Store Manager - New Store Opening - Long Eaton

588234 Store Manager (Food Retail) Long Eaton Full Time/Permanent £dependent on experience FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY - NEW STORE OPENING - MARCH 2020 Our client is a fast-growing, multi-award-winning business that collaborates with retailers, manufacturers and brands to unlock the potential in surplus stock. This is an amazing opportunity to be part of a very successful company Duties Lead and inspire a team to the highest standards Work closely with the wider store management team to lead and manage colleagues across the store. Strive to deliver a fantastic service to our members, putting customers at the heart of everything we do. Responsible for driving sales through excellent merchandising and product availability Driving performance of colleagues through effective coaching. Achieving and delivering agreed KPI’s and targets in a Retail environment Identify and drive improvements across the store as necessary. Report to the Head of Retail and be accountable for store sales and standards, which will lead to the delivery of outstanding operational and financial performance. About You Previous experience of operating in a similar role ( ideally Food Retail ) Excellent commercial awareness and the ability to understand the impact of decisions on performance Ability to produce pro-active plans that help support business and team objectives Proven leadership experience with drive and enthusiasm to deliver result and the ability to motivate and coach others An individual who will be hands on, with the ability to gain credibility and trust Ability to plan, prioritise and organise workloads, according to the overall objectives and strategy for the operation Level 2 in Food Safety is required (Level 3 is desirable) Capability to work under pressure and be able to multi task across different priorities Experience in colleague management, such as managing absence and conduct issues Experience in colleague development, through using performance review processes and people development plans with the ability to recognise and celebrate success Fully flexible Have an open and honest and positive attitude A strong desire to deliver results and be the best Ensure that brand integrity is maintained Hours: 40 hours - the successful candidate will need to be fully flexible to work 5 out of 7 days. This will include working evening, nights and weekends as required Benefits : Membership to staff shop, 2x death in service cover, company pension, discounted café and discounted gym.