Assistant Business Development Manager

Acorns Children’s Hospice Trust are now looking for an Assistant Business Development Manager to support the Business Development Manager in leading a team of shops in the Birmingham and Coventry areas to achieving their sales and profit targets through strategic commercial management.

About the Role

Acorns have a network of shops across the West Midlands and Gloucestershire. Our shops generate a substantial level of income and goodwill to enable us to care for children and their families.

Our focus is around empowering volunteers to maximise their potential within our shops. As Assistant Business Development Manager, you will support and assist the area’s Business Development Manager to achieve and exceed annual sales and net profit targets. You’ll provide leadership and motivation to a team of Shop Managers and enable shops to generate donations, maximise income from gift aid, support volunteer contribution and represent Acorns positively in the community.

You’ll allow your shops to take an entrepreneurial approach to generating income with their shops, coaching them to succeed. You’ll support your shops to firmly embed themselves into the fabric of the local community. You’ll review sales reports from the EPOS system, analysing and making decisions based on the data and trends shown. You’ll support shops with recruitment of both employees and volunteers.

Shop locations: Acocks Green, Blackheath, Cannon Park, Dudley, Halesowen, Kenilworth, Kingswinford, Kings Heath, Knowle, Moseley, Radford, Sheldon, Shirley, Weoley Castle, Yardley

About You

You will have experience of leading a team of people and of driving sales income and net profit. You’ll be IT literate as you’ll need to understand the data from our sales reporting system and analyse sales reports. Previous experience of working with volunteers would be advantageous.

You’ll be happy to work weekends and have the ability to travel independently throughout your area and the organisation.

What We Offer

• £30,240 per annum
• 37.5 hours per week
• Employee discounts from leading retailers
• Employee gym discount scheme
• Bike-to-Work scheme
• Generous contribution to group personal pension plan (organisation will contribute 7.5%)
• Acorns group life assurance scheme

You need to be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and therefore any successful candidate be asked to provide two satisfactory references.

As a UNICEF Gold Rights Respecting organisation we are committed to ensuring that the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child is embedded into both culture and practice within the organisation. As an employee you will be a Duty Bearer for Children’s Rights and support all children to be Rights Holders.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £30,240.00 per year

Benefits:

• Cycle to work scheme
• Life insurance
• Work from home

Work Location: On the road

Application deadline: 28/04/2023