Assistant Manager Galway Furniture Shop

Enable Ireland; Galway; On-site; EUR 17,000 - 20,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Flexible Working

No Sunday or Late-Night Trading

Uncapped Bonus & Profit Share

Long service reward scheme

Maternity/Adoptive/Paternity Leave

Training opportunities

Wellbeing benefits

Pension

Job summary

Enable Ireland in Galway City seeks a part-time Assistant Manager for our Furniture Shop. You will help run daily operations, lead staff and volunteers, and drive sales while supporting the charity’s services. A strong retail background and leadership ability are essential.

The role covers 24 hours per week with a salary scale of €18,345.60 per annum, plus a pro rata 1% profit share and a range of benefits. Eligibility to work in Ireland is required.

Qualifications

• Retail experience in a shop environment.
• Experience supervising staff and volunteers.
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Proven commercial awareness and sales focus.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing and developing the shop within agreed plans and targets.
• Train, supervise and manage shop staff and volunteers.
• Ensure shop appearance aligns with brand standards and is attractive to customers.

Skills

Retail experience

Retail supervisory

Interpersonal skills

Commercial experience

Job 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 Manager to join our team in our Enable Ireland Furniture Shop in Galway City

Contract Type: Permanent Part-time

• Contract Hours: 24 hours per week
• Salary Scale: €18,345.60 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 assist in inspiring and motivating 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 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.

Essential Criteria:

• Retail Experience
• Retail Supervisory Experience
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong Commercial Experience
• Must be eligible to work in the State

Desirable Criteria:

• Brand Awareness

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

• Generous annual leave entitlements
• Flexible Working
• 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
• Wellbeing benefits
• Pension

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.