Retail Branch Manager

We have a great opportunity for a Retail Branch Manager, looking after our client’s store in Portsmouth.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage the customer experience ensuring the team deliver a first-class experience
• Utilise different leadership styles to effectively motivate and inspire the team
• Maximise team members potential championing a culture of continual development and progression, managing overall performance to achieve targets
• Budget responsibility and management of people resourcing ensuring efficiencies and store profitability through but not exclusive to cash, stock and lab management
• Work closely with the Retail Support Teams (RST) to identify solutions suitable for business improvement and commercial opportunities
• Drive the marketing strategy of the business gaining knowledge of local area and competition
• Drive the store key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Manage an effective stock control system, managing stock to balancing costs to the business against projected income
• Manage and continuously review adherence to legislation and regulations
• Manage Health and Safety effectively and ensure the store remains compliant
• Manage change positively and encourage cross team working aligned to company’s vision and values
• Knowledge of and adherence to employment law and HR guidelines relating to (but not exclusive to) performance, capability, discrimination, and disciplinary hearings
• Keep up to date with developments in the industry and across the business
• Lead external relationships here appropriate

Essential skills include:

• Experience of operating in the retail sector
• Proven ability to lead a team
• Ability to influence at a senior level
• Ability to manage a heavy and shifting workload
• Demonstrate strong team management skills and provide leadership to execute strategy
• Be self-driven and be able to effectively deliver through teams

Desirable skills include

• Operating in the optical sector
• Management and Leadership qualifications

Personal attributes:

• Builds confidence in others in highly stressful circumstances
• Creates an environment of healthy competition
• Pushes constantly for improved business results
• Takes accountability for success of the team and business
• Makes key business decisions by applying a breadth of experience and understanding
• Provides direction and confidence in highly ambiguous circumstances
• Performs strongly in a very wide range of roles and contexts
• Sees the opportunity to benefit from changes that impact the whole company

Benefits:

• Professional Support and development
• Professional Subscriptions paid
• Company perks scheme
• Health and dental care
• Pension
• Cycle to work scheme

If you have not been contacted within 5 working days, then unfortunately on this occasion your CV has not been shortlisted.