Store Manager

British Heart Foundation; Andover; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the British Heart Foundation as a Store Manager in Andover. In this fast-paced role, you'll lead a team, maximize sales, and contribute to life-saving research. With generous leave and benefits, you'll thrive in a supportive environment focused on community impact.

Benefits

38 days annual leave

Holistic support leave

Enhanced family policies

Wagestream - early access to wages

25% staff discount

Health cash plan

24/7 Virtual GP access

Pension with employer contribution

Cycle to work scheme

Discounts on gym memberships

Qualifications

• Experience in retail, hospitality, or service industry.
• Experience leading and motivating teams.
• Understanding of budgets and P&L.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for store performance and maximizing sales.
• Leading an inclusive and diverse team.
• Working in a fast-paced retail environment.

Skills

Customer facing experience

Team leadership

Commercial awareness

Sales target achievement

Proactive approach

Ability to work under own initiative

Job description

)Would you like to make an impact by leading one of our homestore teams that are community based,offeramazing choice and genuine sustainability?

Apply today for our Store Manager position in Andover (SP10 1LP).

What does this role involve?

As a Store Manageryou will be accountable for your stores performance, maximising sales through physical and digital channels, and achieving storetargets by leading an inclusive and diverse team that consistently demonstrate the BHF values.

Each day is different in this varied, fast paced and hands on role. Due to the volume of donations, it can be physically demanding at times, yet mostrewarding as you play a part in helping to fund life saving research.

What are we looking for?

• Experience working in a customer facing role in retail, hospitality or service industry
• Experience of leading, motivating and developing teams
• Commercial awareness
• Ability to achieve sales targets
• Committed to achieving the highest retail standards at all times
• Able to work under own initiative and take a proactive approach to changing business needs and objectives
• Thrives working in a hands on, fast-paced environment
• An understanding of budgets and P&L

Our stores are fast-paced and trade 7 days a week which means we require flexibility from our store teams to work weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis.

What’s important to us?

At the British Heart Foundation (BHF) we offer a huge range of new and used quality furniture, clothing, jewellery and more, available in store and online.

In addition to raising funds for the BHF, we connect with our local communities and help reduce clothing and furniture waste across the UK. With over 700 stores we make a huge environmental impact by preventing around 70,000 tonnes of unwanted items going to landfill every year. We receive 1.6 million items donated to our home stores and 9.8 million bags of donated items and we will continue to build upon our reuse agenda in the years to come.

Everything we do comes back to funding lifesaving research for all heart and circulatory conditions. We are more ambitious and determined than ever – because the cures and treatments we need are in sight. You could be part of getting us there sooner!

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy,Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.

Why join the BHF?

We have a strong culture of internal progression and will actively support you to develop your career.

Our generous staff benefits include:

• 38 days annual leave(plus the option to buy and sell leave)
• Holistic support leave of up to 10 additional days off each year
• Enhanced family policies (maternity, paternity and adoption leave)
• Wagestream - early access to your wages
• 25% staff discount
• Health cash plan (Dental, Optical, Therapies, etc)
• Access to a 24/7 Virtual GP and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Pension with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounts on gym memberships
• Discounts with a wide range of retailers