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Store Manager

Employer
Cavendish Maine
Location
West London
Salary
£35,000 - £40,000 + Bonus
Closing date
23 Sep 2019

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Business Sector
Non Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Sales

Job Details

  • Cavendish Maine are excited to be working exclusively with a leading furniture manufacturer / retailer, partnering their search for an experienced Showroom / Store Assistant Manager for a new store opening.
  • With 100% of products manufactured by them in the UK, this is a fantastic opportunity to join a brand with over 37 years heritage and an enviable market reputation.
  • They currently have a strong national online presence and are now looking to expand the high street retail side of the business. 
  • With a primary focus on sofas and chairs, you will be working with an incredibly diverse product range selling primarily directly to the consumer.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Leading a small sales team to ensure they quickly “hit the ground running”.
  • Providing a culture of exemplary customer service, that consistently exceeds customer expectations.
  • Working closely with the Assistant Manager to ensure the operational success and smooth running of the store – organising staff rotas.
  • Maintaining quality of service by establishing and enforcing organisation standards.
  • Acting as a mentor and taking pride in the development of your team.
  • Holding regular reviews / appraisals with the team.
  • Set realistic and financially viable targets for the store / team.
  • Working closely with the Managing Director and Owner you will collectively produce a financial forecast for the store.
  • You will be given a huge amount of autonomy and entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring this already successful brand quickly establishes itself in this new location.
  • You will be expected to be continuously looking for the next instore revenue generating opportunity, so an entrepreneurial outlook is essential.

You Will Have:

  • Demonstrated experience managing a retail furniture showroom / store (ideally opening of a new store).
  • A commercially savvy profile with impeccable customer service skills.
  • The ability to quickly adapt and change in fast moving business situations.
  • A background in consistently leading a team to exceed sales targets whilst still exceeding personal targets.

In Return You Will Receive:

  • An industry leading salary and bonus structure.
  • Pension benefit opportunities
  • 28 days annual leave.

Contact:

Mike Hardwick

Reference: MH/22133

Candidate Care:

By responding to this advert, you consent to Cavendish Maine processing the personal data included within this application.

If your application is successful, we will contact you to discuss the opportunity in more detail, within 48 hours of receiving your application.

Should you not hear from us within 3 working days please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please be advised that if unsuccessful for this role we may keep your details in our hold file, during which time you may be contacted for other suitable vacancies.  If you do not want us to do this, please call us to advise. In the meantime, we would like to thank you for your interest in Cavendish Maine

Company

Established in 1991 Cavendish Maine is a specialist sales, marketing and management recruitment consultancy. Covering the whole of the UK, we work with suppliers of food and non-food products to retail, hospitality and leisure markets and our impressive client portfolio ranges from global brand leaders to fast growing private companies.

Our team is experienced, professional and knowledgeable and each consultant has a specific market focus. This means that we know our clients intimately and our candidates are well briefed and well prepared for all interviews. In addition we have one consultant who specialises in export and international roles and separate teams that bring the same recruitment processes to accountancy and financial services employers.

Company info
Website
Telephone
01275 813000
Location
Leigh Court Business Centre
Pill Road
Abbots Leigh
Bristol
BS8 3RA
GB

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