Store Manager

Store Managers with a passion for games, Movies, gadgets and computers

Location: Birmingham

About Us;

• We are a rapidly expanding company currently operating over 300 Stores spanning the UK, Ireland, Spain,Australia, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland and India.
• We trade games, Movies, gadgets, mobile phones, computing products, and flat panel technology with customers on the high street, providing a unique 2-way service.
• We are passionate about our products, our customers, and our colleagues.
• We work using exciting IT tools to communicate, support, and achieve our goals.
• We never stand still – Our products, our procedures and our ideas continuously change to adapt to market and commercial trends.

About You;

• You love digital entertainment - You have pockets full of gadgets right now and have a decent collection of games and Movies back home - You absorb what you read about technology simply because you are crazy about it.
• You are a competent retail manager, able to get the best out of your staff, your customers and your stock.
• You are pro-active and can see beyond the daily grind, able to motivate your team to achieve better things even when the chips are down
• You genuinely love working with customers, able to generate an exciting environment for them to shop in, ensuring that they come back to your store every time to pick the brains of your team
• You can turn complaints into positive experiences, possess great communication skills, and lead from the front
• You would like to move into district management one day, developing new managers (as you once were)
• You are open to new ideas and can embrace a business model that most companies have forgotten

As part of the role you will:

• Receive a generous basic salary
• Report to your local Operations Manager
• Receive on the job training and support from all departments
• Ensure the highest store standards, maximising sales and buys, and minimising losses and costs
• Recruit, train and appraise your staff to be the best
• Make full use of Google’s online tools and our own bespoke EPOS/tools
• Exceed your targets and bring fresh ideas to the business
• Be eligible to receive a 4 weekly bonus based on store performance

Applying for the role

We knowledge test all our candidates and only the geeky ones make it through. If you are still interested then attach a cover letter to your online application telling us a bit about yourself and what makes you the ideal candidate.

Previous management experience is required.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: From £24,000.00 per year

Application question(s):

• Are you eligible to work in the UK?
• It is a requirement for this role that you will need to work weekends, are you prepared for that?
• Have you ever led a team of people? If yes, tell us about it...
• Tell us about the last time you were in a CeX?
• Have you ever worked for CeX before? If yes, then tell us about it...
• Why do you want to work for CeX?
• Our next step is a brief phone interview (10-15 Minutes), which will come from a Witheld Phone Number, are there any times you will be unable to answer the phone? (We will not contact you during this time)
• Are there any reasonable adjustments you'd like to be made for your interview? If yes, please detail below..
• Are you happy to allow CEX to use your responses to better their internal process?