Store Manager - Whiterose

FOOTASYLUM; Leeds; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Footasylum is seeking a Store Manager for the White Rose store in Leeds. The role leads an established store team, drives sales performance, delivers outstanding customer service, and develops colleagues in a fast-paced retail setting.

You will embody our values, build effective strategies, and promote initiatives that enhance the customer experience while maintaining high standards of presentation and profitability.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Passion for fashion retail and Footasylum ethos.

Responsibilities

• Maximise in-store sales while maintaining exceptional customer service.
• Lead, motivate and train the store team to achieve targets.
• Oversee stock, merchandising, display and stock control.
• Safeguard health, safety and adherence to company policies.
• Plan for the future with forward planning and efficient store operations.

Skills

Leadership experience

Team management

Customer service

Communication skills

Merchandising

Store operations

Job description

Store Manager- White Rose

Description

Footasylum is a leading UK-based retailer specialising in streetwear and sportswear, committed to delivering innovative and trend-setting products to our customers, with a strong focus on digital transformation and data-driven decision-making.

We're seeking a Fashion Retail Store Manager, to lead our Footasylum store in White Rose.

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate fashion retail leader with experience managing teams, driving sales performance, delivering exceptional customer service, and developing colleagues within a fast-paced retail environment.

The Team

You'll work directly with an established store team to create the best possible shopping experience for our customers. At Footasylum, we value and believe in our front-end Retail colleagues. You will be given all the tools to help you thrive and feel empowered, with a genuine track record of progression, support, and training.

About You

We are looking for someone who embodies the Footasylum values - Community, Collaborate and Challenge.

You'll be confident creating strategies that improve customer service, increase sales and profitability, support company policies, and promote initiatives that enhance the customer experience.

Along with:

• A genuine passion for fashion retail and the Footasylum ethos to Defy Ordinary.

What We're Looking for in a Successful Store Manager

• A genuine passion for fashion retail and alignment with our company values
• Previous experience in fashion retail is highly desirable
• Proven leadership experience in a fast-paced retail environment
• Skilled in team management, motivation, and training
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Thrives under pressure and adapts quickly to a dynamic setting
• Exceptionally organised with a strong customer-first mindset
• Deep understanding of the fashion retail industry and market trends

Responsibilities

• Sales. To maximise the number of sales in-store.
• Service. To satisfy and build loyalty through customers to ensure they return.
• Profit Protection and Stock Control. To monitor stock within your store whilst ensuring employees' safety and well-being on company premises are met at all times.
• Merchandising, Space, Stock and Display. To display products in such a way that it stimulates interest and entices customers.
• Human Resources (HR). To safeguard colleagues' interest by ensuring consistency and fairness in the treatment of employees by adhering to all policies and procedures within the business.
• Training and Recruitment. To provide and participate in a range of planned activities that enable you to develop the Company's skills, attitude, and knowledge.
• Profit and Losses (P&L). Control of the day-to-day expenses to run a store successfully.
• Property. To maintain the property portfolio.
• Health and Safety. To ensure all safety provisions on the store's premises are adhered to daily.
• Forward Planning and General Duties. To plan for the future and assist in the efficient running of the unit.

Why Footasylum

We are one of the UK's leading omni channel retailers, but as well as that, we're a genuinely great place to work. We value you and your development. Our people across the business have taken on new opportunities, whether that's stepping into a new role, moving into a different department, or building new skills through the support and training we offer. Our goal is to create a fun, supportive environment where your success matters just as much as ours, and where you have the tools, encouragement, and opportunities to achieve your goals.

Company Tagline

Defy Ordinary.

Company Values

Diversity

We recognise and value the importance of diversity to help make sure we have lots of different perspectives when we are providing services to our colleagues and customers. We know that this will help us build a great service, which our customers will love. This is great news for our business. Diversity for us is also, importantly, about building happy teams full of people that want to learn and want to be inspired by each other and our different experiences.

Recruitment process

We review applications on an individual basis, and if we feel you would be a good fit we'll invite you for a face-to-face chat about the role, and to see if we're a good fit for you.

We value open and honest conversations and collaboration, giving you a chance to learn about what we are doing in an informal and friendly environment. We want to know about you, and why you feel this is the opportunity for you.