Retail Relief Store Manager

We have a exciting opportunity for a Relief Store Manager to join us.

It s a busy and varied role where no two days are the same. You ll have the opportunity to see how each shop is run, work with some amazing teams and make a vital contribution to the care the at the Hospice and within the community.

If your looking to progress your career in retail and gain experience of a field position, this could be the role for you!

You would be covering and supporting the shops in our Central Area, the areas range from Horfield, Gloucester Road, Keynsham, Totterdown, Whitchurch, Fishponds and more.

The details:

• Salary: £26,279 up to £28,429 FTE per annum, dependant on experience
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 5 days in 7
• Permanent role

Key responsibilities:

• Holding and covering the role of a Store Manager on an interim basis wherever required within our Central Area shops
• Adapting your leadership style and approach to individual store situations and circumstances to effectively lead, coach teams and volunteers
• When supporting or covering stores, to ensure that the Hospice s operational, health and safety, people and volunteer policies and procedures are being followed
• Delivering consistently high retail standards
• Actively supporting and demonstrating our values through your role
• Promotion of diversity and gender rights

What we are looking for:

• To be able to be flexible, pro active and to be able to adapt to ever changing needs
• Ideally, you will bring previous retail experience, gained at managerial / supervisory level
• Commercial awareness and demonstrable experience of managing a team, volunteers and delivering outstanding customer service would be equally advantageous
• A genuine interest in fashion and charity retail
• Ability to earn trust, motivate, build rapport and provide leadership within short timescales
• High levels of organisation with a proactive approach
• Open and adaptable to change and able to support others through it
• IT literacy and numeracy skills. Using email systems and online resources; use and understand basic spreadsheets

If you are someone who is driven, motivated, who puts customer service at the forefront and wants to make a difference we want to hear from you!

We will review applications as they come in and therefore we may close the vacancy before the closing date, so candidates are advised to apply early.

Due to the nature of the work involved, this role is exempt from the ROA and all job-holders are required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service check.