Trainee Store Manager

Deichmann; Dundee; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Deichmann in Scotland is seeking a Trainee Manager to join on a full-time, permanent basis with an initial salary of £30,500 per year.

You will be based in a store on the district and, after training, support and hold stores across the surrounding area, mainly Dundee and Aberdeen. This role offers hands-on leadership with a clear progression path to Store Manager, with extensive training and travel across stores.

Qualifications

• Experience in retail or related sector is required.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Ability to plan, coordinate resources and manage rotas.
• Experience with stock management and merchandising is a plus.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Motivate and coach the team to deliver excellent customer service.
• Lead by example in sales and product knowledge.
• Resource planning, rotas, and budget adherence.
• Stock management responsibilities.
• Analyze sales performance data and identify insights to improve performance.
• Ensure company standards in merchandising and admin are followed.
• Support KPI delivery and recruitment/training of the team.

Skills

Retail experience

People leadership

Planning & scheduling

Stock management

Customer service

Job description

Purpose

: Here at Deichmann we are looking to appoint a Trainee Manager. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return will receive an initial salary of £30,500 per annum.

Initially based in a store on the district, following training you will support and hold stores either on a planned or adhoc basis across the surrounding area. Mainly Dundee and Aberdeen. Ideal candidate: This is a really exciting opportunity for a successful and ambitious Team Member or Supervisor, looking to progress their career into Store Management.

You will undergo first class training and development, including holding stores on a planned and ad hoc basis with a view to you potentially becoming a Cover Manager at the end of your training, and then potentially on to becoming Store Manager of your own Store.

You must be fully flexible in terms of travel as you will be working in a number of different stores and you will have previous experience of working in retail or a related sector. You must be able to problem solve and think on your feet, alongside this you will be a people person, have the ability to plan and co-ordinate resources and be passionate about the delivery of exceptional customer service. Key activities:

• Motivate and coach the team to deliver excellent customer service
• Lead by example in promoting and recommending complimentary shoe care products, demonstrating confidence with selling and excellent product knowledge, ensuring the very best level of customer service
• Resourcing / drafting rotas, working within budget
• Stock management
• Analysing and interpreting sales performance data and reports
• Making recommendation for ways to improve sales performance, based on analysis of quantitative and qualitative data and identification of customer insights
• Ensure all company standards are implemented and maintained i.e. merchandising, admin
• Support the delivery of KPI’s, meeting all company standards
• Assist in recruitment and training of the team

Personal characteristics:

• A hands on leader, with experience in retail or a related industry sector
• Have a positive flexible approach with a can do attitude
• Energy and enthusiasm, with ability to work under pressure, in a demanding fast paced environment
• Have the confidence and ability to motivate, coach and inspire the team
• Numerate
• Attention to detail
• Good communicator
• Be methodical, organised and have a structured approach to work
• Spatial awareness
• Be fully flexible across the week

Salary/Pay: £30,500