Assistant Manager - Airside Store

EZ Living Furniture; Swords; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discounts

Pension scheme

Bonus scheme

Educational support

Discounted health care

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

EZ Living Furniture is seeking an Assistant Store Manager at our Airside Store to lead a dynamic sales team and drive customer-focused results.

You will coach staff, ensure smooth day-to-day operations, and collaborate with HR and senior management to meet personal and company targets.

The ideal candidate shows proven sales ability, excellent organisational and communication skills, and a genuine commitment to delivering a first-rate customer experience.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated sales ability and customer service excellence.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Retail management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a drive for sales, leading by example.
• Communicate with and motivate the team consistently.
• Deliver outstanding customer service at all times.
• Be the main store contact when liaising across departments.
• Coach the team on product knowledge, policies and brand values.
• Lead people management activities with HR and senior management.
• Prepare regular reports for senior management.

Skills

Communication & coaching

People management

Administrative skills

MS Office

Flexible hours

Furniture experience

Proactive

Tools

In-house systems

Job description

The Company

EZ Living Furniture was founded in Galway in 1998. We are a family run Irish retailer operating nationwide, as well as a full online shopping experience offering delivery throughout Ireland. We are the largest independent Furniture Retailer in Ireland employing over 360 people.

The Person

EZ Living Furniture are looking to recruit a competent & enthusiastic Assistant Store Manager with a strong retail sales background to join & lead our dynamic team in our Airside Store. This challenging and rewarding position involves supporting a team of sales people in reaching and exceeding both personal and company targets, while ensuring all day-to-day activities required for the smooth running and development of our store are completed. The successful candidate will have a proven sales ability,coupled with excellent organisational and communication skills, along with a genuine desire to deliver a first-rate customer experience.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a highly determined drive for sales, always leading by example.
• Continuously communicate with & motivate team.
• Deliver exceptional customer service at all times.
• Take responsibility of being a main point of contact for the store when liaising across internal departments.
• Continually coaching team to ensure that product knowledge, company policies and our brand values are reviewed and reconsidered at all times.
• People management activities, working in liaison with HR & senior management.
• Completing regular reports for senior management.

Skills & Qualifications

• Exceptional communication and coaching skills
• A proven people manager and team player
• Excellent administrative & organisational skill
• Proficient Microsoft Office user, with an easy ability to learn our in‑house systems.
• Available to work to a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Furniture experience would be a benefit but not essential.
• Ability to use your own initiative, escalating issues to senior management when appropriate.

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• Our Growth culture.
• Fun, fast paced & high energy work environment
• Culture of developing and promoting from within the company
• Our Generous staff discounts
• Our pension scheme
• Our Bonus Scheme
• Our Educational Support Scheme
• Our Discounted corporate rate health care
• Our free Employee Assistance Programme
• Our wellbeing initiatives like our Bike to work scheme
• Career Development Opportunities
• Continuous professional development with dedicated training resources
• Up to 23 days holidays a year.
• Our Travel saver tax saving travel initiative.
• Enjoyable challenging work where your ideas and suggestions are listened to.
• Our annual Christmas party, Our social events, Our sponsorship of community and charitable cause.
• Lots of Change but really good change!

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