Assistant Store Manager

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

Job summary

Zachary Daniels is seeking an Assistant Manager for a high-volume retail store in Limerick. You will report to the Store Manager and lead a strong team to drive turnover and revenue while controlling wages and wastage. The role emphasizes delivering excellent customer service, store standards, and compliance with safety and internal policies.

The ideal candidate will have proven retail leadership on the shop floor, be highly motivated, and capable of using store data to guide decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience in fast-paced retail environment.
• Able to lead a team on the shop floor.
• Strong operational, planning, organizational and communication skills.
• Target-driven and customer service oriented.

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

Job description

Assistant Manager | Limerick | 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