Store Manager

POUNDLAND LIMITED; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount

Birthday day off

28 days holiday inc banks

Annual bonus

Retail Trust wellbeing

Staff Shop discounts

Wage access via Stream

Training & development

Life assurance

Loyalty service awards

Pension

Job summary

Poundland is seeking a Store Manager to lead a busy UK store, driving sales, service, and store standards daily. You will manage a team, control stock, and ensure smooth operations while upholding Poundland’s customer-first culture.

We’re looking for an inspiring leader with strong retail management experience, commercial acumen, and the ability to use data to improve results. The role offers progression and an inclusive, supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Essential retail management experience.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Commercial awareness.
• Ability to use data to drive performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate the store team to deliver high standards and excellent service.
• Drive sales, manage stock and cost controls, and maintain smooth store operations.
• Oversee customer experience and store policies to build a positive team culture.
• Use data to monitor performance and identify improvement opportunities.
• Support professional development and progression within Poundland.

Skills

Leadership

Commercial awareness

Data-driven

Customer service

Job description

About The Role

Join us here at Poundland as a Store Manager and you’ll lead, motivate, and inspire your team to deliver fantastic store standards and amazing service for our customers every day.

You’ll be responsible for the overall performance of the store, driving sales, achieving targets, and making sure everything runs smoothly. From leading your team and developing colleagues, to overseeing operations, stock control, and customer experience, you’ll be at the heart of a busy and fast-paced retail environment.

Creating a safe, welcoming environment for customers and colleagues will always be your top priority. You’ll lead by example, ensuring store policies and procedures are followed while building a strong, positive team culture where everyone can succeed.

This role calls for a confident and inspiring leader who can motivate a team, make smart commercial decisions, and adapt quickly in a fast-moving retail environment. Essential retail management experience will help you thrive in this role, along with strong leadership skills, commercial awareness, and the ability to use data to drive performance and improve results.

We offer rewards that go beyond the payslip, including:

• 10% employee discount card with increased discount events over the year.
• Celebrate your birthday, you’ll get an extra day off for your birthday.
• 28 days holiday a year inc banks, rising by one day a year up to 33 days.
• Annual Bonus scheme based on company and store performance.
• We put wellbeing first through our partnership with Retail Trust which gives you and your family access to a fantastic range of resources.
• My Staff Shop, giving you an amazing number of discounts and shopping vouchers.
• For those unexpected moments, our partnership with stream enables you to access up to 50% of your monthly earned wages early, along with savings and financial advice.
• Training and development opportunities, we want you to grow your career with us, be that through one of the qualifications we offer or internal programmes, this role can be just the first step.
• Plus, life assurance, loyalty service awards and people’s pension.

Bring your leadership, commercial mindset, and ability to inspire teams — and you’ll have the opportunity to continue growing your career with Poundland, including progression into Area Manager roles.

We’re committed and proud to our inclusive culture, and that starts with the recruitment and selection process. If you require a reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process, please do share this with us on your application form and we’ll make every effort to meet your needs.