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Why The Works? We don't just sell products. We inspire reading, learning, creativity and play. You sell the paint that turns someone into an artist. You provide the book that unleashes an inner author. You supply the games that help bring families together. You give someone the puzzle book that reconnects them with a late family member's memory. You never know who someone will become. So, with your passion and our products, you will help ignite the spark within people, allowing them to unleash their creativity, find new passions, hobbies, or rekindle fond memories. The unseen possibilities are limitless, and it all starts with you. Become a Retail Store Manager As a Retail Store Manager you'll be the captain of the shop floor, leading your team with energy and enthusiasm. Commercial success will be your mission, but you'll do it with a twist of creativity and a sprinkle of magic. You'll create unforgettable moments for our customers, leaving them with smiles on their faces and inspired to craft memories they'll cherish with our products! Through recruiting and nurturing your very own diverse team of Avengers, you'll support your team by helping them to grow and achieve their potential. But don't forget to have fun along the way it's in our DNA after all! We believe that a high performing team is a happy and engaged team. You'll spend a lot of time on the shop floor, working alongside your team, driving commerciality and setting the pace. You'll showcase an inspirational customer experience by creating moments that matter' with our customers. Your Mission Delight and inspire every customer by leading a team that offers an exceptional retail experience. With brilliant product knowledge and a touch of magic, you'll wow our customers with additional products and services. Create a store experience that's fun, friendly, accessible, and inclusive. You'll recruit team members who are full of potential, embodying our values and behaviours, to build a dream-team of retail superheroes. Collaboration is key! Join forces with fellow Retail Store Managers, Area and Regional teams, to share best practices and encourage continuous growth across the teams - we win together. Drive retail commerciality like a boss! Striving for fantastic sales and high performance across all KPI's. It's not all about numbers. Your store will shine with excellent standards and impeccable merchandising. From cleanliness to pricing, you'll make sure everything is picture-perfect. As a Retail Store Manager, you'll be on the front lines, shoulder-to-shoulder with your team, creating an environment that's always ready to welcome customers with open arms. A master of promotional change: You'll be the magician behind transforming our space to align with the Matrix (no, not the movie!), and the hottest seasonal trends. You'll be a merchandising master, effortlessly placing products in both planogrammed and non-planogrammed spaces. You'll soon be looking at a high SKU count like your best game of Tetris! Skills / Behaviours That Will Set You Apart Genuine and Authentic: Your positivity, creativity, and passion for our brand and products shine through. Talking to people is your superpower, and customers can't resist your helpful recommendations! Resilient Champion: You can handle the fast-paced retail environment like a boss, juggling busy days, heavy deliveries, and customers with ease. You're the ultimate multitasking hero! Stock Management Guru: You tackle the challenge of sorting, pricing, and merchandising deliveries like a pro! Embrace the boxes; they've got nothing on you! Being a Great Leader As a great leader with wonderful people skills, you'll create an environment that's more inclusive than just co-workers it's a team. Inspire and motivate your team in line with our employer brand, values, behaviours and purpose. Lead your team to reach their potential and steer your store to break records and get in the spotlight. Work collaboratively with support departments and peers. If something's not quite right, speak up so we can work together to get it right or make it better! - Nobody is too proud for constructive feedback so we all win together! But let's not forget about the most important part... your team's well-being and aspirations. You'll be their biggest supporter, cheering them on. You'll have amazing everyday conversations with your team, discussing everything from performance to career aspirations and helping them get there Our PERKS really are The Works' ?? 25% Colleague Discount! - Plus, exclusive Double Discount days! ?? MyWorks - Access exclusive online discounts across hundreds of retailers, holidays, utilities deals, tech and more! ?? Holiday 33 days, including bank holidays ?? Wagestream - Claim early access to 50% of your wages as you earn them for when life' happens! ? Can-Do Academy - Grow your skills and career with instant access to further training and development in areas that interest you. ? Share Scheme - Unleash your inner Monopoly mogul and own a piece of The Works! ?? 24/7 support for you and your family - Through our partnership with the Retail Trust who provide an Employee Assistance Programme and so much more! ?? Healthcare Cash Plan To support your everyday healthcare costs. ?? And loads more! Long service awards, pension, life assurance, Cycle to Work scheme and optional charity giving. Our Purpose To inspire reading, learning, creativity and play - making lives more fulfilled. Our Values We are Crafty ? We are Caring ?? We are Can-do ?? We Listen. We Care Each year, we run an anonymous colleague engagement survey. This is so important for us to hear your feedback and suggestions. We want to know what's going great, and what needs a couple of tweaks to help make The Works the best place you've ever worked! You'll have opportunity to help give us that direction. Promoting Diversity, Inclusion, and Applying Reasonable Adjustments. At The Works, we are proud to have an inclusive culture where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. Our roles are open to all, including under-represented groups such as ethnic minorities, people with disab
