Store Manager (6 Month FTC)

KAO; Ashford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global company in beauty and personal care is seeking an experienced Store Manager for its Ashford location. The ideal candidate will drive business performance, ensure excellent customer experiences, and lead a motivated team. Previous retail management experience is essential. This role offers a competitive salary and a variety of employee benefits in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

50% staff discount

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Quarterly store bonus scheme

Private Medical / Healthcare Plan

Wellbeing Support

Enhanced family leave

Cycle To Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years retail management experience.
• Experience within the fragrance and beauty retail environment is desirable.
• Proven commercial acumen and P&L accountability.

Responsibilities

• Drive business performance and inspire team motivation.
• Ensure an exceptional customer journey tailored to individual needs.
• Build and develop a highly effective team through coaching.

Skills

Retail management

Excellent communication

Team leadership

Customer Centric approach

Flexibility

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Store Manager with a passion for luxury to lead our Ashford store!

Position: Store Manager – Full Time

Location: Ashford

Hours per Week: 37.5 (6 month FTC)

Salary: £35,000- £37,000

What we offer to our Store Managers:

• A 50% staff discount to use on all of your favourite Molton Brown products
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• A day off for your birthday!
• A quarterly store bonus scheme up to 1.25% of retail sales if store targets are reached
• Free product allocation every quarter up to 5 Molton Brown eligible items!
• Access to discounts/cashbacks from high street retailers
• Enhanced family leave
• Private Medical / Healthcare Plan
• Wellbeing Support
• Season Ticket Loans / Cycle To Work Scheme
• Company Pension Scheme
• Ongoing development and the opportunity to enhance your skills
• A company where your voice will be heard and your opinion matters!
• Exclusive access to our e-Learning platform (including access to qualifications, certifications and memberships)

The Store Manager role:

• A Store Manager for Molton Brown will be the driving force of our business demonstrating a will to win, passion for people, is future focused and demonstrates exceptional standards of execution
• Has strong strategic and analytical thinking in seeking activity to maximise all business opportunities and actively drives and achieves store sales, KPI’s and business profit through inspirational motivation
• Ensures the customer journey is a sensorial experience tailored to the individual, delivering the principles of our customer service programme, knowing what excellence looks like and will always strive to deliver
• Builds and develops a highly effective team through engaging communication, coaching and training, empowering individuals to reach their full potential

The Perfect Store Manager Candidate:

• Minimum of 2 years retail management experience
• Experience within the fragrance and beauty retail environment is desirable
• An excellent communicator
• An engaging and successful leader
• Proven commercial acumen and P&L accountability
• Customer Centric approach
• Flexibility in working arrangements to suit business requirements including some travel to meetings and to support other locations

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Molton Brown is part of Kao founded in Japan in 1887, Kao is passionate about making a difference in people's lives with our high-quality products and services to create a Kirei Life for all - a beautiful life that respects the needs of our consumers and customers as well as the planet. Our corporate philosophy, the Kao Way, guides us in everything we do - acting with integrity, courageously driving innovation and treating each other with trust and respect.

How we work: Having been selected among the World's Most Ethical Companies for 19 consecutive years, we are a company with a purpose and strong corporate values. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. At Kao, each employee can actively shape their job and their career. We work collaboratively to achieve our common goals, always aiming to deliver the best for our customers.

Hiring Process: Kao embraces the diversity and the individual personalities of its people because we believe it is diversity that makes us strong. This is why we welcome applications from all areas of the global community.

Want to learn more:If you feel you are as unique as our products and want to find out why 33,000 people across the globe opted for a career with us please visit https://www.kao.com/emea/en/

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