Retail Store Manager

Hollybank Trustees Ltd; Longford; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Store management bonus

Educational sponsorship assistance

Employee Assistance Programme

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Vision Ireland is seeking a Store Manager for our Longford store. You will lead a diverse team, manage turnover and revenues, monitor KPIs, customer service, audits and compliance while embedding strong community relations.

The role requires retail supervisory experience, a focus on targets, and a motivational leadership style. You will drive store standards, recruit and develop staff, and ensure excellent service at all times.

Qualifications

• Retail supervisory experience is required.
• Customer-focused with a drive for meeting sales targets.
• Team-building and motivational skills.
• Fluency in English.
• Prior fashion-based retail experience is advantageous.
• Relevant third level qualification is required.

Responsibilities

• Meet and exceed ongoing store sales targets.
• Ensure visual merchandising is attractive and aligned with weekly promotions.
• Recruit and develop staff and volunteers to create a positive team culture.
• Ensure adequate staffing cover for all trading periods.
• Maintain store cleanliness, high standards, and stock presentation.
• Manage store accounting procedures including banking, till receipts and cash handling.
• Oversee inventory and security of equipment and fittings on the shop floor.
• Lead community fundraising events and local initiatives.
• Promote the Vision Ireland brand through local channels with brand-consistent communications.
• Ensure health and safety in line with statutory obligations and training.

Skills

Retail supervision

Sales targets

Team leadership

Creativity

Integrity

Time management

English fluency

Education

Third level qualification

Job description

Location: On site / Longford, Co. Longford, Ireland
job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Retail | Management
Salary: Competitive salary

Location: Vision Ireland Retail Store, Longford.

Vacancy Type: Full-time, Permanent

Working hours: 37.5 per week (5 days of 7)

Reporting to: Area Manager

An exciting opportunity to join our Vision Ireland Retail team as manager of our Longford store!

As Store Manager you will be responsible for a strong team tasked with driving both turnover and revenues in our Longford store. You will be tasked with supervising financial KPIs, including sales, wages, and shrinkage, together with customer service/feedback, internal audits, standards, and compliance.

The ideal applicant will love to work with a diverse team, have a passion for retail, coaching and developing those around you. The success of the store is based on becoming a part of the local community and its ability to build excellent relationships with the in-store team, its local surrounding area and network of stores.

If you have experience in a retail supervisory role, can clearly demonstrate a motivational leadership style, deliver excellent store standard, and exceed store targets than this may be the perfect career path for you.

All applicants must submit a current CV and cover letter outlining your motivation to apply.

Candidates must be eligible to work full-time within the EEA.

Vision Ireland reserves the right to close this competition prior to the closing date outlined should a high volume of applications be received.

• Meet and exceed ongoing retail store sales targets.
• Ensure that all visual merchandising standards are attractive and in line with weekly changes in accordance with celebratory and promotional events.
• Recruitment and development of all staff, volunteers, and social activation scheme employees to enhance a positive collegial atmosphere with particular attention to customer service.
• Ensure adequate staffing cover at all times to meet the needs of the business and daily / weekly trading periods.
• Ensure that all goods offered for sale are of excellent quality and that the store is kept clean and professional in appearance at all times.
• Undertake responsibility for all donated goods and ensure proper presentation when displayed on the shop floor, to include pricing, ticketing, cleaning, ironing, and stock rotation.
• Manage the shop accounting procedures including banking, till receipts, transactions and cash handling procedures are adhered to at all times.
• Full responsibility for inventory and security of all equipment and fittings on the shop floor and extended premises.
• Take an active lead and support for all on-going store and community-based fundraising events.
• Promotion of the Vision Ireland brand through a variety of local channels in a cost-effective manner whilst ensuring communications are in keeping with brand standards.
• Responsibility for all health and safety in accordance with statutory obligations to include training, adherence to fire procedures and maintenance of all safety and first aid equipment.

Benefits of working with Vision Ireland:

• Full time, permanent contracts with ample opportunities for career progression across a large nationwide network of retail stores.
• Competitive salary and annual leave.
• Store management performance bonus.
• Educational sponsorship assistance and support.
• Employee Assistant Programme
• Company-wide learning and development opportunities.

This job description is not exhaustive and may be reviewed in line with the business needs and any other reasonable requests at the discretion of Vision Ireland management.

Selection Criteria:

Mandatory:

• Retail supervisory experience.
• Customer focused with a drive for meeting sales targets.
• Team building and motivational skills.
• Creativity and innovation.
• Integrity and trust.
• Time management and organisational skills.
• Flexible approach to working hours to meet the needs of the business.
• Fluency in English.
• Relevant third level qualification.
• Prior fashion-based retail experience.

Vision Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion:

Vision Ireland is committed to creating an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated, and everyone is afforded equality of opportunity. It is our policy to recognise people as a key resource required for successful attainment of the organisation’s mission. In support of this, it is important to remember that differences between people, whether devised from their different backgrounds and personalities, cultures and/or their different abilities, can be a source of strength to the organisation.

Vision Ireland is also committed to providing reasonable accommodation for a person with a disability, whether they are an applicant for employment or an employee requiring special facilities.

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