Store Manager - Department Store

Frasers Group; Derry/Londonderry; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent retail company in Londonderry is seeking a dynamic Store Manager to lead operations and a team. The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of management experience in a high volume retail setting, a strong background in motivating teams, and a commitment to high standards of customer service. The role offers a starting salary of £41,789 along with bonuses and employee discounts.

Benefits

28 Days Holiday

40% Instore Uniform Discount

Discounted Gym membership

20% Discount across Frasers Group brands

Qualifications

• 3 years Management experience in a retail environment.
• Ability to impact results in sales, payroll, and stock loss.
• Committed to supporting the area manager for high standards.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a team, ensuring accountability for store operations.
• Meet KPI expectations through effective delegation.
• Drive customer experience and team motivation to achieve sales targets.

Skills

Management experience

Retail operations

Team coaching

Sales motivation

Customer service

Job description

About House Of Fraser

House of Fraser is a department store group with locations across the UK and Ireland and is one of the best known names on the high street. With a heritage that spans over 170 years and a portfolio of over 500 global brands, we are now entering into an exciting new future of our brand and are looking for a dynamic Store Manager to join our team in Londonderry.

Job Description

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Area Manager, you will have a responsibility for your store and team within The Frasers Group. You will achieve this by building a team who will train, coach and progress. You will support business initiatives and ensure these are met with positivity and pace, whilst you control and delivery across the board for store operations, customer service, budget control, people and product. Furthermore, you will take ownership of key areas to share responsibility with your team to be accountable for the store.

Key Result Areas And Competencies

Operations

• Promote all store operations and deliver to expectation on all KPI’s
• Support with the planning of workload to ensure a productive and efficient team
• Make confident decisions, and delegate to the team effectively
• Support with compliance of process and procedures whilst maintaining a safe and healthy environment for both the team and customers
• Assist with training and coaching the team below to best practice
• Use business communication tools to monitor completion of tasks and meet deadlines

Controls

• Use reports to ensure wage controls are met on a weekly basis, resolving any issues quickly and effectively
• Plan store schedules in line with store trading patterns and business expectation
• Assist with compliance for processing of payroll issues and problem‑solve effectivelySupport with store daily structure to ensure the store meets compliance, customer service and security standards
• Be accountable for controlling wages

Sales

• Understand business and customer expectation and motivate the team to deliver an excellent customer experience
• Understand product features and benefits and assist with training the team to maximise sales opportunity
• Understand assigned KPI targets and support with tracking against these targets as well as communicating to and motivating the team.
• Understand the retail industry, business challenges, competitors and customers, with a strong commercial awareness
• Use reports to analyse and support with commerciality of key products to impact sales and profitability
• Interpret merchandising guidelines to the sales floor with strong commerciality and efficiency

Development

• Assist with identifying internal talent and support performance management processes to drive exceptional performance
• Support with identifying performance issues and raise them professionally
• Be self‑driven in own personal development, take on developmental feedback constructively
• Understand and promote Frasers Group core values and coach the team to engage with these values

Leadership and Management

• Inspire the team and act as a role model
• Support with coaching and motivating the team to achieve success
• Develop relationships with the store team and ensure everyone is working to the same goals

Qualifications

The requirements

• 3 years Management experience working in a fast paced, high volume retail environment
• Background in premium Fashion would be beneficial
• Ability to positively impact results in sales, payroll and stock loss
• Proven record of developing talented individuals
• Must be able to work well under pressure and to strict deadlines
• Committed to supporting the area manager to achieve the highest store standards and customer service

Additional Information

• Basic salary £41,789.00
• Weekly/Monthly & Quarterly Commercial Bonuses
• Stocktake Bonuses
• Commission led bonuses across a wide range of products
• Monthly Group Rewards and Recognition
• Long Service awards
• We offer a wide range of Development Courses with National Qualifications
• 28 Days Holiday
• 40% Instore Uniform Discount
• Discounted Gym membership
• Group Wide 20% Discount across all Frasers Group brands