Deputy Store Manager - St Helens

We believe our employees are key to our success. That is why we strive to offer development and possibilities of growing and finding new challenges within JYSK. Our three fundamental JYSK Values – Tradesman, Colleague and Corporate Spirit – express the behaviour and attitude that we can expect from each other. We trust each other, and we believe in empowerment and freedom with responsibility. We also take pride in rewarding engagement and a great effort among our employees. With the right attitude, opportunities abound in JYSK.

Are you ready to motivate and coach the store team next to the Store Manager? And make sure that your team has the best sales attitude and provides our customers with the best shopping experience? Then you might be the Deputy Store Manager we are looking for!

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

• Opportunities for development through excellent training and mentoring.
• Internal contests between stores with attractive prizes.
• Competitive bonus that rewards great sales results and KPIs.
• A flexible working schedule to reconcile work, family and leisure time.
• 20% discount at JYSK and Lars Larsen Group companies.
• Company pension plan.
• Benefits e.g. annual party, employee assistance programme, bike to work scheme and life assurance.

WHAT YOUR NEXT JOB WILL BE ABOUT

Together with the Store Manager you are responsible for optimizing store routines, store being ready for customers and reaching great results in sales. Your main task will be to ensure weekly campaigns, sales attitude and create a positive, high energy environment where your team thrives. Aligned with our JYSK Leadership Values you support the Store Manager by communicating, leading and coaching the team physically on the store floor. You train your colleagues in customer first attitude, how to determine customers’ needs and ad selling. You are not put off by physical work and lead by example by selling and conducting routine tasks in the store. In the future you see yourself as a Store Manager of your own store and you bring commitment to get there.

WHAT YOU SHOULD BRING

• Experience in leading, motivating and developing a team.
• Be inspiring and communicative to create a positive work atmosphere.
• Commitment to take ownership of customer service and the results of it.
• You know how to get things done: You keep a cool head and give direction, even in stressful situations.
• You always strive to improve your results and are quick to recover after a setback.
• You get excited by selling and are a skilled seller/retailer.

Qualifications

1-2 Years Supervisory / Senior Sales Experience would be advantageous. 1-2 Years Retail Experience preferred but not essential.

Additional Information

40h per week + needs of the business. JYSK wants to include everyone, no matter the age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, and experience. Together, we secure our inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of our employees.

We process applications on an ongoing basis and complete the recruitment when we have found the right candidate. We always hold interviews – and for selected positions you can expect to have assessments and/or a video interview, where we look forward to hearing about your motivation for the job.

To help us review applications fairly and efficiently, we use a system that automatically checks and decides how well each application matches the role. This system looks at your answers to a few screening questions. These questions were created by the system and reviewed by the JYSK Talent Acquisition team, and each question and answer have a certain value. Based on your answers, the system ranks all candidates to give us an idea of how closely the job fits your profile. This helps us manage all applications and make sure everyone is treated equally. The result from the system decides if your application moves forward to the next step. But don’t worry — the final decision is always made by a person.