Retail Shop Manager in Walsall

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About The Role

Acorns Children’s Hospice Trust is a children\’s charity that offers specialist palliative nursing care and support for local children and their families. Each year we support over 750 children and nearly 1,000 families, including those who are bereaved.

We operate a network of charity shops across the West Midlands and Gloucestershire that help fund the care we provide. As Community Shop Manager for the Walsall shop you will create an exciting shop‑floor experience that makes Acorns stand out from our competitors. You will make local decisions on the quality of stock, pricing and merchandising, lead volunteers to uphold these standards, and maximise every sales opportunity by reviewing reports and using data to guide decisions.

About You

• Retail experience and experience of working towards targets
• Experience of leading and motivating a team
• IT skills
• Happy to work weekends
• Enjoy a role that involves significant levels of manual handling
• Ability to travel independently to cover shops in the area if needed

We want our Shop Managers to embed their shop into the fabric of the local community by proactively assessing opportunities for community involvement, so ideally you will be based in the local area.

What We Offer

• £25,155 per annum
• 37.5 hours per week
• Employee discounts from leading retailers
• Employee gym discount scheme
• Bike‑to‑Work scheme
• Generous contribution to group personal pension plan
• Acorns group life assurance scheme

You need to be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and therefore any successful candidate will be asked to provide two satisfactory references.

As a UNICEF Gold Rights‑Respecting organisation we are committed to ensuring that the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child is embedded into both culture and practice within the organisation. As an employee you will be a Duty Bearer for Children’s Rights and support all children to be Rights Holders.

If you have any questions, please contact us at recruitment@acorns.org.uk.

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