At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a vibrant retail team and deliver exceptional customer service in our stunning Bath store.
- Company: Join OKA, a passionate furniture and homeware retailer with a fun, nurturing culture.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, health cash plan, birthday off, and various employee perks.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Why this job: Be part of a creative team that inspires customers to create beautiful homes.
- Qualifications: Retail management experience and a passion for home furnishings are essential.
The predicted salary is between 25000 - 30000 £ per year.
We are currently looking to recruit a full-time Assistant Manager to support our Retail Team, based at our beautiful Bath store.
Which is set within a historic building peppered with period features and plenty of natural light- the perfect space to showcase our collection of furniture and accessories, having previously been the Parkhouse and Co.
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We know the best work is done by people who enjoy their jobs, so we create a fun and nurturing environment where everyone feels valued and is able to thrive.
We are looking for an agile and proactive Assistant Manager with a positive attitude and entrepreneurial spirit who can help us nurture this company culture.
Reporting directly to the Store Manager, the Assistant Manager is responsible for the organisation and execution of all daily activities of the store, ensuring the Flagship teams deliver the highest possible standards of customer service - both face to face and via phone - in the most efficient and effective manner.
You will be responsible for managing a team of store staff and be proactive in motivating them to achieve brand KPIs and objectives, and work with other business leads to provide a vibrant and unique shopping experience for our customers.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provision of exceptional customer service to OKA customers
- Providing advice and guidance on products to customers in person and via phone
- Generating and maximising revenue to meet sales targets
- Efficient and accurate execution of EPOS transactions, processing of payments and associated transactional paperwork and processes
- Identifying sales opportunities
- Promoting the OKA Home Stylist and Interior Design Service (IDS) services
- Being a proactive member of the sales floor team: greeting all customers and offering assistance, managing customer returns, communicating care and maintenance instructions for customer purchases, upholding presentation standards for the Store and back-office areas
- Role-modelling our Company Values and Behaviours
OUR VALUES
- Put the Customer First - provides exceptional internal and external customer service at all touchpoints
- Be In It Together - approachable, personable, committed to shared success
- Think Big - creative, innovative, solutions orientated
- Own It - curious, persistent, drives results
- Stay Playful - energises others, focuses on positives and opportunities, finds room for spontaneity
ABOUT YOU
- Professional retail experience in a management or supervisory position
- Extensive selling skills and the ability to motivate others
- Thorough knowledge of the furniture/home furnishings market
- Flexible approach to working hours as the sector demands
- Strong leadership, management, and organisational skills
- Problem-solver, excellent team player
- A creative, problem-solving spirit
- Passion for the OKA brand
- OUR BENEFITS PACKAGE
- Length of Service increases
- Day off for your birthday
- Health Cash Plan
- Enhanced Maternity Pay
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Eligibility for a discretionary company
- Bonus Scheme
- Plus a suite of additional employee benefits including: Company pension scheme, life assurance cover, free eye tests, cycle to work scheme, interest free travel loans, social events, online wellbeing centre and more.
- ABOUT OKA
Founded over 20 years ago by three entrepreneurial women with a passion for beautiful, practical and comfortable homes, OKA is more than a furniture and homeware retailer: it is a love affair with living well.
We inspire people to confidently create a home that reflects their personality, a space where nothing should be too preciousor perfect to be enjoyed with family and friends.
British-born, today we have 14stores across the UK – an established Interior Design and Trade business, a mail-orderserviceand athriving website.
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Assistant Store Manager in Bath employer: OKA Direct Ltd.
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