UK Brand Stores Manager

JR United Kingdom; Southampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A pioneering outdoor clothing brand seeks a passionate UK Brand Stores Manager to lead and enhance the performance of its five UK stores, starting from the Ringwood location. This role emphasizes strong leadership, managing store operations, and driving profitability through effective team coordination and customer experience enhancement.

Benefits

Pension

Health Cash Plan

Profit Related Bonus Scheme

Additional Flexible Benefits

Annual Leave Starting at 26 Days

Friendly Environment with Team Events

Qualifications

• Experience in retail management, ideally within outdoor or apparel sectors.
• Strong leadership and attention to detail in store presentation.
• Proactive approach with commercial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Manage Ringwood store and oversee operations of four other brand stores.
• Drive success through team leadership and performance analysis.
• Collaborate with sales and marketing for store strategy.

Skills

Leadership

Team Coordination

Visual Merchandising

Commercial Awareness

Education

Minimum two A-levels (or equivalent)

GCSEs in English and Maths

Job description

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Páramo Clothing, an award winning, pioneering and employee-owned outdoor clothing brand, is looking for a passionate and experienced UK Brand Stores Manager.

This is a unique opportunity to make a real difference—both in-store and across the business.

About the Role

As UK Brand Stores Manager, you’ll play a key role in driving the success of our five UK Páramo stores, with your home base at our Ringwood location in Hampshire. Working five days a week on a flexible Monday–Sunday rota, you'll be responsible for:

• Managing the Ringwood store while overseeing the operations and performance of our other four brand stores across the UK.
• Delivering strong leadership to Retail Sales Managers and ensuring that our high standards of customer experience, visual merchandising, and product presentation are upheld.
• Maximising profitability and efficiency across all locations through hands-on leadership, performance analysis, and close collaboration with sales, marketing, and supply teams.

You will need a full clean UK driving licence as well as willingness to travel and work weekends. Salary range for the role is £30,000 to £32,000 per annum.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and motivate a team of Retail Sales Managers across all UK stores.
• Monitor and respond to store performance metrics, market trends, and opportunities.
• Guide visual merchandising and seasonal product displays to maximise impact and sales.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with third-party suppliers, managing stock and merchandising strategies.
• Support recruitment, training, and development of store managers.
• Collaborate with the Head of Sales on budget planning and implementing the UK store sales strategy.
• Drive direct-to-consumer initiatives and local promotional campaigns in partnership with marketing.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in retail management, ideally within the outdoor or apparel industry.
• Strong leadership and team coordination skills.
• A proactive approach and keen attention to detail — especially around store presentation.
• Visual merchandising experience and an eye for compelling in-store displays.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to manage budgets and performance data.
• Minimum two A-levels (or equivalent), plus GCSEs in English and Maths.

Why Join Us?

• Competitive benefits and rewards including pension, health cash plan and profit related bonus scheme
• Additional flexible benefits options including boosted pension contributions, extra holiday or assistance with childcare costs
• Annual leave starting at 26 days rising with service, plus public holidays
• Friendly and informal environment with monthly team lunches and quarterly events
• Be part of an employee-owned business where you can clearly see the effect of your efforts
• Contribute to an award-winning international company with values that you can believe in.

Páramo Directional Clothing designs and distributes durable garments for outdoor people, using unique and superior fabric systems to keep them comfortable in extreme environments. The products are indefinitely renewable using Nikwax aftercare and their innovative design allows the garments to be recycled at the end of their useable lifetime.

We develop our products in-house, from the headquarters in Wadhurst, East Sussex, with the garments manufactured at The Miquelina Foundation in Bogotá, Colombia. This partnership started in 1992 and has assisted over 10,000 vulnerable women to find a better life, away from prostitution or exploitative situations. With Páramo’s support, the factory has carried the World Fair Trade label since 2017.

We have an ongoing dedication to minimising our impact on the environment and a devoted group of people to help develop the business. Páramo is employee owned, which will protect and build upon our purpose and values, whilst securing a bright future for all employee owners.

We highly value our employees, whom we are proud to call Partners, and this is an exciting opportunity to join our company.

How to Apply

If you're excited by this opportunity, please send your CV and covering letter, clearly stating your salary expectations, to: [emailprotected] by Sunday 22nd June 2025.

We may close this vacancy early if we find the right candidate.

Candidates must be able to provide evidence of their right to work in the UK. Previous applicants need not apply.

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