RETAIL DEPUTY MANAGER in Peterborough

Assistant Manager – Step Up, Stand Out, Run the Show

Ready to take charge? As Assistant Manager, you’re the heartbeat of the store — leading your team, driving sales, and creating a place customers genuinely love to shop. You set the pace, raise the standards, and make things happen.

Lead a Team That Wins

• Be the example everyone follows — sharp, organised, and switched on.
• Recruit, coach, and grow a team that delivers every single day.
• Keep sales, compliance, and HR tight — nothing slips, nothing stalls.

Make Sales Happen

• Drive daily performance and keep the store buzzing.
• Understand your customers, your market, and your competition — and use it.
• Track KPIs, spot opportunities, and act fast.
• Keep discounts, fraud checks, and transactions under control.

Run the Operation Like a Pro

• Keep the store compliant, organised, and audit-ready.
• Own every process and make sure the team follows it.
• Lead on health & safety — monthly checks, safe store, confident team.

Deliver a Customer Experience People Remember

• Make every customer feel supported, understood, and confident.
• Turn complaints into positive outcomes.
• Build a store atmosphere that feels welcoming and solution-focused.

What You Bring

• Retail leadership or supervisory experience (hard-goods background ideal).
• Strong commercial awareness and confidence selling a varied product range.
• Energy, positivity, and a genuine drive to succeed.
• Accuracy, numeracy, and solid computer literacy.
• A team-first mindset with the ability to lead from the front.

What You’re Accountable For

• Delivering the Store Commercial & Development Plan with the Area Manager.
• Maintaining full compliance across policies, procedures, and health & safety.