JOIN OUR TEAM AS OUR NEW RETAIL MANAGER

Are you a motivated, people-focused leader with a keen sense of commercial awareness, who thrives in a fast-paced retail environment and a love for Retail and Food? We want you to join us as our Retail Manager (Known at Bents as our Section Leader!)

WHY YOU’LL LOVE THIS RETAIL MANAGER ROLE:

• Full-time hours with a great work life balance with only one evening shift (only until 10pm March to October!) and alternating weekends.
• Competitive pay up to £29,500 per annum.
• 30 days annual leave and birthday leave!
• A fun and fast-paced team environment where you are empowered to make a difference!

YOUR ROLE AS OUR RETAIL MANAGER ROLE:

As our Retail Section Leader, you will lead teams of up to 40 colleagues, ensuring outstanding customer experiences and operational efficiency while driving sales and profitability. You will be lead across 4 retail outlets including our Food Hall, Children’s Boutique, Cookshop and Pet Shop and will be instrumental in supporting the Retail Manager in creating a positive, engaging, and productive store atmosphere.

Key Responsibilities include:

• To lead the day to day running of the Retail Departments, incorporating our Food Hall, Childrens Boutique, Cookshop and Pet Place Retail departments.
• Communicating with your team daily and actively cascading communication to your Shift Leader and teams.
• Focusing teams on ‘We do everything for the customer’ and having a service based mentality.
• Deliver, maximise, and exceed sales targets in store.
• Train and support team members, helping them grow their skills and progress within the business.
• Maintaining department compliance, including food safety management procedures.
• You’ll also form part of the Duty Management team managing the store.

We’re looking for someone who has a passion for retail, customer service, and achieving business results, you’ll also have -

• Proven experience in retail management, people focused with a similar experience of leading large teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Having previous food knowledge is essential, food retailing is diserable.
• Strong people management skills with the ability to motivate, coach, and develop a large team.
• You’ll have lots of autonomy with no set planograms, so you’ll have the ability to think on your feet and ooze commercial awareness.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to multitask and prioritize in a busy environment.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build rapport with team members and customers alike.