Store Manager - Wyke

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Bradford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization is seeking a passionate Shop Manager to lead their retail team in Wyke. The role includes managing day-to-day shop operations, ensuring profit targets are met, and developing in-store systems. Ideal candidates will have retail management experience and a flexible attitude towards working hours, including weekends. The organization offers a range of benefits such as 32 days of holiday and discounts at leading retailers.

Benefits

32 days paid holiday

Discounts at leading retailers

Access to health cash plans

Interest-free loans

Qualifications

• Experienced assistant manager or supervisor in retail.
• Ability to maintain budgets and complete income sheets accurately.
• Flexible approach to working hours including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Help develop in-store systems and promote donations.
• Ensure stock is generated from local area and donors.
• Responsible for achieving profit targets.

Skills

Retail management

Budget management

Team leadership

Flexible working

Job description

Job Advert

Are you someone who is excited about charity retail and fashion, and can use your initiative? Do you have experience managing a retail team? If yes, then please keep reading as we may have the role for you.

Join our friendly team in Wyke and help us make a difference in the community. We’re looking for a passionate and motivated individual to support the day-to-day running of our shop and help it reach its full potential.

This is a permanent position, working full time (37.5 hours per week) over 5 days.

As Shop Manager you will:

• Help develop in-store systems and promote donations and sales to maximise profits
• Represent Mencap as an efficient and charitable organisation by ensuring that your actions reinforce the Mencap aims and values
• Strive to ensure stock is generated from the local area and donors
• Sign up donors to the Gift Aid scheme and ensure maximum income is achieved through Gift Aid
• Be responsible for achieving profit targets by ensuring sales are maximised and costs are effectively managed
• Maintain the store to a high standard of presentation throughout
• Build an effective volunteer team and provide training, development, work reviews and appraisals to paid staff and volunteers
• Be responsible for all financial and cash handling and health and safety

To be a successful Shop Manager, you will be:

• An experienced assistant manager or supervisor with the ability to maintain budgets and complete weekly income and banking sheets accurately, preferably with previous charity retail experience
• Have a flexible approach to working hours and days including working weekends and Bank Holidays as appropriate
• Willing to travel to occasional team meetings, training events, and assist with setting up new stores
• Passionate about the Mencap values and will strive to ensure our retail brand is successful

We are an equitable, diverse, and inclusive organisation and particularly welcome disabled applicants and those from Black and Asian communities to apply, as they are under-represented within our workforce.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and encourage applicants with disabilities to apply for all roles. For more information about the scheme, please visit the direct gov website.

Benefits

We offer an impressive range of benefits including 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro-rata), discounts at leading retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and more. Please see the attached document for full details.

About Mencap

Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives. We support people with learning disabilities, their families, and carers, fighting for a kinder, fairer, and more inclusive society.

Everyone at Mencap works with people with learning disabilities, either providing support or advice, or as colleagues. Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.

We have network groups that meet online, open to all colleagues, including groups for Black and Asian people, LGBTQIA+, disabled individuals, women, parents, and carers. We encourage everyone to apply and offer various contract types and working patterns. We value your personality and values, and will provide training and development to help you succeed.