Assistant Manager

Zachary Daniels; Cork; On-site; EUR 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Zachary Daniels is recruiting an Assistant Manager in Cork to lead a busy department, drive turnover and ensure excellent customer service in a fast-paced retail environment. Reporting to Store Management, you will manage day-to-day operations, support KPI delivery, supervise a capable team on the shop floor, and uphold high standards of presentation, stock control, and policy compliance.

You thrive on pace, people, processes and passion, and you are motivated to develop your leadership and

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate has proven experience in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Extensive capability on the shop floor with strong leadership qualities.
• Strong planning and organisational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Managing the day to day running of a department
• Acting as Duty Manager for the entire store in the absence of Store Management
• Assisting Store Management in achieving company KPI's
• Ensuring your team delivers exceptional customer service
• Delivering exemplary standards in store presentation, stock control, shrinkage and administration compliance
• Complying with all Health & Safety policies and legislation
• Use management information to make strategic business decisions

Skills

Retail experience

Shop floor focus

Leadership

Planning

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Customer service

Job description

Assistant Manager | Cork | Up to €45,000

RAPIDLY EXPANDING and the MARKET LEADER in their retail sector! If you thrive on pace, people, processes and passion, then drive your career forward with this rapidly growing retail business. Our client is a high‑profile volume retail store, renowned for value-for-money and excellent customer service. Our client is very much on an upward trajectory, having undergone an impressive new store opening programme over the last few years. Our client is looking for future Store Managers. As an Assistant Manager reporting to the Store Manager and responsible for a strong team, you'll be tasked with driving forward both turnover and revenues from the store based on lean principles. Keeping a close focus on financial KPIs, including wages, wastage and shrinkage will form a key element of the role, together with non-financials such as customer service/feedback, internal audit and standards and compliance.

Assistant Manager Responsibilities;

• Managing the day to day running of a department


• Acting as Duty Manager for the entire store in the absence of Store Management


• Assisting Store Management in achieving company KPI's


• Ensuring your team delivers exceptional customer service


• Delivering exemplary standards in store presentation, stock control, shrinkage and administration compliance


• Complying with all Health & Safety policies and legislation


• Use management information to make strategic business decisions

The ideal Assistant Manager candidate;

• Have a proven track record in a fast paced retail environment.


• Enjoy being on the shop floor- No sitting in the office for you!


• Be able to demonstrate a high level of operational, leadership, planning, organisational, interpersonal and communication skills


• Be target driven and customer service orientated


• Be highly motivated and ambitious


• Be a self starter with a can do attitude