Store Manager in Stowmarket

Overview

Age UK is recruiting!

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Store Manager to join our friendly and supportive Stowmarket team on a six month Fixed Term Contract.

Utilising your previous retail experience and excellent managerial skills, you will manage the day to day running of our store, maximising store sales and profits while ensuring our customers receive an excellent service.

You will be helping to raise funds for Age UK and the services and support they provide to older people.

As Store Manager, you will lead our team of staff and volunteers, providing effective leadership, training and development.

This role suits a motivated manager with a passion for retail and a desire to support a charity that helps thousands of older people across the UK.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day running of the store to maximise sales and profits and deliver excellent customer service.
• Provide effective leadership, training and development to staff and volunteers.
• Support a charity that helps thousands of older people across the UK.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Experience in a performance-driven retail / customer-centric environment.
• Experience of managing people.
• Ability to lift and carry bags of stock up to 10 kg.
• Ability to build, retain and develop a team.
• Strong drive to achieve results through others.
• Ability to delegate, coach and listen.
• Ability to manage time under conflicting priorities.
• Ability to motivate self and others.
• Open and adaptable approach to change, with ability to support others through it.
• Experience communicating with a diverse workforce and customer base.
• Ability to establish and maintain retail processes and merchandising.
• IT literacy and numeracy skills.
• Working pattern

Please note this opportunity will require the successful candidate to work 27.5 hours across a 7-day working week, including Saturdays and Sundays on a rota basis.

What we offer

• Competitive salary, 25 days annual leave (pro rata for part-time colleagues) + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
• Wellbeing days - 2 paid days per year (pro rata for part-time colleagues)
• Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, Bupa health cashback plan and EAP
• Car Benefit scheme, Cycle to Work scheme
• Home & Tech: apply to buy Home & Tech items from Currys & IKEA up to £1000, with 12-month, interest-free repayment
• Blue Light Card scheme
• You Did It Awards – recognition awards from £100-£250
• Important information

To comply with UK legislation, we cannot accept applications from candidates under the age of 18, as the role involves working alone in the shop without the aid of other staff.

Equal opportunities and inclusion

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity.

We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme.

We may limit the overall number of interviews if there are high numbers of applications.

Reasonable adjustments

Disabled job seekers can access reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process.

All requests are considered on a case-by-case basis in collaboration with the applicant by contacting the Recruitment Team.

Disclosures will be kept confidential and only shared as needed to support adjustments.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk and children from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period.

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