Assistant Store Manager - 40 Hour Permanent Contract

Seasalt, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom. Originally selling workwear to local mariners and practical overalls to artists, our story began in a small shop in Penzance in 1981. Over the years we’ve grown into a leading UK lifestyle brand with over 80 shops across the UK and Ireland, 400+ wholesale partners and a thriving online business, but never losing touch of our roots. Our passion for well‑crafted clothing, exemplary customer service and connection to our local communities drives everything we do. As we continue to grow in the UK and internationally, we are focussed on delivering excellence across every touchpoint, whether that is at our warehouse, in store or through our customer service channels, building a team that shares our values. Each employee plays a part in the success of Seasalt, and this was evidenced by our Drapers Award win of “Best Place to Work”.

Our Assistant Store Managers are part of the Store Management team, helping to build a successful business, maximising profitability, and driving KPI targets. They support all aspects of running a Seasalt store and encourage the team to deliver the high standards our customers expect. This role is a great stepping stone in your retail career, with many of our Assistant Store Managers going on to be Store Managers. We now have a fantastic opportunity for an Assistant Store Manager to join the Cambridge team on a 40 hour permanent contract.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Store Manager in creating a service culture within the store team that puts the customer at the heart of everything they do.
• Enable the store team to recommend additional services to drive sales such as omni‑channel selling, gathering customer data and recommending add‑on purchases.
• Support recruitment, working together to build a diverse and passionate team.
• Drive store sales, profitability and consistent KPI achievement, understanding what is required to drive performance.
• Coach and develop the store team through regular 1:1s, supporting with development plans when appropriate.
• Communicate store performance to the team and key stakeholders, providing regular feedback, highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Implement visual merchandising, window standards and guidelines and utilise product, category and bestseller information to maximise commercial opportunities.
• Manage store operations such as stock, loss prevention, incident reporting, health and safety, GDPR, cash handling and key holder responsibilities.
• Be a key holder for the store and have responsibility for running the store when required.