Store Manager

Musgrave Group Plc; Newtownards; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

30 days holiday per year

Enhanced maternity pay

Paternity pay

Employee Assist Programme

Share scheme

Discount Card for staff

Company pension scheme

Learning & development opportunities

Extra discounts on days out

Job summary

Musgrave is seeking a Store Manager to cover Mid Ulster, Co. Londonderry. You will lead daily store operations, drive sales, manage staff and ensure brand standards, delivering excellent customer service and profitability.

Flexibility to work days, evenings and weekends is required, with shift patterns discussed at interview. The ideal candidate has a minimum of 2 years' store management experience in convenience or supermarket environments, GCSE Maths and English (or equivalent), strong stock

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ recent experience in convenience store or supermarket store manager role.
• GCSE Maths and English, grade C or above (or equivalent) with supervisory qualification desirable.
• Experience in stock control, people management, cost control, local marketing, HACCP and security.
• Proven ability to lead a team and work to targets.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily operation of one or more stores ensuring policies and brand are implemented.
• Achieve and improve KPI targets; drive sales through promotions.
• Maximise gross margin via store layouts, range and own label management.
• Plan and organise quarterly stock takes.
• Control overhead costs including rostering and cost-saving initiatives.
• Maintain high store standards in line with auditing.
• Ensure food safety, health and safety compliance in store.
• Recruit and develop staff, manage performance and discipline.

Skills

People management

Stock control

Cost control

Local marketing

HACCP implementation

Customer service

Education

GCSE Maths and English

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Musgrave is one of the Europe's most successful family-owned businesses with a 140-year heritage in food and brand innovation, supporting communities across the island of Ireland and Spain. Every day we feed one-in-three people in Ireland through 18 market leading food and beverage brands that include SuperValu, Centra, Frank and Honest and Musgrave Market Place. We support thousands of retail and foodservice family businesses who live and work in the heart of the communities they serve. We are committed to becoming the most trusted and sustainable business in Ireland and we are making changes across the company to make sure that happens. We want to make a positive impact on the world, and we will support our suppliers and customers to make a difference too.

Our people are the heart of our business. As our greatest asset, they make Musgrave a great place to work and in return we aim to be the very best place to work, grow and thrive. We are now inviting applications for the position of (Store Manager to coverMid Ulster, Co. Londonderry).

The successful candidate must be flexible to work days, evenings and weekends.

This type of role will have an agreed shift pattern set within the store opening hours. Shortlisted candidates will have the opportunity to discuss working hours and shift patterns in further detail at the interview. Candidates must be able to travel to the Store via car, public transport or other to fulfil shift requirements. (add specific shift patterns if required).

The role

To manage the daily operation of a company owned store or number of stores ensuring policies, procedures and brand are implemented effectively. This will include but is not limited to; managing colleagues and assets, ensuring legal compliance and excellent levels of service to our customers as well as maximisation of sales and net profit.

What you'll be doing

• Achieve, improve and work to stretch your agreed KPI targets.
• Maximise store sales through stock positioning, managing and co-ordinating in-store and national promotions with a touch of flair, whilst ensuring full brand and range guideline adherence.
• Maximise gross margin by active management of store layouts, range, and own label participation as per the company procedures.
• Management, planning and organising of quarterly stock takes.
• Set and control overhead costs including rostering, ensuring controllable costs are within agreed targets, and proactively work on cost savings.
• To achieve and maintain consistently high overall store standards in line with auditing standards.
• Keep, customers, colleagues and third parties safe by ensuring legal compliance in store through management of food safety, council and health and safety compliance.
• Attract and retain talent through effective recruitment campaigns with the support of resourcing, ensuring fair employment compliance throughout all processes.
• People management of your colleagues including but not limited to; maintaining a colleague base to agreed levels, company policy and procedure adherence, absence management, performance management and effective use of the company disciplinary and grievance procedures, as required.
• Engagement and motivation of your colleagues, using effective communication, coaching and leadership to unlock their potential. Whilst ensuring action is taken to maintain and/or improve store annual engagement survey.
• Work to achieve and maintain links with local communities and charity partners, keeping things local and at the heart of the community.

What's in it for you?

• A competitive salary and bonus scheme
• A competitive holiday package with 30 days per year (including public holidays, pro rata for part time)
• Enhanced maternity pay, eligibility applies.
• Paternity pay, eligibility applies.
• Employee Assist Programme
• Share scheme, eligibility applies.
• Discount Card for in marketplace or store shopping, you decide.
• Save for your future with our company pension scheme.
• Learning and development if you want to progress within the company.
• As well as extra discounts on days out, cinema tickets and much more.

What we're looking for

• A min. of 2 years recent experience in convenience store at Store Manager level and or at least 2 years recent management experience in a supermarket environment at Store Manager level
• GCSE Maths and English, Grade C or above (or equivalent) and or further education in related discipline e.g. management/supervisory qualification
• Proven experience in the areas of stock control, people management, cost control, local marketing, HACCP implementation, and security
• Demonstrate managing a team
• Working knowledge of Microsoft excel packages.
• Post Office, off licence, forecourt experience
• Good knowledge of food safety practices

Musgrave is an equal opportunities employer.
We encourage applications from diverse candidates. If we can make any accommodations to enable you to be the best version of yourself during the interview, please let us know.