Trainee Manager

Centra; Kilcolgan; On-site; EUR 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Centra in Ireland is seeking a motivated retail assistant to support the management team across store operations, with exposure to departments throughout the shop.

The role emphasizes delivering strong customer service, merchandising to Centra's high standards, and collaborating on targets, planograms, and stock control. Weekend work may be required; full-time hours arranged to suit the successful applicant, with opportunities to gain hands-on experience in fresh food and daily store procedures.

Qualifications

• 1 year experience in the retail industry is desirable.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word).
• Experience balancing cash/tills is desirable.
• Experience with fresh food.
• Highly driven with a strong work ethic.
• Commerciality and brand awareness.
• Passion for grocery retail.
• Thrive in a fast-paced working environment.

Responsibilities

• Actively live Centra brand-values i.e. Proud, Energetic, Imaginative and Community-Based.
• Set, monitor and achieve sales targets with the team on gross profit margin, net margin, waste and other KPIs as agreed with Store Manager.
• Actively participate in all training and development initiatives, and performance assessments.
• Merchandise and present the entire store to the highest standard at all times and in accordance with relevant store planograms and guidelines.
• Implement planograms correctly and ensure the correct range is in place in store.
• Gain competence with all aspects of supply procedures – ordering, delivery procedures, stock rotation and control procedures.
• Manage such departments as are assigned to you.
• Engage with new initiatives and embrace new ways of working.

Skills

Cash handling

Customer service

Retail operations

Brand awareness

Retail experience

Fresh food knowledge

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Main purpose of the role:
Support the management team in all aspects of the operation of the store while gaining detailed experience in individual departments throughout the store.

The ideal candidate will have/be:

• 1 years€,, experience in the retail industry is desirable
  
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word)
  
• Experience balancing cash/tills is desirable
  
• Experience with fresh food
  
• Highly driven with a strong work ethic
  
• Commerciality and brand awareness
  
• Passion for grocery retail
  
• Thrive in a fast-paced working environment.
  

Main Duties

• Actively live Centra brand-values i.e. Proud, Energetic, Imaginative and Community-Based
  
• Set, monitor and achieve sales targets with the team on gross profit margin, net margin, waste and other KPIs as agreed with Store Manager
  
• Actively participate in all training and development initiatives, and performance assessments
  
• Merchandise and present the entire store to the highest standard at all times and in accordance with relevant store planograms and guidelines
  
• Implement planograms correctly and ensure the correct range is in place in store
  
• Gain competence with all aspects of supply procedures €" ordering, delivery procedures, stock rotation and control procedures
  
• Manage such departments as are assigned to you
  
• Engage with new initiatives and embrace new ways of working.

About the locality:

This is a full-time position, with working hours arranged to suit the successful applicant, including some weekend work.

No experience is necessary, and pay will reflect any relevant experience.

We welcome applicants of all ages, including older applicants and those wishing to return to the workforce.

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