Store Manager Designate - Cardiff

Home Bargains; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave (incl. bank hols)

Pension scheme

Store discount 10%

Flexible pay / financial wellbeing

In-house training programmes

Job summary

Home Bargains is seeking a Store Manager to lead from the front, guiding a large retail team to hit targets and deliver a consistent customer experience. You will collaborate with the Area Manager to drive promotions, store presentation, and profitability while developing people and maintaining high operating standards.

You will be responsible for coaching managers, planning ahead, and ensuring the store runs smoothly in a fast-paced retail environment, with opportunities for career growth

Qualifications

• Extensive experience managing large retail teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven ability to lead, develop, and motivate a high-performing team to hit targets.
• Strong leadership with coaching and performance review experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a store team to hit goals and deliver exceptional customer experience.
• Work with Area Manager to drive sales, store presentation, and promotions.
• Develop people, mentor staff, and plan succession.
• Interpret company strategy to deliver measurable store performance and commercial results.
• Maintain high standards of compliance and store operations.

Skills

Store leadership

Retail operations

Team development

Customer service

Performance management

Tools

Health and safety

merchandising excellence

Job description

• 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
• Stream - Access to flexible pay, financial wellbeing support, exclusive discounts, savings opportunities and much more
• 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 Introduction

At Home Bargains, youll find more than just a job, youll find opportunity.

Customers often come in for one thing and leave with a full trolley, and thats all thanks to the strong leadership driving our success.

As a Store Manager, youll lead from the front, guiding your team, keeping everything running smoothly, and ensuring every customer has a great experience. Whentits helping a colleague grow or making sure your store is in top shape, youll be at the heart of it all.

Youll build a team that works together, hits targets, and takes pride in doing a great job every day. With the support of your Area Manager and a clear path to success, youll have everything you need to grow your career as part of something bigger.

If youre ready for a new challenge, a fast-paced environment, and the chance to make a real impact, this is more than just your next job, its the start of something special.

Ready to lead, inspire, and create retail magic?

Job Overview

• Lead and inspire your team: Youre the driving force behind a high-performing store team, coaching and supporting your colleagues to hit their goals and deliver a customer experience that keeps people coming back.
• Fuel the stores success every day: From sales targets to store presentation and promotions, you work closely with your Area Manager and management team to make smart decisions that keep everything running smoothly and profitably.
• Put customers first, always: You lead by example, making sure your team knows exactly what great service looks like and how to deliver it every interaction, every day.
• Develop your people: Youre a mentor and motivator, spotting talent, supporting growth, and making sure everyone is ready to step up and shine.
• Stay ahead of the game: Whether its solving problems quickly, reviewing performance, or planning ahead, you keep your store one step ahead to deliver strong results and a welcoming environment.
• Extensive experience managing large retail teams in a fast-paced, high-volume retail or hospitality environment
• Proven ability to lead, develop, and motivate a high-performing team to consistently achieve and exceed significantly high weekly sales targets
• Advanced experience managing a broad range of retail categories, with strong commercial awareness to drive sales and profitability
• Demonstrated expertise in setting, monitoring, and delivering on ambitious store performance and development goals in partnership with senior management
• Strong leadership skills with experience coaching and supporting management teams to maintain exceptional store standards, compliance, and accountability
• Proven track record in recruitment, talent development, and succession planning to build a strong and capable store team with long-term potential
• Clear commitment to developing people, fostering leadership capability, and building a culture of high performance
• Strong understanding of how to interpret and lead company strategy at store level to deliver measurable commercial and operational results
• Exceptional customer focus with the ability to embed and sustain a culture of outstanding service throughout the store
• Comprehensive knowledge of operational best practices, including health and safety, merchandising excellence, promotional execution, and loss prevention
• Highly organised and able to prioritise competing demands, delegate effectively, and ensure operational excellence in a high-demand retail setting
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to inspire teams, manage performance, and drive continuous improvement
• Strong commercial acumen, able to analyse sales data, identify growth opportunities, and implement profit-driving initiatives across the store
• Confident and proactive problem-solver, capable of addressing complex operational challenges with effective and innovative solutions
• Experience conducting performance reviews, succession discussions, and partnering with Area Managers to align store objectives with wider business goals
• Ability to provide strategic input and feedback to improve store operations, team effectiveness, and cross-functional ways of working