Assistant Manager - Cork

Enable Ireland; Cork; On-site; EUR 26,000 - 35,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Excellent benefits

Annual leave 21 days + 2 gift days

Training opportunities

Job summary

Enable Ireland is seeking an Assistant Manager for its new Cork City furniture shop. The role is part-time (24 hours per week) with a pro rata salary of €30,576 per annum, plus a 1% profit share and bonuses when targets are met.

You will lead staff, train volunteers, and drive sales while delivering excellent customer service for a charity. The successful candidate will have retail experience, strong leadership skills, and a commitment to Enable Ireland’s values.

Qualifications

• You must have retail experience and demonstrate strong leadership skills.
• Excellent leadership/motivational experience.
• Must be eligible to work in the State.
• Brand awareness.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing and developing the new shop in the context of an agreed work plan and agreed financial targets.
• Assist in training, supervising and managing shop staff, both paid and voluntary.
• Ensure the appearance of the shop internally and externally is attractive to customers and in line with brand standards.

Skills

Ability to Achieve Sales Targets

Merchandising knowledge

Job description

Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties. Covering childhood to adulthood our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage. Our services for children and their families cover all aspects of a child's physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence. For adults we offer a range of services covering personal development, indep

Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties. Covering childhood to adulthood our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage. Our services for children and their families cover all aspects of a child's physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence. For adults we offer a range of services covering personal development, indep Show more

Skills and attributes

• Ability to Achieve Sales Targets
• Good working knowledge of merchandising

Description

Would you like to work for a great employer? Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland and is named as one of Ireland's Irish Independent 150 Best Employers 2025.

Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities’ employer, proudly maintains a Silver Award in Diversity from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We vigorously advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion and engagement, and are dedicated to ongoing enhancement in these areas.

We are currently seeking a highly motivated Assistant Managerto join our team in Enable Ireland’s Furniture Shop opening soon in Cork City

Contract Type: Part-time

Contract Hours: 24 hours per week

Salary Scale: €30,576 pro rata per annum. A 1% profit share and bonus (pro rata) are added if targets are met. Excellent benefits.

Annual Leave Entitlement: 21 days per annum + 2 gift days.

Overview of the Post:

To work as a member of our team, the post holder will assist in the day to day running of the shop whilst motivating and encouraging staff and volunteers to help achieve sales targets in order to maximise our contribution to Enable Ireland’s services.

You must have retail experience and demonstrate strong leadership skills. You will inspire and motivate your team to deliver outstanding results, enjoy being on the shop floor whilst driving sales through great customer service and be motivated by working for a charity.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assist in managing and developing the new shop in the context of an agreed work plan and agreed financial targets
• Assist in training, supervising and managing shop staff, both paid and voluntary
• Ensure the appearance of the shop internally and externally is attractive to customers and in line with brand standards.

Please see Job Description for full list

The successful candidate will have

• Excellent leadership/motivational experience
• Must be eligible to work in the State
• Brand Awareness

As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlements
• No Sunday or late-night trading
• Uncapped bonus & profit share schemes
• Long service reward scheme
• Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
• Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
• Pay adjusted Paternity Leave
• Excellent internal and external training opportunities

A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months.

• The post will be subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance, as relevant.
• Due to the large volume of applications, we are not in the position to provide individual feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview.
• Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants from all sections of the community.
• The above information serves only as a guide to the advertised position. Enable Ireland, at its discretion, reserves the right to change this prior to appointment.
• Please review the Enable Ireland’s External Data Protection Notice available at https://www.enableireland.ie/privacy-policy for details on how Enable Ireland processes applicant’s personal information. Please note if you are invited for interview, we will share your personal data with: 1) Any virtual service provider we use to host the interview; and 2) the interview panel (if applicable). Your information will be stored for this purpose in line with our retention policy

Enable Ireland is an Equal Opportunity Employer