Retail Shop Manager (full time, permanent)
- Based in Basingstoke Skoolkit, Hampshire
- £26,000 to £29,000 per year, depending on experience
- The role is full time and additional hours may be required during our busy back to school period.
Due to our continued success, we have an excellent opportunity for someone to join our busy Basingstoke shop as a Retail Shop Manager with immediate start.
Skoolkit is a well-respected and growing family run business. We are a leading independent supplier of school wear, with stores in Basingstoke, Eastleigh, Fareham, Havant, Totton and Newbury, and a central distribution warehouse in Eastleigh. Our Basingstoke shop supplies school wear to local schools in the area with the busiest time naturally being the summer holidays – it is therefore a great time to jump into the Skoolkit world!
We are looking for:
- An experienced manager with a proactive and hands-on approach to run our Basingstoke shop.
- You will lead, coach and inspire your team to achieve our customers' high expectations and ensuring excellent customer service.
- You will be responsible for handling enquiries from customers and Skoolkit's head office team about stock etc and will help to resolve any issues.
- You will be able to build strong relationships with the schools that the Basingstoke shop supplies uniform for and attend on-site manned displays at the schools when requested.
- You will be responsible for your shop's recruitment, rotas, performance management and the training and development of your team.
- You would also work closely with Skoolkit's Area Retail Manager to ensure your and your shop's top performance.
The successful candidate will:
- Have strong leadership skills to lead and motivate the team and will maintain high standards whilst continuously striving for improvements.
- Have a team focused approach and have experience in recruitment, setting rotas, performance management and developing a team.
- Be passionate about achieving Skoolkit's vision and be part of its success.
- Have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
If you feel this would be the role for you, please apply with your CV and a covering email