Trainee Manager

FRS Recruitment; Donegal; On-site; EUR 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Training & promotion opportunities

Job summary

FRS Recruitment is seeking Trainee Managers for Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim and Mayo. The role offers varied duties across store operations, customer service, merchandising, stock control, and staff leadership, aiming to develop junior managers into store leaders.

Candidates should show strong numerical and analytical skills, integrity, and ambition to progress a career in retail. The position provides training and promotion opportunities within the Retail Group, with a competitive salary.

Qualifications

• Strong numerical and analytical skills.
• Committed to a high standard of integrity.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Ambition to progress a career in a growing company.
• Excellent customer service and relationship-building with customers, team and suppliers.
• Ambitious and target-driven.
• Passionate about everything you do.
• Willingness to develop yourself through training and professional development.
• Ability to work across the Donegal/Sligo/Leitrim/Mayo region.

Responsibilities

• Provide the highest standard of customer service to all customers.
• Promote a harmonious atmosphere for customers, suppliers and the team.
• Ensure store merchandising and POS presentation to support price perception.
• Communicate operating standards to staff and ensure consistent implementation.
• Monitor Fresh Food Departments with the Fresh Food Manager.
• Adhere to stocktaking procedures and quarterly stocktakes.
• Maintain effective ordering and prudent stock management.
• Monitor department overheads and achieve budgets including wages.
• Lead staff meetings and provide leadership for junior staff.
• Work with management to achieve weekly gross profit, net profit and sales targets.
• Drive personal development through training and professional development.
• Assume store manager responsibilities in absence.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety regulations.

Skills

Numerical skills

Analytical skills

Integrity

Leadership

Customer service

Relationship building

Ambition

Career progression

Target-driven

Passion

Job description

Trainee Managers - Donegal/Sligo/Leitrim/Mayo

The role will be varied, but the main duties include:

• Ensure the highest standard of customer service is provided to all customers.
• Promote a harmonious atmosphere for customers, suppliers and the team.
• Ensure the merchandising and presentation of the store are of the highest standard at all times, and manage all Point of Sales to ensure they contribute effectively to Price Perception.
• Communicate the required operating standards to all staff members and ensure they understand and consistently implement these standards.
• Monitor the performance of Fresh Food Departments in conjunction with the Fresh Food Manager.
• Adhere to stocktaking procedures and coordinate quarterly stocktaking procedures.
• Maintain effective ordering processes and prudent stock management.
• Monitor department overheads, ensuring that all budgets are achieved, including wages.
• Conduct regular staff meetings.
• Provide leadership for Junior Management and staff and ensure a good working environment exists within the store.
• Liaise with the management team to ensure that weekly gross profit, net profit and sales targets are achieved.
• Seek opportunities to develop yourself through technical training and professional development.
• Manage housekeeping to expected standards.
• Ensure that standards of excellence are maintained throughout the store.
• Assume store manager responsibilities in their absence.
• Have in-depth knowledge of all Health & Safety regulations and how they relate to the store.
• Conduct any other duties as directed by the Store Manager.

Ideally, candidates will have

• Strong numerical and analytical skills
• Committed to a high standard of integrity
• Strong Leadership team management skills
• Ambition to progress a career in a growing company
• Excellent customer service skills and building good relationships with the customers, team and suppliers
• The ideal candidate will be ambitious and target-driven
• Passionate about everything you do

Competitive salary with excellent opportunities for training & promotion within the Retail Group

This role is an excellent opportunity for anyone looking to advance their career in an exciting company.

For further information, please contact Brian Mahon on 086 7773856

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