Assistant Manager - Airside Store

Ezliving Furniture Limited; Swords; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Bonus scheme

Staff discounts

Educational support

Job summary

EZ Living Furniture is seeking an Assistant Store Manager to lead our Airside Store. You will guide a busy sales team, drive targets, and ensure exceptional customer service. A strong retail background and excellent communication are essential for success in this role.

The candidate will support daily store operations, liaise with internal departments, and contribute to ongoing team development. Experience in furniture retail is a plus, but not required.

Qualifications

• Proven sales ability with strong retail experience.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and adaptable to in-house systems.
• Available to work evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Furniture experience is a plus but not required.
• Ability to use own initiative and escalate issues to senior management when appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate drive for sales and lead by example.
• Coordinate and motivate the store team.
• Deliver exceptional customer service at all times.
• Serve as main contact for the store across internal departments.
• Coach staff to maintain product knowledge and brand values.
• Oversee people management activities with HR and senior management.
• Prepare regular reports for senior management.

Tools

Microsoft Office

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!