Assistant Store Manager Chelmsford, England
Job description
Location: Chelmsford
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Tempoary
About the team:
To be an effective Assistant Store Manager, you will maximise sales, drive efficiencies and achieve performance targets by leading and inspiring your team to be their best. Every day will be varied, fast paced, challenging but ultimately rewarding. People are at the heart of what we do so your experience in leading, coaching and motivating a high performing team will be crucial to your success. You can count on us to invest in your personal development from day one
About the Role:
First and foremost the priority in our stores is the safety of our team and our customers. All team members must work safely, according to our guidelines, at all times
To be a successful Assistant Store Manager you will:
- Support the Store Manager in providing leadership and inspiring your team to be at their best, and stepping up to cover the store when needed
- Create an atmosphere where delivering amazing service, achieving performance targets and accurate stock processes is at the core of everything you do, in an environment which is commercial, operationally efficient and safe
- Support the Store Manager by being accountable for the store meeting all legal and compliance requirements in the areas you are responsible for
- Demonstrate a hands-on approach for all operational and commercial activities by working alongside the team
- Shows resilience during periods of change and embraces feedback to continue to drive results
- Ensure communication is up-to-date and accurate at all times in order to meet business needs
Criteria
About You:
- You are passionate about our customers, our people and our products. This passion and energetic approach to work inspires others, creating a great working atmosphere and team spirit
- You have exceptional commercial understanding, with the know how to create a fantastic shopping experience for our customers
- A team player who works at their best in a results driven, fast paced and challenging environment. You adapt to change quickly and can successfully bring the rest of the team on board with the new objectives
- A great communicator and can work naturally with people at all levels. You stay calm and approachable even under pressure - always realistic with your expectations of others
- Confidently problem solve, make sound business decisions, challenge processes and generate innovative ideas to take the business forward
- Experienced in leading and coaching a high performing team and effectively dealing with people issues
- An effective multi tasker who can plan, organise and prioritise your workload
UK Stores Only
In accordance with Home Office guidance successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment.
This role is not one we would typically consider for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route due to, for example, the relevant Home Office requirements on skills level, not being met. Candidates are therefore encouraged to consider their own right to work options without Next sponsorship
What’s Next
Our in store recruitment team will review the successfully completed online applications submitted through careers.next.co.uk - those that match the job criteria closest will be contacted to arrange a Telephone or Video Interview so we can have a chat to find out more about you as a person. This may progress to an instore Assessment.
Successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work before commencement of employment.
Apply Method: https://careers.next.co.uk/#en/sites/CX_3001/requisitions/preview/35439/apply/email?location=Chelmsford%2C+Essex%2C+United+Kingdom&locationId=300000019021452&locationLevel=city&mode=location&radius=25&radiusUnit=MI
