Shop Manager Wokingham, England
Blue Cross For Pets
Full Time
Wokingham, England
21000 - 21746 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Job title: Shop Manager
Contract: permanent, full time – 35 hours/5 days per week
Salary: £21,000 - £21,746 per annum
Location: Wokingham, RG40 1AL
Closing date: 9 June 2023
Contract: permanent, full time – 35 hours/5 days per week
Salary: £21,000 - £21,746 per annum
Location: Wokingham, RG40 1AL
Closing date: 9 June 2023
Do you have experience working in high street retail or charity retail as an employee or volunteer and are looking for your next Shop Manager opportunity? If the answer is yes, then look no further!
Blue Cross has over 50 charity shops throughout England and Wales. Our generous supporters donate a mixture of fabulous clothes, books, toys, household goods and soft furnishings that we sell in our shops and online.
All the money raised goes towards enabling Blue Cross to support sick, injured, and homeless pets and care for more than 40,000 animals every year through our rehoming, veterinary and education programmes.
More about the role
As a Shop Manager at Blue Cross, you will be responsible for maximising sales to achieve set targets; generating donations; display and merchandising; managing stock deliveries and collections; record keeping and cash handling for your shop.
You will be the face of Blue Cross on the high street and helping to raise awareness of the wonderful work we do in the local community.
An important part of your role will be recruiting, training, motivating, managing, and supporting a loyal and committed team of volunteers.
This is permanent full-time role working 35 hours per week over five days on a rota to include weekends and Bank Holidays. Due, to the nature of the work of Blue Cross, it may be necessary to exceed these hours when the workload demands.
What is required?
With strong commercial awareness and the ambition to succeed you will be able to demonstrate creativity and innovation to identify income opportunities whilst working closely with the local community and businesses. You’ll have:
- Retail management experience
- Commercial awareness to deliver sales
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build strong external relationships.
- Good IT skills and a basic understanding of finance
- Good people management skills
- Excellent customer service skills
It would also be great if you had:
- Full driving licence
- Experience of working with volunteers
- Experience of fundraising
Why work for Blue Cross?
Our people are the most important part of delivering our purpose. If it were not for their amazing efforts and commitment, we would not be able to make a difference that we do today. We offer a generous benefits package that includes:
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Holiday exchange & enhanced parental leave.
- Annual volunteer days
- Long service awards, starting from 5 years.
- Vast range of discounts across high street stores, insurance services & more
To read more about the benefits Blue Cross has to offer, please visit the 'why work for us' page on our website.
How to apply
Click the apply button below and complete the online application process before the closing date on Friday 9th June 2023
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.
Our commitment to diversity and inclusion
We always seek to hire the best people who share our values and commitment to helping and supporting pet owners across the UK to achieve our vision that every pet enjoys a healthy life in a happy home.
At Blue Cross, we want you to feel that you belong, without the need to hide any part of who you are.
Diversity and inclusion at Blue Cross means creating a workplace where all people, regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, nation or country of origin, disability, age, and socioeconomic backgrounds are welcome, respected, supported, and have access to equal opportunities.
We are working hard to reflect the world we live in and the communities we serve at every level of our business. As much as we have made positive advances, we consider diversity and inclusion to be a work in progress – a continual commitment that remains a priority for all of us.
If you would like to talk to us about any reasonable adjustments or changes to our recruitment process to support you to be your best, then please get in touch either via email at [email protected], via telephone on 01993 825515 or if you would prefer a video call then we can arrange this using Microsoft Teams.
Our values
Our values define the way we do things. We use them every day to guide us, and to make sure we put people and pets at the heart of everything we do.
Compassionate: We listen, we are non-judgmental, we are kind and caring to the pets and people we encounter, and we offer support in difficult times
Courageous: We make brave decisions, embrace change, and encourage innovation, ensuring we always act with integrity – doing the right thing even when no one is looking
Inclusive: We value all our relationships and work in an open and positive culture where we celebrate our diverse talents and empower you to be you
About Blue Cross
We're a charity that has been helping sick, injured, abandoned and homeless pets since 1897. Pets help us in so many ways and they depend entirely on us. That’s why at Blue Cross we believe in helping pets because pets help us.
We help thousands of pets in need every month, providing veterinary care, expert behaviour help and find them loving happy homes, as well as advice and education for current or future pet owners and pet bereavement support. We develop lifelong relationships with pets and owners, providing quality care that is accessible and non-judgemental. With your support we can give back to more pets in need.
Pets change lives. We change theirs.
We help thousands of pets in need every month, providing veterinary care, expert behaviour help and find them loving happy homes, as well as advice and education for current or future pet owners and pet bereavement support. We develop lifelong relationships with pets and owners, providing quality care that is accessible and non-judgemental. With your support we can give back to more pets in need.
Pets change lives. We change theirs.
Application Deadline
June 09, 2023
Department
Fundraising, Marketing & Communications
Employment Type
Permanent - Full Time
Location
Wokingham
Workplace type
Onsite
Compensation
£21,000 - £21,746 / year
Reporting To
Area Manager - Shops
Blue Cross For Pets
www.bluecross.org.uk
Burford, United Kingdom
Chris Burghes
$25 to $50 million (USD)
501 to 1000 Employees
Non-profit Organisation
1897
