Retail Store Manager

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Assistant Manager

Location: CHATHAM
Hours: 24+
Reporting To: STORE MANAGER, AREA MANAGER, REGIONAL DIRECTOR

About The Fragrance Shop

Established in 1994, The Fragrance Shop is known for its passionate and innovative nature within the fragrance industry, and we are the UK’s largest, independent fragrance retailer. Our aim is to create mainstream and luxury fragrance, which is affordable and accessible for all, and we showcase over 130 luxury Fragrance brands in our stores nationwide and online! The Fragrance Shop are on the lookout for a passionate, ambitious and experienced Assistant Store Manager to join our company!

Role Overview

Responsible for helping to manage the store to achieve the Company objectives by providing excellent customer service. To maximise sales and establish efficient methods of operation and maximise profitability. The role will include leading customer service focus by playing a hands on role.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop plans and local initiatives to improve the store’s performance and contribution to the overall company results.
• Help to manage a team of consultants by training, coaching, delegating and empowering them to provide excellent customer service in a friendly environment.

Take a lead role in resolving customer queries and complaints.

• Ensure that all products are presented/displayed to their best advantage, following guidelines.
• Actively promote the company and the store in the local market place.
• Ensure that all products are correctly coded, priced and correct POS is used at all times
• Continue to develop self and role by studying relevant training materials and store information.
• Carry out any reasonable tasks as requested by Store Manager/Cluster

Manager/RM.

• All the above to be carried out in a timely, efficient and cost effective manner.

Required Experience

• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent.
• Business related qualification.

• A minimum of 1 years of experience in a supervisory or management role.
• Working with store KPI’s and towards store targets
• Visual merchandising and commercial awareness to impact business knowledge.
• Flexibility to include evenings and weekends.

Required Skills

• Customer service focused
• Adaptable with a ‘can do’ attitude
• Strong communicational and interpersonal skills

Package Details

• Competitive rate of pay
• Merchandise discount
• Exciting store incentives
• Training and development programmes
• Progression pathways

**Due to the high volume of applications that we receive, we are regrettably not able to respond to every one. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of your application please assume that on this occasion you have not been successful.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £20,000.00-£21,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Employee discount

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme
• Performance bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• CHATHAM: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• As a retailer our busiest days are Saturdays and Sundays. To be considered please confirm that you are able to commit to at least one day at the weekend.
• As this is a management position with keyholder responsibilities, please can you confirm that you are over 18 years of age.

Experience:

• Retail sales: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: One location