Store Manager

PPG Industries; Falkirk; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive starting salary

Competitive bonus structure: 12% to 42

35 days annual leave

Guaranteed 39 hours per week

No late evenings after 5pm (Sat PM/Sun

Private healthcare

Pension contributions

Career progression and training

Staff discount on paint and decorating

Wellbeing and cycle to work

Job summary

PPG Falkirk is seeking a Store Operations Manager to lead from the front at our Johnstone’s Decorating Centre, driving sales and ensuring excellence in operating standards. You will deliver outstanding customer service and support, maintaining a positive, customer-focused attitude.

You will supervise sales staff, manage rotas and training, control resources within budget, and uphold health & safety and store policies while promoting career progression and staff welfare.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a customer facing environment delivering on direct sales.
• Strong leadership, mentoring and motivational skills with previous supervisory experience.
• Demonstrates the ability to stay calm and composed when dealing with difficult situations.
• Flexibility in attitude towards both working hours and duties, providing cover for the other Decorating Centres in the Zone as required.

Responsibilities

• Achieving expected sales and profit targets within store to ensure Company profitability.
• Providing day to day management of the Sales Assistants which will include the organization and planning of both working rotas and absence planners.
• Providing training to all new and existing colleagues and coaching where necessary.
• Working Operational Managers to control resources in line with budgeted costs.
• Maintaining a high level of security, and full compliance with Company policies within the store in regards to stock, financial transactions, security and premises.
• Carrying out any required recruitment and selection procedures in liaison with the District Operations Manager.
• Handling of the Decorating Centre accounts within the agreed company guidelines and policy.
• Ensuring that Health & Safety standards are maintained at all times.

Skills

Strong leadership

Mentoring

Motivational skills

Customer facing

Supervisory experience

Calm under pressure

Flexibility

Job description

Store Manager

Falkirk

Full Time | Permanent

As a Store Operations Manager within our Johnstone’s Decorating Centre, you will lead from the front. With responsibility for driving and growing sales, you will ensure that all operating standards achieve the expected level of excellence.

Within this role you will provide outstanding Customer Service and support within your store, always demonstrating a positive customer focused attitude.

What we can offer…

• Competitive starting salary

• Competitive bonus structure starting at 12% for achieving budget, with potential to earn up to 42% of your salary for overachieving budget

• 35 days of annual leave, including bank holidays

• Guaranteed 39 hours pay per week with overtime or lieu time available

• Great work/life balance: Our stores are closed Saturday afternoons and Sundays, with no late evenings after 5pm!

• Generous company pension contributions

• Excellent career progression: We develop our people with online opportunities and the PPG Training Academy

• Fantastic company-funded private healthcare plan, with options to extend coverage to family members

• Generous staff discount on paint and decorating tools at Johnstone’s Decorating Centre

• Colleague recognition program that recognises and rewards our colleagues

• Inclusive and engaging workplace – We foster a culture of inclusion for all (Our engagement scores show it!)

• Colleague assistance programme for 24/7 wellbeing support and cycle to work scheme

Key Responsibilities:

• Achieving expected sales and profit targets within store to ensure Company profitability.
• Providing day to day management of the Sales Assistants which will include the organization and planning of both working rotas and absence planners. The number of direct reports will vary dependent on size of store.
• Providing training to all new and existing colleagues and coaching where necessary.
• Working Operational Managers to control resources in line with budgeted costs.
• Maintaining a high level of security, and full compliance with Company policies within the store in regards to stock, financial transactions, security and premises.
• Handling of the Decorating Centre accounts within the agreed company guidelines and policy.
• Ensuring that Health & Safety standards are maintained at all times.
• Carrying out any required recruitment and selection procedures in liaison with the District Operations Manager.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a customer facing environment delivering on direct sales.
• Strong leadership, mentoring and motivational skills with previous supervisory experience.
• Demonstrates the ability to stay calm and composed when dealing with difficult situations.
• Flexibility in attitude towards both working hours and duties, providing cover for the other Decorating Centres in the Zone as required.

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