Shop Manager, Killarney

Enable Ireland; Killarney; On-site; EUR 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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 training opportunities

Wellbeing benefits

Pension

Job summary

Enable Ireland is opening a new shop in Killarney and seeks a Store Manager to lead operations, motivate staff and volunteers, and drive sales with excellent customer service. The role focuses on achieving targets while upholding the charity’s brand values and community impact.

Ideal candidates will have retail leadership experience and a passion for delivering high-quality customer experience in a charity setting.

Qualifications

• Retail experience is essential.
• Strong leadership and motivational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Experience driving sales and customer service.
• Must be eligible to work in Ireland.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop the new shop with financial targets.
• Train, supervise, and manage shop staff, including volunteers.
• Ensure the shop appearance aligns with brand standards.

Skills

Retail experience

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Sales orientation

Eligibility to work in Ireland

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 Shop Manager to join our team in our Enable Ireland Shop opening soon in Killarney, Co. Kerry.

Contract Type: Permanent Full-time

Contract Hours: 40 hours per week

Salary Scale: €32,046 per annum. A 2% profit share and bonus (pro rata) are added if targets are met. Excellent benefits.

Annual Leave Entitlement: 22 days per annum + 2 gift days.

To work as a member of our team, the post holder will be responsible for the day to day running of the new 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

• Manage and develop 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.

The successful candidate will have

Essential Criteria

• Retail Experience
• Excellent leadership/motivational 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

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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.
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