Area Retail Manager Leicester, England
Job description
Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland – Area Retail Manager
We have a fantastic opportunity for an Area Retail Manager to join our charity. We have a portfolio of 25 shops each generating income that supports the needs of older people living in Leicester & Leicestershire.
Do you have the experience and skills to help develop our retail sector and look at new initiatives on how we can produce additional income through online trading and other creatives. You will have a team of direct reports, ranging from your personal deputy manager, shop managers, cover managers, drivers, and the maintenance team. We have a fantastic group of volunteers who continue to support the shops and you will work alongside the volunteer coordinator looking at recruitment drives and initiatives. As the Area Retail Manager, you can come across numerous challenges, and will need to face them head on, being positive in your approach.
This is a great career opportunity for an individual with proven experience, not only managing a large group of people, but also having commercial and business awareness, with the ability to achieve sales targets.
Key Skills & Characteristics
· Strategic Planner
· People leader/manager along with effective management skills
· Aspire and motivate staff members
· Desire to empower individuals
· Ability to produce financial reports/manage budgets
· Proven sales leadership skills
· Capacity to grasp new concepts at pace
· Grow the online function of retail sales
· Excellent IT skills
· Confident approach with the ability to deliver presentations to board members and trustees
· Commercial/business acumen
· Oversee pricing/stock control
· Be adaptable to changing situations
· Ability to delegate
· Organised with the ability to multitask when working to tight deadlines
· Decisiveness
· Excellent verbal & written communication skills
· Excellent standards of customer service
· Flexibility
· Adhere to professional boundaries
· Knowledge of the charity sector is preferred but not essential
If you are interested in applying for this role, please submit a comprehensive application along with a covering letter stating what you could bring to the job role.
Must be a car owner & driver with the ability to gain business insurance
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Flexitime
- On-site parking
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: One location
Application deadline: 08/03/2023
Reference ID: TD/TG 22.2.23
Expected start date: 17/04/2023