The role: Business Development Executive Location: Manchester, Hybrid - 3 days in the office & 2 days at home Contract: Full time, 37.5 hrs per week Package: competitive base salary with an uncapped commission and incentive-based rewards Job purpose: You will join QA as a Sales Executive; your focus will be to further grow your account base by prospecting for new business using sales techniques provided and gained from our in-house sales academy and on the job coaching. About you: If you have experience working in B2B sales ideally in Public sector and a consultative sales function, enjoy building new relationships, providing solutions, and working to tight deadlines then this could be the role for you. A 'day in the life' of a Business Development Executive Prospect new business and nurture your existing client base to maximise high value and long-term opportunities Grow your existing customers through uncovering revenue opportunities by exploring client needs Facilitate client meetings and deliver presentations on QA's offerings in line with the customers' requirements/needs Develop, and manage stakeholder relationships Review all sales management information to strategically prioritise your sales pipeline to meet/exceed your sales targets Generate revenue and margin to meet individual and team targets Sales rewards We have an amazing incentive-based reward on offer on top of an uncapped commission. Our top performers across the UK are part of the 110 Club. To join, all you'll need to do is achieve 110% of your annual target which will see you go on a?fantastic all expenses paid VIP trip abroad! Recent destinations include Las Vegas, Miami, New York and Barcelona! To find out more, check out our LinkedIn page for the pictures! A little about QA: At QA, our mission is powering people's potential. We believe the answer to closing the digital skills gap lies with the people organisations already have and the talent we can bring for the future. We're experts in reskilling, upskilling, apprenticeships, and other talent needs for leading enterprises and public sector organisations in the UK and we're proud to work with some of the world's biggest brands including the BBC, AWS, Google, Deloitte, JP Morgan as well as small organisations to give them the competitive edge in the digital world of today. Our bespoke and customisable training methods, learning programmes and talent acquisition solutions cover all digital requirements including emerging and in-demand tech skills to transform the workforce and fuel the success of businesses. Down time Taking time for ourselves is so important these days which is why we dedicate some of our benefits to support your health & wellbeing. These include: 27 days holiday each year, holiday buying scheme, Medicash plan, Gympass, Cycle to Work scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, and 2 days per year charity leave. How we'll help with finance matters In addition to pension, group income protection and life assurance, QA are offering you an annual pay review, access to our employee discounts benefit hub with hundreds of deals and savings on goods and experiences, season ticket loan, tech scheme and an employee referral scheme. Personal growth Learning and opportunity is at the core of what we do - and that applies to you too! You'll have the unique opportunity to develop your skills on our QA authored courses in the latest tech (you'll get 3 training days/year to do this). You can also delve deep into our world-class digital learning content from Circus Street and Cloud Academy on a variety of tech and business topics. Or perhaps you'd like to enrol on a Degree or Masters programme to enhance your skillset or learn new things. Our people We are an equal opportunity employer, focused on promoting a welcoming and inclusive environment. We embrace diversity, welcome applications from all candidates and aim to support the career growth of everyone. This means no matter what your gender, age, ethnicity, beliefs, or sexual preference, or if you are disabled or a carer, we welcome you and the alternative perspectives you bring to our diverse family. We're proud of the progress we've achieved over the last few years to build an inclusive culture and celebrate our diversity - our rankings on The Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers List are a testament to this. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. All applicants with a disability who fulfil the role criteria will be progressed to the next stage of the process. Please let us know what reasonable adjustment, if any, you require. If this is what you're looking for, here are the next steps: Hit the apply button and register on our QA website to fill out our quick and easy application form. #LifeatQA #QA #theresnoplacelikeqa #LI-GR1 #LI-hybrid #hiring