Store Manager

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading charity organization is seeking a Store Manager in Dalkeith. You will lead a diverse team, maximize sales, and ensure excellent customer service while promoting sustainability. Candidates should have experience in a customer-facing role and be able to adapt to changing business needs. Full-time opportunities can be considered for the right candidates.

Benefits

38 days annual leave

Holistic support leave up to 10 additional days

25% staff discount

Health cash plan

Pension with employer contribution of up to 10%

Qualifications

• Experience in retail, hospitality, or service industry.
• Ability to motivate and develop teams.
• Understanding of budgets and P&L.

Responsibilities

• Maximise sales through physical and digital channels.
• Lead an inclusive and diverse team.
• Ensure compliance with retail standards.

Skills

Customer-facing experience

Team leadership

Commercial awareness

Sales target achievement

Flexibility

Job description

Would you like to make an impact by leading one of our fashion store teams that are community based, offer amazing choice and genuine sustainability?

This position is for 28 hours per week, however, full-time hours will be considered for the right candidate. The role requires availability across 4 out of 7 days, including Sundays.


What does this role involve?

As a Store Manager in Dalkeith (EH22 1HU) you will be accountable for your stores performance, maximising sales through physical and digital channels, and achieving store targets by leading an inclusive and diverse team that consistently demonstrate the BHF values.

Each day is different in this varied, fast paced and hands on role. Due to the volume of donations, it can be physically demanding at times, yet most rewarding as you play a part in helping to fund life saving research.

What are we looking for?

Experience working in a customer facing role in retail, hospitality or service industry
Experience of leading, motivating and developing teams
Commercial awareness
Ability to achieve sales targets
Committed to achieving the highest retail standards at all times
Able to work under own initiative and take a proactive approach to changing business needs and objectives
Thrives working in a hands on, fast-paced environment
An understanding of budgets and P&L
Our stores are fast-paced and trade 7 days a week which means we require flexibility from our store teams to work weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis. Full-time hours would be considered for the right candidate.

What’s important to us?

At the British Heart Foundation (BHF) we offer a huge range of new and used quality furniture, clothing, jewellery and more, available in store and online.

Our vision is a world where everyone has a healthier heart for longer. We'll get there by funding cutting-edge research and innovation, which hold the keys to saving and improving more lives.

In addition to raising funds for the BHF, we connect with our local communities and help reduce clothing and furniture waste across the UK. With over 700 stores we make a huge environmental impact by preventing around 70,000 tonnes of unwanted items going to landfill every year. We receive 1.6 million items donated to our home stores and 9.8 million bags of donated items and we will continue to build upon our reuse agenda in the years to come.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.

Why join the BHF?

We have a strong culture of internal progression and will actively support you to develop your career.

Our generous staff benefits include:

38 days annual leave (plus the option to buy and sell leave)
Holistic support leave of up to 10 additional days off each year
Enhanced family policies (maternity, paternity and adoption leave)
Wagestream - early access to your wages
25% staff discount
Health cash plan (Dental, Optical, Therapies, etc)
Access to a 24/7 Virtual GP and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Pension with employer contribution of up to 10%
Cycle to work scheme
Discounts on gym memberships
Discounts with a wide range of retailers