Store Manager Designate - Leicester Area

TJ Morris Ltd; Leicester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave (including bank)

Pension scheme

10% store discount

Flexible pay & benefits

Training programmes

HB benefits platform

Job summary

TJ Morris Ltd, trading as Home Bargains, is seeking a Store Manager Designate for the Leicester Area to lead a large retail team and drive daily store performance. You will set goals with the Area Manager, recruit and coach staff, maintain merchandising standards and ensure operational compliance while delivering strong sales and customer service.

This full-time role offers a 44-hour week, a contributory pension, generous holiday entitlement and access to our in-house training and employee

Qualifications

• Experience managing large retail teams
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Knowledge of merchandising standards and store operations

Responsibilities

• Deliver a healthy and safe environment for staff and customers
• Set achievable performance goals with Area Manager and develop your team
• Review and manage store team performance
• Lead recruitment and selection for the store team
• Ensure team are up-to-date on store standards and compliance
• Coach and support management team to deliver priorities and standards
• Review and action development plans for staff
• Plan and review store promotions and initiatives with management
• Analyse sales and optimize store space to promote products
• Collaborate with management to resolve issues impacting profitability
• Maintain high merchandising standards
• Demonstrate ability to manage large teams in a fast-moving retail environment

Job description

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Store Manager Designate - Leicester Area

Job Reference SU/NP/SM/B4/LeicesterArea/0826/AS

Number of Positions:

1

Contract Type:

Full Time

Permanent

Working Hours:

44 hours worked over any 5 days

Location:

Closing Date:

07/09/2026

Job Category:

Store Management

Business Unit:

Package

Salary & Hours

• 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
• 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

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.

Job Overview

• Delivera 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
• 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 solveDevelop 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 annualturnover of £3 - 5m per store - and we wouldn't have it any other way!