Company Description
Founded in, GAME is now the UK’s leading gaming specialist. With over stores and an expansive website, we have expert knowledge on a wide range of games, consoles, accessories and more. We are passionate about gaming, and devoted to building the most valuable community for gamers in the UK. The gaming community is at the forefront of our vision, providing products and services to help unlock players' full potential.
Job Description
The Opportunity
As a Fraser’s Group employee, you will be part of one of the UKs fastest growing retailers. We are rethinking retail and with our varied collection of brands, we’ve never been afraid to strive forward and change the way the industry operates, diversifying our portfolio and elevating stores. We are pushing the boundaries of traditional retail environments and future proofing our business. We want Managers who are fearless, will take risks and reap the rewards. Reporting to the Store Manager, you will have a supportive responsibility for your store and team within The Frasers Group. You will achieve this by assisting the Store Manager to train, coach and progress team engagement on how to surpass the company objectives. You will support business initiatives and ensure these are met with positivity and pace, whilst assisting with the control and delivery across the board for store operations, customer service, budget control, people and product. Furthermore, you will take ownership of key areas to share responsibility and be accountable for the store in the Store Managers absence.
Key Result Areas and Competencies:
1. Operations:
1. Assist with all store operations and deliver to expectation on all KPI’s
2. Support with the planning of workload to ensure a productive and efficient team
3. Make confident decisions, and delegate to the team effectively
4. Support with compliance of process and procedures whilst maintaining a safe and healthy environment for both the team and customers
5. Assist with training and coaching the team to best practice
6. Use business communication tools to monitor completion of tasks and meet deadlines
2. Controls:
7. Use reports to ensure wage controls are met on a weekly basis, assisting with resolving any issues quickly and effectively
8. Support with planning store schedules in line with store trading patterns and business expectation
9. Assist with compliance for processing of payroll issues and problem-solve effectively
10. Support with store daily structure to ensure the store meets compliance, customer service and security standards
11. Be accountable for controlling wages and the store in the absence of the Store Manager
3. Sales
12. Understand business and customer expectation and motivate the team to deliver an excellent customer experience
13. Understand product features and benefits and assist with training the team to maximise sales opportunity
14. Understand assigned KPI targets and support with tracking against these targets as well as communicating to and motivating the team.
15. Understand the retail industry, business challenges, competitors and customers, with a strong commercial awareness
16. Use reports to analyse and support with commerciality of key products to impact sales and profitability
17. Interpret merchandising guidelines to the sales floor with strong commerciality and efficiency
4. Development
18. Assist with identifying internal talent and support performance management processes to drive exceptional performance
19. Support with identifying performance issues and escalate professionally to the Store Manager
20. Be self-driven in own personal development take on developmental feedback constructively
21. Understand and promote Frasers Group core values and coach the team to engage with these values
22. Encourage feedback from team and be a point of contact between the team and Store Manager
5. Leadership and Management
23. Inspire the team and act as a role model
24. Support with coaching and motivating the team to achieve success
25. Take responsibility of key areas to assist the Store Manager and be accountable for any outcomes
26. Develop relationships with the store team and ensure everyone is working to the same goals
27. Work with your Store Manager and contribute to the success of the store as a whole
Qualifications
The Requirements
28. Supervisory or Management experience working in a fast paced, high volume retail environment
29. Ability to positively impact results in sales, payroll and stock loss
30. Proven record of developing talented individuals
31. Must be able to work well under pressure and to strict deadlines
32. Committed to supporting the store manager to achieve the highest store standards and customer service experience
Key Behaviours:
An opportunity like this at Frasers Group is for the fearless. The potential is massive, the experience unrivalled. To be able to make the most of it you need to live and breathe our principles - you will:
Own it and back yourself
33. Takes responsibility for results and constantly strives to deliver above expectation
34. Is fearless in the face of adversity and owns their decisions
Think without limits and take the team with you
35. Continuously pushes own performance and inspires their team to never settle for average
36. Encourages their team to put forward ideas and creates an environment where colleagues are actively encouraged and celebrated for doing so
37. Champions others achievements and celebrates success
Don’t hesitate and act with purpose
38. Acts decisively to give clear direction to their teams, aligning with our purpose, vision and values at all times
39. Brings an appetite for a challenge even if it means making and learning from mistakes