Management - Management Trainee

schuh; Dublin; On-site; EUR 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Product discount

Holiday entitlement

Birthday day off

Flexible hours

Perk platform discounts

Earned wage access

Wellbeing programme

Pension scheme

Career progression

Relocation assistance

Flight allowance

Store incentives

Purpose Groups

Job summary

schuh in Blanchardstown, Dublin is seeking a Management Trainee to begin a retail leadership path with comprehensive training. This full-time role offers exposure to coaching, recruitment, and performance KPIs, leading toward Deputy Manager opportunities.

The program emphasizes hands-on coaching, customer service excellence, and operational discipline, with progressive responsibilities and a clear route into store leadership within schuh.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic, ambitious and ready for anything.
• Optimistic and energetic with a strong work ethic.
• Act as a role model in store and promote schuh values.
• Passionate about retail, footwear and customer service; trend awareness.
• Previous supervisory experience in customer service/retail preferred; full training provided.

Responsibilities

• Learn to coach and develop your team to exceed expectations.
• Deliver an exceptional shopping experience on the high street from start to finish.
• Help recruit and train new talent.
• Set goals, achieve targets and drive KPIs.
• Strive for operational excellence and celebrate achievements.
• Promote the schuh brand through our service values.
• Make commercial decisions within our visual merchandising guidelines.
• Adhere to company policies and guidelines.

Skills

Enthusiastic

Ambitious

Energetic

Customer service focus

Leadership potential

Attention to detail

Retail/trend awareness

Job description

Posted Friday, 4 September 2026 at 01:00

We have an exciting opportunity for Management Trainee to join our store in Blanchardstown, Dublin!

Are you ready to take your customer service skills to the next level? This Management Trainee role will allow you to kick-start your retail management career with the opportunity to become a future leader. Our comprehensive training program will develop you in all aspects of retail and people management, providing you with all the tools you will need to take your next step into one of our Deputy Manager roles!

Please note this is a full time position working 5 out of 7 days a week.

About the role –

• Learning to coach and develop your team to exceed every expectation
• Delivering the most exceptional shopping experience on the high street from start to finish
• Helping recruit and train new talent
• Setting goals, achieving targets and driving KPIs
• Striving for operational excellence
• Celebrating achievements
• Promoting the schuh brand through our service values
• Gaining confidence in making commercial decisions within our visual merchandising guidelines
• Adhering to company policies and guidelines

About the person -

• Enthusiastic, incredibly ambitious and ready for anything
• Optimistic and energetic
• Prepared to work hard
• Act as a role model in store
• Passionate about retail/customer service/footwear
• Keen eye for detail and knowledge of trends
• Previous supervisory experience in customer service and/or retail experience would be preferable. Full training will be given for the role.

About the perks/benefits –

• Up to 40% product discount for you and your loved ones as well as an annual 100% discount up to the value of £75 / €90 for shoes to wear to work
• Up to 29 days holiday (including bank holidays) increasing to 34 after three years’ service
• Your birthday off to celebrate you
• Flexible working hours / contracts to work when suits you
• Perk platform for hundreds of discounts
• Manage, save and access your wages as you earn them to get paid your way
• Employee assistance programme to support your wellbeing through resources, helplines and Virtual GP services.
• A pension scheme to help you save for the future
• Development and progression opportunities across store and Head Office
• Relocation assistance and two paid flights home per year if you relocate outside of or into the UK/ROI
• Ability to unlock monthly monetary incentive based on store performance
• Opportunity to be a part of our company Purpose Groups

About schuh –

At schuh we are the ‘Same but different’.

By embracing diversity and promoting inclusivity, we aim to empower our people to be fiercely and unapologetically themselves.

This means you will support our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion, and ensure that colleagues and customers from all backgrounds, beliefs and communities are treated fairly.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to support disabilities or health conditions. Please let our talent team know of any adjustments needed during the hiring process.

Our Talent Acquisition Team will work as quickly as possible to review your application. In the meantime, if you have any questions or would like any additional information at all, please contact [e-mail]