Store Manager Designate

Safestore Holdings PLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading storage solutions provider in Greater London is seeking a Store Manager Designate to lead a team and provide exceptional customer service. Responsibilities include motivating staff, maximizing sales, and ensuring high standards in store operations. The role offers a competitive salary of £32,000 per annum with potential bonuses and various employee benefits, including paid holidays and wellbeing initiatives.

Benefits

28 days paid holiday

Bonuses for achieving targets

Enhanced parental leave

Pension scheme

Healthcare cash plan

Discounted gym membership

Sharesave scheme

Colleague discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a management role.
• Operational background in a customer-facing environment.
• Ability to lead and coach a team for performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate the store team through coaching.
• Achieve targets by understanding customer requirements.
• Manage store’s overall responsibilities, including Health and Safety.

Skills

Leadership

Customer service

Sales performance

Communication

Coaching

Job description

Store Manager Designate

Department: Region 13

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Alexandra Palace

Compensation: £32,000 / year

Description

Here at Safestore our people make the difference. We’re a friendly team and thrive on providing exceptional customer service, whilst selling the right storage solution to our customers.

Basic starting salary: £32,000 per annum. Including a bonus each month which can take you up to - £36800 per annum

With this position you will be based in one store and required to travel to our local stores in Alexander Palace and Bounds Green, (travel expenses paid when traveling to one of the additional stores).

As a Store Manager, you will lead by example and give your team all the encouragement and training they require. You will motivate them to provide an excellent customer experience, ensuring that they build great customer relationships. You’ll lead the way by driving your team’s performance and being focused on maximising sales.

We just want you to be yourself, and before you know it you will be part of the Safestore team, dazzling our customers and achieving your store’s bonus targets.

This is a full‑time, permanent role where you’ll work 40 hours per week on a rota basis, covering 5 out of 7 days. Shifts will fall within our opening hours: Monday to Saturday from 7:30am to 6:30pm (with extended hours on Thursdays until 8:30pm) and Sundays from 10:00am to 4:00pm.

What we will offer you:

• 28 days paid holiday per year (including bank holidays)
• Bonuses of basic monthly salary for achieving targets
• Enhanced parental leave
• Pension scheme
• Healthcare cash plan for all colleagues
• Wellbeing initiatives such as discounted gym membership and a cycle to work scheme
• Sharesave scheme with huge success historically for our colleagues
• Colleague and family discounts on Safestore products and services
• Employee Assistance Programme

What you will offer us:

• People: Leading and motivating the store team through coaching and providing constructive feedback, encouraging them to enhance performance.
• Sales: Achieving your targets by understanding every customer’s requirements, and advising on the best solution from enquiry through to move‑in, driving your store’s performance (P&L) and achieving targets.
• Customer service: Identifying every opportunity to maximise customer experience with exceptional service.
• Store Standards: Take pride in managing a store’s overall responsibilities, including Health and Safety and maintaining exceptional standards to create a great impression for customers.

A successful Store Manager will:

• Have had previous experience in a management role
• Have an operational background in a customer facing environment such as retail/consultative sales
• Be able to lead a team and coach for performance
• Be able to communicate and build relationships with all stakeholders
• Have strong commercial acumen
• Be able to lead your team through the fast-moving storage industry environment