Store Manager Designate

Home Bargains; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in Wolverhampton seeks a Store Manager to lead a high-performing team dedicated to customer satisfaction and sales excellence. Responsibilities include setting performance goals, managing recruitment, and ensuring a safe environment. Applicants should have extensive experience in managing large teams and achieving sales targets. This position offers competitive salary and comprehensive employee benefits including annual leave, training programs, and discounts.

Benefits

28 days of annual leave

Contributable company pension scheme

10% store discount

Death in Service Benefit

Long service recognition scheme

Access to in-house training

Qualifications

• Advanced experience managing large retail teams in a fast‑moving environment.
• Ability to achieve high weekly sales targets.
• Experience managing a varied range of retail categories.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a safe environment for colleagues and customers.
• Set performance goals with the Area Manager.
• Manage recruitment and selection for the team.
• Coach the management team to meet store priorities.
• Review and action colleague development plans.

Skills

Managing large retail teams

Customer focus

Problem solving

Communication

Organizing work

Leading teams

Making decisions

Developing talent

Job description

Welcome to Home Bargains, where exciting opportunities await you in our dynamic world of retail management. As a rapidly growing company, there are always opportunities for passionate individuals to join us and lead our teams to success and be an integral part of our thriving retail community.

As a Store Manager at Home Bargains, you're not just running a store; you're leading a team towards achieving remarkable results. Your role is pivotal in fostering a culture of growth, excellence, and customer satisfaction. You’ll develop a high-performing team dedicated to making your store a success, ensuring every customer leaves happier than they arrived.

Our management structure offers a clear path for career progression and personal development. Join us on this exciting journey and be part of the Home Bargains continued success story.

Package

Salary & Hours

• £47,921 FTE
• 44 hours per week

Employee Benefits

• Full-time employees receive 28 days of annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays), increasing to 33 days after 5 years of service. Annual leave is pro‑rated for part‑time or alternative working arrangements.
• Contributable company pension scheme
• 10% store discount at all our retail stores
• Death in Service Benefit
• Long service recognition scheme
• Access to our in‑house training programmes delivered face‑to‑face and through our online learning platforms
• MyHB colleague benefits platform with access to:
  • Discounts UK wide on retail, leisure, hospitality venues
  • Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 confidential counselling and advice line
  • Low cost voluntary insured health cash plans and cancer cover

Job Overview

• Deliver a healthy and safe environment for your store colleagues and customers
• Work with your Area Manager to agree and set achievable performance and development goals for your team
• Review and manage store team performance
• Lead and manage recruitment and selection for your store team
• Ensure your team is up-to-date on store ways of working, standards and compliance
• Coach and support your management team to deliver on store priorities while delivering excellent store and compliance standards
• Review and action store colleague development and performance plans
• Conduct regular planning and reviews on store promotions and initiatives with your management team
• Review sales performance and communicate and action store activities to maximise store space to promote our products
• Work with your management team to solve problems that impact on store profitability
• Maintain high merchandising standards

Minimum Criteria To Apply

• Advanced experience of managing large retail teams in a fast‑moving retail environment to achieve a high weekly sales target
• Advanced experience of managing a varied range of retail categories
• Demonstrate the following competencies:
  • Prioritise and organise work
  • Customer focus
  • Communicate and motivate others
  • Manage and lead teams
  • Make commercially astute decisions
  • Rapidly problem solve
  • Develop talent

About The Company

TJ Morris Limited trading as Home Bargains is a privately owned family run discount retailer selling top brands at the lowest possible price on the UK high street.

Having started 45 years ago in Liverpool our customers continue to be at the heart of everything we do and throughout our 580 stores we have over 5 million customers each week.

With plans to increase our store portfolio to 1,000 stores throughout the UK we are a fast‑paced retailer opening 50 stores a year (nearly one every weekend) with a typical annual turnover of £3 - 5m per store - and we wouldn't have it any other way!