Retail Shop Manager (Hemel Hempstead)
Location: Hemel Hempstead (101 Marlowes)
Time Type: Full time
Posted on: Posted 20 Days Ago
Job Requisition ID: R029159
Salary: £24,508 – £28,713
Reports to: Area manager
Department: Trading
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week
Closing date: Open until filled. We will be shortlisting on a rolling basis and will close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.
Please note: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.
Internal title: Shop Manager
At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.
We’re looking for a motivating store manager to join Cancer Research UK’s trading team. You’ll be acting as an ambassador for Cancer Research UK, motivating your team to maximise sales and fundraising targets. Your shop will be a place where your community gets to meet our people, understand our brand, and see some of the great things we do.
What will I be doing?
* Guiding, inspiring and engaging a team of paid staff and volunteers. This includes recruitment, retention and development of a diverse shop team.
* Taking ownership and responsibility for the commercial running of your store including display and merchandising, stock management, maintaining shop standards, store layout, sales and income.
* Leading by example and providing excellent customer and supporter service.
* Maximising profit through effective cost control and sales.
* Creating relationships with your local community and Cancer Research UK colleagues.
* Organising and running creative fundraising events for your store to achieve fundraising targets.
* Maintaining compliance with health and safety, safeguarding, security, administration and HR policies.
What skills are you looking for?
* Experience of managing and inspiring a diverse team of people.
* Comfort working within targets and motivating others to achieve those targets.
* The ability to multi-task in a lively environment.
* Working knowledge of what makes great customer service.
* Commercial awareness.
* Knowledge of high street fashion retail.
* Adaptability in changing situations, including being able to work effectively independently.
* An awareness of the price, value and worth of items.
* Ideally experience of retail management.
What will I gain?
In return, we make sure you are supported by a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well.
Our benefits package includes a substantial retirement plan, a generous and flexible leave allowance, discounts on anything from travel to technology, gym membership, and much more.
How do I apply?
We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won’t be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively.
Owing to the nature of this position, any offer of employment for this role will be subject to a satisfactory basic DBS check.
For more information on this career opportunity please visit our website or contact us at recruitment@cancer.org.uk.
About Us
As the world’s largest independent cancer research charity, we conduct research into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Our aim is to see 3 in 4 people survive cancer by 2034 and our staff are integral to achieving that ambition.
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