Endless pre-loved items. A crucial source of fundraising. A store that runs your way.
Retail S tore M anager
£27,309 -£32,114 plus benefits
Reports to: Area manager
Department:Trading
Contract:Permanent
Hours:Full time 37.5 hours per week (Must be flexible over weekends)
Location: Edinburgh, Leith Shop
Closing date : 1st June 202 5 23:55This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications are received or once a suitable candidate is found

AT CANCER RESEARCH UK, WE EXIST TO BEAT CANCER.

We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That’s why we’re looking for someone talented, someone who shares our vision, someone like you.
We’re looking for a motivat ing store manager to join Cancer Research UK’s trading team. You’ll be acting as an ambassador for Cancer Research UK, motivating you r t eam to maximise on sales and fundraising targets . Your shop will be a place where your community gets to meet our people, understand our brand, and see some of the great things we do .
You’ll also be surrounded by people who are as dedicated to beating cancer as you are.

WHAT WILL I BE DOING?

• Guiding, inspiring and engaging a team of paid staff and volunteers. This includes recruitment, retention and development of a diverse shop team.
• Taking ownership and responsibility for commercial running of your store including display and merchandising, stock management, maintaining shop standards, store layout, sales and income .
• Leading by example and providing excellent customer and supporter service.
• Maximising profit through effective cost control and sales.
• Creating relationships with your local community and Cancer Research UK colleagues.
• Organising and running creative fundraising events for your store to achieve fundraising targets.
• Maintaining compliance with health and safety, safeguarding, security, administration and HR policies.
• There will be a varied amount of manual handling and physical activity required within the day-to-day duties of the role.

What are you looking for ?

• Experience of managing a nd inspiring a diverse team of people .
• Comfort working within targets and motivating others to achieve those targets.
• The ability to multi-task in a lively environment.
• Working knowledge of what makes great customer service.
• Commercial awareness .
• Knowledge of high street fashion retail .
• Adaptability in changing situations, including being able to work effectively independently.
• An awareness of the price, value and worth of items.
• Flexibility, o ur retail teams cover the needs of their stores by working on a rota basis. Whilst a level of flexibility is needed to meet the needs of the business, we don’t forget that you have a life outside of work too.

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