We have an exciting opportunity for a Store Manager to come and join our friendly and supportive team based at our Age UK Borehamwood store.
Managing a wonderful network of staff and valued volunteers, the successful candidate will help to continue the success of this fast-paced store.
You will be supported by an experienced Area Sales Manager in providing a quality retail service, aiming to surpass targets and expectations, and ensuring every customer has a great shopping experience.
If you are an experienced Store Manager with a passion for Retail and would like to use your skills to support a charity that helps thousands of older people across the UK, then this could be the role for you!
Due to the nature of this role, you will be required to handle/lift bags of stock (up to 10kgs).
You will have:
* Experience in a performance-driven retail/customer-centric environment
* Experience of managing people
* Ability to lift and carry bags of stock up to 10kg
* 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
* An open and adaptable approach to change and be able to support others through it
* Experience of communicating with a diverse workforce and customer base
* Ability to establish and maintain successful retail processes and merchandising
* IT literacy and numeracy skills
What we offer in return:
* A 35-hour working week
* 25 days holiday + bank holiday allowance
* A generous pension - we will contribute 8%
* Great discounts and rewards through Blue Light Card and BenefitHub
* Life assurance, Bupa health cashback plan
* Tickets for Good - Free and discounted tickets for events
Additional Information
To comply with UK legislation, we cannot accept applications from candidates under the age of 18 as the successful candidate will be required to work on their own in the shop without the aid of other staff.
All CVs will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role at Age UK. Please note that our system is unable to anonymise cover letters, and we would therefore ask that to support the work we are doing on making our recruitment selection process fairer and more unbiased, that you remove any personal information from your cover letter/supporting statement, including your name before uploading this.
Is this the job for you? We know that men, of all backgrounds, and men and women from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds are currently under-represented in our workforce, and we want to change this! So, we are particularly keen to hear from applicants from these groups.
Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible 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.
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.
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