About the job

Here at Deichmann we are looking to appoint a Trainee Manager.

You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return will receive an initial salary of £30,500 per annum.

Initially based in a store on the district, following training you will support and hold stores either on a planned or adhoc basis across the surrounding area.

These stores include cover Taunton, Plymouth, Truro, Bristol and Barnstaple.

*You must be able to drive!

Ideal candidate:

This is a really exciting opportunity for a successful and ambitious Team Member or Supervisor, looking to progress their career into Store Management.

You will undergo first class training and development, including holding stores on a planned and ad hoc basis with a view to you potentially becoming a Cover Manager at the end of your training, and then potentially on to becoming Store Manager of your own Store.

You must be fully flexible in terms of travel as you will be working in a number of different stores and you will have previous experience of working in retail or a related sector. You must be able to problem solve and think on your feet, alongside this you will be a people person, have the ability to plan and co-ordinate resources and be passionate about the delivery of exceptional customer service.

Key activities:

• Motivate and coach the team to deliver excellent customer service
• Lead by example in promoting and recommending complimentary shoe care products, demonstrating confidence with selling and excellent product knowledge, ensuring the very best level of customer service
• Resourcing / drafting rotas, working within budget
• Stock management
• Analysing and interpreting sales performance data and reports
• Making recommendation for ways to improve sales performance, based on analysis of quantitative and qualitative data and identification of customer insights
• Ensure all company standards are implemented and maintained i.e. merchandising, admin
• Support the delivery of KPI’s, meeting all company standards
• Assist in recruitment and training of the team

About the job

Store Manager | Foudys

📍 Deansgate, Manchester

🕐 Full-time, permanent

About Foudys

Foudys is the home of women’s football.

We’re a growing football retailer and community built specifically around the women’s game, bringing together shirts, merchandise, players, clubs and fans from across the world of women’s football. Our Deansgate store is a huge part of that.

Spread across three floors in the heart of Manchester, it’s more than somewhere to buy a football shirt. It’s part shop, part clubhouse and part event space, somewhere fans can discover new products, come together for the biggest moments in the football calendar and feel part of the community surrounding the women’s game. And we’re looking for someone to take ownership of it.

About the role

We’re hiring a Store Manager to lead the day-to-day running and future growth of our Manchester store. This is a hands-on role with real ownership. You’ll be responsible for everything you’d expect from running a brilliant retail space, commercial performance, customer experience, stock, merchandising, standards and your team.

But there’s another side to it too. We want our store to feel like it understands what is happening in football. Derby weekends. Champions League nights. WSL fixtures. Cup finals. International tournaments. New kit drops. Player appearances. You’ll think ahead about how we make the most of those moments, whether that’s changing the store layout, planning an event, bringing in additional stock, organising the team or working with a brand, club or creator on an activation.

Ultimately, we want someone who looks at the store and thinks: this is mine to make brilliant.

What you’ll be doing

Running the store

• You’ll take ownership of the smooth day-to-day operation of the store, making sure it is properly staffed, organised and ready to trade.
• You’ll oversee opening and closing, rotas, tills, health and safety, store standards and everything else that keeps a busy retail environment running properly.
• You’ll also make sure we’re prepared for the moments when Manchester gets particularly busy, from Saturday matchdays to major fixtures and tournament summers.

Leading the team

• You’ll recruit, onboard, train and develop a brilliant store team, including seasonal and matchday cover.
• You’ll set the standard on the shop floor, create a positive and accountable environment and make sure everyone understands the products, the customers and what great service looks like at Foudys.
• You’ll also build rotas around how the store actually trades — looking at footfall, fixtures and seasonal peaks rather than simply following the same pattern every week.

Driving commercial performance

• You’ll own the store’s performance and work towards agreed sales and commercial targets. That means understanding what’s selling, what isn’t, where customers are spending their time and where there are opportunities to improve conversion and average transaction value.
• You’ll use those insights to make decisions around merchandising, stock, staffing and the overall customer experience, and feed what you’re seeing back into the wider business.
• Stock & merchandising