Assistant Shop Manager
Sue Ryder, Southsea, City of Portsmouth
Assistant Shop Manager
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Sue Ryder, Southsea, City of Portsmouth
- Full time
- Permanent
- Remote working
Posted today, 20 Dec | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 036f4782021c457e8523e1b201c257b4
Full Job Description
- As Assistant Shop Manager you will be using your skills and retail experience to help drive business, push sales and achieve targets.
- Help to lead a team to deliver great customer service to our donors and customers.
- Work with the local community to generate sufficient donated stock to drive sales.
- Help to recruit, train & retain a volunteer team, who'll look to you and the shop manager for leadership and guidance.
- Set high standards of merchandising and housekeeping, ensuring you and your teams health and safety is a priority.
- Help to manage effective stock processes to ensure your shop is well merchandised with fresh, seasonal stock at all times.
- Act as a brand ambassador for Sue Ryder, supporting in store campaigns to promote the brand and national fundraising initiatives.
- Help to manage an effective stock process through the Epos operation.
Are you a proactive Assistant Shop Manager? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment? If so, come and be part of the team at our Southsea shop and contribute to the work we do across Sue Ryder! You will have retail experience with the commercial awareness to deliver sales. You'll have a positive attitude and good judgement to do the right thing. You will have proven team leadership skills and the ability to help lead a large team of volunteers. It is essential is that you enjoy engaging with people, you have a positive can-do attitude and a good understanding of financial and IT administration.
Sue Ryder is one of the largest charity retailers in the UK with over 400 shops. Every item sold in our shops generates funding so we can continue to provide 2.7 million hours of expert medical, practical, bereavement and emotional support every year, in our hospices, in people's homes and in the community. We are here to make sure that everyone approaching the end of life or living with grief can access the support they need. We have a much-loved presence on high streets across the country - with a range of innovative shops, including boutiques, vintage and retro shops, and large format stores. As a member of the retail team, you'll be helping us inspire communities to provide more care for more people through innovating and collaborating on ways to reduce, reuse and recycle. You will also be contributing to drive up the income that generates the vital funds necessary to keep our care and support services running. We understand our people are our most important asset and work hard to make sure you feel valued and included as part of a team. In retail most work every weekend, our managers mainly work only 1 in 2. We don't expect our teams to work past 5.15 in most of our shops. The earliest we start is 8.45am. We have every Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day off. Sue Ryder Southsea is right in the centre of the bustling Palmerston Road precinct. On top of the great range of clothes, media and bric-a-brac you can find in our shop, we have a huge vintage and retro section. Everything you could dream of comes through our doors, from vinyl and cameras to china tea sets and memorabilia. We also have hoards of vintage clothing and accessories, with outfits from all eras.
Sue Ryder Charity shop, 28 Palmerston Rd, Southsea, Portsmouth, Southsea PO5 3QH 37.5 hours per week over 7 days £11.69 per hour + rewards & Benefit Scheme Be there when it matters. Winners of the Employer of the Year for the People in Retail Awards 2023 - Retail Bulletin., Competitive Benefits Package - 27 days holiday rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays (pro rata if part-time) - Company pension scheme - Refer a Friend scheme - £250 payment - Access to Employee support programme - Staff discount with thousands of retailers - Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay - Employee Networks - LGBTQ+, Ethnic Diversity and Equality, People with Disabilities, Women and Non-Binary Individuals - and lots more. Please visit our careers website for the full list. Closing date: 2nd January Interview date: Week commencing 13th January We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and continue to make Sue Ryder a great place to work, and attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible. We are particularly interested in increasing applications from the global majority, LGTBQIA+ and people with disabilities as they are currently underrepresented in our organisation.