Assistant Manager

Assistant Manager | Great Retailer | Up to £25-30,000

If you thrive on pace, people, processes, and passion, then drive your career forward with this rapidly growing retail business. We are looking for an Assistant Manager to join a store and be at the forefront of their success in a big store where you will drive service and standards at all times.

We can offer genuine career progression and the opportunity to be fast-tracked to Store Manager.

Our client is a high-profile volume retail store, renowned for value-for-money and excellent customer service. Our client is very much on an upward trajectory, having undergone an impressive new store opening programme over the last few years.

As an Assistant Manager reporting to the Store Manager and responsible for a strong team, you'll be tasked with driving forward both turnover and revenues from the store based on lean principles. Keeping a close focus on financial KPIs, including wages, wastage, and shrinkage, will form a key element of the role, together with non-financials such as customer service/feedback, internal audit, and standards and compliance.

Assistant Manager Responsibilities:

1. Managing the day-to-day running of the store as a Duty Manager.
2. Assisting Store Manager in achieving company KPI's.
3. Ensuring your team delivers exceptional customer service.
4. Delivering exemplary standards in store presentation, stock control, shrinkage, and administration compliance.
5. Complying with all Health & Safety policies and legislation.
6. Using management information to make strategic business decisions.

The ideal Assistant Manager candidate:

1. Have a proven track record in a fast-paced retail environment.
2. Enjoy being on the shop floor - no sitting in the office for you!
3. Demonstrate a high level of operational, leadership, planning, organisational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
4. Be target-driven and customer service oriented.
5. Be highly motivated and ambitious.
6. Be a self-starter with a can-do attitude.

Please apply with your most up-to-date CV for the Assistant Manager role.

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