast paced, high volume retail setting.

You must be able to problem solve and think on your feet, alongside this you will be a people person, have the ability to plan and co-ordinate resources and be passionate about the delivery of exceptional customer service.

Key activities:

• Motivate and coach the team to deliver excellent customer service
• Lead by example in promoting and recommending complimentary shoe care products, demonstrating confidence with selling and excellent product knowledge, ensuring the very best level of customer service
• Stock management
• Analysing and interpreting sales performance data and reports
• Making recommendation for ways to improve sales performance, based on analysis of quantitative and qualitative data and identification of customer insights
• Ensure all company standards are implemented and maintained i.e. merchandising, admin
• Delivery of all KPI's, meeting all company standards
• Recruitment and training of the team

Personal characteristics:

• A hands on leader, with experience working as a Retail Store Manager
• A positive flexible approach with a can do attitude
• Energy and enthusiasm, with ability to work under pressure, in a demanding fast paced environment
• Have the confidence and ability to motivate, coach and inspire the teamHighly numerate
• Attention to detail
• Good communicator
• Be methodical, organised and have a structure approach to work
• Be fully flexible across the week

For those who excel in their role as Store Manager and seek future career progression, there is opportunity to progress up to District Manager level and beyond, in return for which we want you to strive to be the best retailer you can be and deliver fantastic customer service through your team.

If you would like to join the team at Deichmann UK as our Store Manager and you meet the job requirements, we'd love to hear from you!