We are currently looking for a Department Manager to join our Retail Management Team, our role offers an exciting opportunity to lead and manage four of our Retail Departments. Why join as our Department Manager? - Our Department Manager role is a permanent fulltime position which includes alternate weekends; flexible working applications will also be considered. - Salary up to £29,000 per annum. - 30 days annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays plus an extra day for your birthday day off increasing to 34 days with length of service. - Paid Medicash plan for yourself and child dependants (option to pay for partner/spouse) - Free onsite parking. - Colleague discount from the day you join along with Family & Friends discount days. - Long service awards and colleague recognition schemes. - Access to half price gym memberships, wellbeing schemes and Employee Assistance programmes. What’s our Department Manager role? Known internally as our Section Leader, your role will be leading 4 of our Retail departments and the teams to deliver the exceptional. Your role will include; - Leading a team up circa 40 colleagues. - To oversee the day to day running of the Retail Departments, incorporating our Food Hall, Childrens Boutique, Cookshop and Pet Place Retail departments. - Communicating with your team daily and actively cascading communication to your Shift Leader and teams. - Focusing teams on 'We do everything for the customer'. - Deliver, maximise, and exceed sales targets in store. - Focused on delivering the WOW in our merchandising to drive sales. - Maintaining department compliance. Our ideal Department Manager will have the below skills and experience. The perfect candidate will have the eye for detail, the drive to succeed, be enthused by sales and possess a friendly, customer focused personality. - You'll have proven experience of managing a retail department and a team, with the ability to drive sales and service. - You'll be focused on 'We do everything for the customer' and the experience to influence your team to live this value. - You'll be able to work at pace, and make things happen with a handson lead from the front approach. - You'll have a flexible approach to changing circumstances with willingness to take on new tasks. - You'll love leading, coaching, motivating people, and teams. Who are Bents? We are a family-run business with a reputation for quality, experience and innovation, selling everything for your Garden & Home whilst having Dining Facilities catering for over 1000 seats. We have always been a business which has followed its passions, taken chances, and strived to innovate, which is how it all began in 1937. Passion, experience, and an understanding of quality and exclusive living have earned our family-run business a reputation for quality, experience and innovation. You can really feel valued and part of the family from the day that you join. If you'd like to join our team as our new Department Manager then please click 'apply' today - don't miss out, we'd love to hear from you Retail Section Manager / Retail Team Manager / Retail Team Leader / Section Leader / Section Manager / Department Leader Warrington, Leigh, Wigan, Glazebury, Culcheth, Golborne, Manchester, Lowton