Assistant Store Manager Designate

About the opportunity...

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We are recruiting for an Assistant Store Manager Designate to deliver against KPIs in a challenging retail environment. For the first 8 – 12 weeks, you will be required to support several stores within an area, and then you will be placed into a base store. You will support the Store Manager in leading the store team to deliver excellent standards and provide amazing service to our customers every day.

You will always be ready to adapt to change, learn new things and lead your team to mobilise the retail plan. You will be the face of the store and your local community, and despite the many tasks you are responsible for every day, you will always provide amazing customer service.

This role comes with the ability to study Retail Team Leader Level 3 qualification through an apprenticeship, (in England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

What you'll be doing as an Assistant Store Manager Designate...

• Provide support and cover to stores in your area
• Live and breathe our Customer High Five initiative
• Work as part of our store team to create and maintain a fun and friendly environment
• Live the company values whilst focusing on taking individual responsibility working towards team delivery of the store and company vision
• Manages the induction of all new colleagues alongside the Store Manager and works with the Supervisors to drive ongoing training and development through on-the-job coaching
• Ensure the store delivers consistently high standards in line with corporate guidelines
• Effectively manage stock control according to company guidelines to drive stock availability through the correct application of store processes
• Regularly review sales performance and ensure actions are in place to improve this
• Ensure all Management Ways of Working (W.O.W) are completed accurately and at the correct time to support operations and sales performance
• Driving compliance in store by ensuring all risk assessments are carried out and kept up to date

What you'll need as an Assistant Store Manager Designate...

• Driving licence and access to a vehicle or have good public transport links
• Success in leading and managing operational teams
• Experience in delivering sales and inventory targets within a dynamic retail environment
• Understand the importance of exceeding sales targets and meeting budgets, management, and customer service experience
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with customers and colleagues.
• A team player, hands-on manager who is self-motivated and resilient, and deals with challenges with a positive and proactive outlook
• To be computer literate with experience in Excel

What we offer...

• This role comes with the ability to study Retail Team Leader Level 3 qualification through an apprenticeship, (in England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
• Competitive salary
• Potential to earn a bonus
• A twelve-week induction programme
• Apprenticeships and Career Development
• Discount Card – 10% discount on most purchases in-store, including PEP&CO
• Family-friendly benefits
• Loyal Service Awards
• My Staff Shop – exclusive discount portal
• Life Assurance cover
• Health & Wellbeing – employee assistance programme to support you
• Pension scheme
• Holiday Allowance – increasing by one day per year (up to 33 days)
• Birthdays are important, so each year, you can take the day off as an extra day’s holiday

About us...

From one store in Burton-upon-Trent in 1990 to more than 850 across the UK and the Republic of Ireland today, Poundland & Dealz has developed a reputation for offering top brands and quality own-brand products at an amazing value. We sell everything from food and drink to DIY, pet products to stationery, not forgetting our very own fashion brand, PEP&CO. We have recently invested £45 million in the business, opened new stores and revamped existing ones. We’re on an exciting journey, and you can be a part of it.

We’re part of a much larger group in Europe called Pepco which has 3,000 stores in 17 territories serving 50 million shoppers, and the size of our business means there are so many opportunities for you to come and join us. From our retail stores to our support and distribution centres, everywhere you see Poundland and Dealz, you’ll find passionate and knowledgeable colleagues delivering amazing service to our customers. Once you’re part of our family, we’ll give you everything you need to be the best you can be, from training to coaching and mentoring. Our seven core values and seven leadership principles steer how we do business. They give us the building blocks to create a culture where everybody thrives, and sustainability is at the top of our agenda.