At a Glance
- Tasks: Co-manage a team and ensure an amazing customer experience while hitting sales targets.
- Company: Join Machine Mart, the UK's leading retailer of workshop power tools with over 40 years of success.
- Benefits: Enjoy staff discounts, healthcare plans, a pension scheme, and free tea & coffee.
- Other info: Great opportunities for training, development, and internal promotions await you.
- Why this job: Lead a dynamic team and make a real impact in a thriving retail environment.
- Qualifications: Retail experience, supervisory skills, and a passion for customer service are essential.
The predicted salary is between 24750 - 30250 £ per year.
About The Role
What you'll be doing:
- Working with the Store Manager, you'll share joint responsibility for the day to day running of the store.
- You will be working up to 45 hours per week - all extra time worked is paid or can be taken as time off in lieu.
- You'll be leading by example, co-managing a small team of between 4 - 6 members of staff.
- You'll be committed to motivating your team to deliver a great customer experience as well as achieving challenging sales targets.
- With a commitment to offering honest advice, you will build rapport with customers, exceeding their expectations and reassuring them when they're bewildered by choice.
What you'll need - skills and experience:
- Proven experience in a retail customer service orientated or sales environment.
- Supervisory or junior management experience within a retail or field sales position, ideally in a hard goods environment.
- You'll have practical experience / knowledge of some or all of our product range.
- Proven ability to sell some or all of our product range.
- Proven ability to deliver excellent customer service to all of our customers.
- Proven experience in achieving sales targets.
- You'll be a confident, enthusiastic team player.
- Your personal skills should include accuracy and numeracy as well as basic computer literacy.
- You'll possess a high degree of self motivation and a can-do attitude.
- You'll demonstrate a desire to succeed both individually and as co-leader of the team.
Benefits
What you'll get in return for your commitment:
- Staff Discounts.
- Healthcare Cash plans.
- A company pension scheme.
- Life Cover.
- Access to the Retail Trust, our well-being platform - offering a 24-hour helpline for a variety of support services.
- Discounts on 100s of high street & online brands including restaurants, holidays, and shopping.
- Role specific training and development.
- Proactive promotion of internal candidates.
- Paid Breaks.
- Free Tea & Coffee.
About The Company
Where you'll be working: Machine Mart are the UK's leading specialist retailer of workshop power tools and equipment to the general public and trade customers. With stores nationwide and over 40 years in business we are at the forefront of our sector and are supporting our recent success with continued growth.
Assistant Store Manager in Portsmouth employer: Machine Mart
As an Assistant Store Manager, you'll thrive in a dynamic retail environment that prioritises employee well-being and growth. With competitive benefits like staff discounts, healthcare cash plans, and access to a comprehensive well-being platform, we foster a supportive work culture that encourages teamwork and personal development. Join us in delivering exceptional customer experiences while enjoying the rewards of your hard work in a vibrant location.
