Store Manager

Crew Clothing; Essex; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail brand in Essex is seeking a Store Manager to drive sales growth and manage team performance in their Braintree location. This full-time role requires strong customer service focus, excellent visual merchandising skills, and the ability to lead and develop a team. The ideal candidate will have a passion for retail and a commitment to exceptional customer experiences. Benefits include uniform contribution, pension plan, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Uniform Contribution

Future-Focused Pension Plan

Rewarding Referral Program

Comprehensive Professional Development

Empowering Work Environment

Qualifications

• Strong customer service orientation with proven sales ability.
• Excellent visual merchandising skills required.
• Commercial awareness and good communication skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Drive consistent improvement in store sales and KPI's.
• Maintain exceptional visual merchandising standards.
• Recruit, train, and develop the team for success.
• Control payroll and manage store expenditures.

Skills

Customer service focused

Sales and target driven

Excellent visual merchandising skills

Commercial awareness

Good communication skills

Job description

Store Manager - Braintree - Full Time

37.5 hours per week

At Crew Clothing, we believe clothes are about so much more than “just clothes”. Designed with the spirit of the south coast in every stitch, our crossed oars are a mark of timeless British style. These are clothes for life’s best moments.

We believe in collaboration, kindness and creativity, in celebrating our successes and championing our customer at every step of the way. From ’93 to now, people have been at the heart of everything we do. It’s in our name – Crew.

Purpose of the role

You will be the one to take full accountability in driving consistent improvement to the stores sales, KPI’s and all other areas of measured success. You will recruit, retain, motivate and develop the team to drive the success of the store, whilst maintaining exceptional visual merchandising standards throughout the store and create a shopping experience that delights our customers every time.

Responsibilities

• Delivering LFL. growth of both sales and KPI performance in the store
• Maintaining impeccable visual merchandising standards throughout the store
• Ensuring effective use of space and stock availability
• Complying with reasonable instructions from senior members of the retail team
• Developing, reviewing and appraising your team based on key performance indicators and performance managing poor performers
• Ensuring integrity of the brand is maintained through correct behaviours and uniform standards of the team
• Controlling payroll and other store expenditures ensuring they come within budget
• Training and inducting your team to deliver excellent customer service

Key Skills and Experience

Essential:

• Customer service focused
• Sales and target driven
• Excellent visual merchandising skills
• Commercial awareness
• Good communication skills

Desirable:

• Good IT skills
• Experience of managing poor performance
• Experience of working in a premium fashion brand

Benefits

• Uniform Contribution : Dress for success with our uniform contribution, ensuring you look and feel professional without the extra cost.
• Future-Focused Pension Plan : Invest in your future with our comprehensive pension plan designed to provide you with peace of mind for the years to come.
• Rewarding Referral Program : Bring your friends on board and be rewarded! Our referral program recognises the power of your recommendations and rewards you for contributing to our team’s growth.
• Comprehensive Professional Development : Elevate your career and reach your full potential.
• Empowering Work Environment : Thrive in our supportive and rewarding culture that celebrates your achievements and fosters your personal and professional growth.