Store Manager

Barnardo's; Greater Lincolnshire; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity retailer in Greater Lincolnshire seeks an experienced store manager to maximize sales and ensure excellent customer service. The ideal candidate will have people management experience, strong organizational skills, and a passion for making a difference in children's lives. Benefits include 26 days of annual leave, pension scheme, and various discounts.

Benefits

26 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexible working arrangements

Group Personal Pension

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in people management.
• Ability to maximize sales and profit.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Maximize sales and profit in store.
• Lead and manage the team effectively.
• Ensure high presentation and customer service standards.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Customer service

Organizational skills

Creativity

Job description

Job Overview

At Barnardo's we believe in children, the funds we raise in store support the most vulnerable children and young people in the UK and now's your chance to play your part in this vital work. As well as maximising sales and profit in store you'll also ensure the very highest standards of presentation and customer services - your aim will be to make your store the best in town, for customers to visit and for your colleagues to work in.

You're an experienced people manager; you are creative and resourceful and can use this to generate customer, donor and colleague loyalty. You'll need to be well organised with great communication skills to lead your team of colleagues in store to maximise sales and profit and meet your stores targets.

In return you will work for one of the UK's largest charity retailers with benefits, including full training and development package, promotion prospects, pension and benefits. Generating the money we need to make children's lives better is a truly fulfilling role so if you'd like to use your talent to make a positive difference then we would love to hear from you! The full Job description and Person profile is available below. Please read this before applying to ensure that the job matches your skills and experience.

Safeguarding

• As part of Barnardo's ongoing commitment to safeguarding, our retail recruitment process requires that successful candidates are asked to consent to a Basic criminal records check.

Interview Process

Interview Date: Where an interview date has been given in the advert, this will be the only date available. Please check this before proceeding with your application. Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

About Barnardo's

At Barnardo's we believe in children - no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role. Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in our values and our practice, and we have invested in this area of our work to ensure that we can deliver on our commitments to be an inclusive employer. EDI is a key enabler of our purpose as a charity and we want to ensure that the diversity of our teams is reflective of the communities we serve and that we continue to learn and develop our work with a focus on inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minorised Ethnic Communities, candidates who are LGBT+ and Disabled candidates.

Flexible Working

Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years service
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity, Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from major high street shops including supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Corporate University, Discounts at 100's of retailers
• Employee suggestion scheme, company pension, Employee Assistance Programme