Supermarket Assistant Manager

Excel Recruitment; Maynooth; On-site; EUR 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Excel Recruitment is seeking an experienced Supermarket Assistant Manager for Maynooth, Ireland, to lead a large-format store and drive daily operations in a high-volume environment.

The role focuses on managing sizeable teams across departments, achieving strong commercial KPIs, and ensuring food safety and store compliance. A path exists to progress into store management within the group.

Qualifications

• Experience managing large-format grocery or supermarket operations.
• Proven ability to lead and develop sizeable teams.
• Strong understanding of retail KPIs and commercial performance.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, target-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Support Store Manager with day-to-day management and performance of a high-volume supermarket.
• Lead large teams across grocery, fresh food, checkouts and other key departments.
• Take full responsibility for the store in the Store Manager's absence.
• Drive sales, productivity, availability and operational standards.
• Monitor KPIs including sales, labour, waste, margin, stock loss and customer service.
• Manage staffing levels, rotas, holidays and labour costs in line with business requirements.
• Ensure excellent execution of merchandising, promotional activity and seasonal changeovers.
• Maintain strong stock availability while controlling inventory and stock loss.
• Coach and develop department managers, team leaders and colleagues.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, performance management and succession planning.
• Ensure full compliance with food safety, HACCP, health & safety and company procedures.
• Identify opportunities to improve store performance, efficiency and the overall customer experience.

Skills

People management

Store operations

KPI tracking

Job description

Supermarket Assistant Manager (ATAM) Maynooth, Republic of Ireland

Salary: EUR45000 - EUR45000 per annum

Supermarket Assistant Manager –Maynooth

Excel Recruitment is seeking an experienced Supermarket Assistant Manager to join a large, high-volume grocery retail operationinMaynooth.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established retail group, with strong potential for the successful candidate to progress into store managementwithinthe group.

We are specifically seeking candidates who have developed their management experience within a large-format, big-box grocery or supermarket environment and are comfortable managing significant teams, high sales volumes and demanding operational KPIs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Store Manager with the overall day-to-day management and commercial performance of a high-volume supermarket
• Lead and develop large teams across grocery, fresh food, checkouts and other key departments
• Take full responsibility for the store in the Store Manager's absence
• Drive sales, productivity, availability and operational standards
• Monitor key KPIs including sales, labour, waste, margin, stock loss and customer service
• Manage staffing levels, rotas, holidays and labour costs in line with business requirements
• Ensure excellent execution of merchandising, promotional activity and seasonal changeovers
• Maintain strong stock availability while controlling inventory and stock loss
• Coach and develop department managers, team leaders and colleagues
• Support recruitment, onboarding, performance management and succession planning
• Ensure full compliance with food safety, HACCP, health & safety and company procedures
• Identify opportunities to improve store performance, efficiency and the overall customer experience

The Ideal Candidate:

• Essential: Management experience within a large-format / big-box grocery retailer
• Strong experience managing high-volume supermarket operations and sizeable teams
• Strong commercial understanding with experience managing retail KPIs
• Proven ability to lead, motivate and develop teams
• Comfortable working in a highly structured, fast-paced and target-driven environment
• Strong operational, organisational and people-management skills
• Ambitious and interested in developing a longer-term career within a progressive retail group

If you are an experienced Assistant Manager, Deputy Manager, Grocery Manager or Department Manager from a large-scale grocery retail environment and are looking for your next career move,