Store Manager - Charity

Salvation Army Trading Company Ltd (SATCoL) is the trading arm of The Salvation Army in the UK and Republic of Ireland. We were established in 1991 to help fund The Salvation Army’s vital work with vulnerable people in the UK, and today we raise money and encourage reuse and recycling through a network of over 230 charity shops, 2 Superstores, 8 Donation Centres and a rapidly expanding clothing collection division, all of which is constantly growing and developing. With the support of the British public, we have been able to donate millions of pounds to The Salvation Army – over £43 million has been donated in the last five years alone, helping to fund the extensive and very important work that The Salvation Army carries out– including homelessness and addiction services, care for older people, help at emergency incidents, support for adult victims of human trafficking in England and Wales and a Family Tracing Service. If you want to be a part of our success and to play a part in helping others whilst working for a fantastic company, then read on The role: We are looking for a talented retail Manager. Whether you have a commercial or charity retail background, as long as you are committed to our causes and have the enthusiasm, energy and the drive to ensure our customers and donors receive the customer experience they deserve, we are interested in hearing from you. As the Manager you will be responsible for the day to day running of the shop. Customer service is our priority, from dealing with donors and customers to making sure the shop is welcoming and inviting. In addition to this you will be expected to ensure that the donations are prepared and sorted ready for the shop floor. This role will involve a significant amount of manual handling. In addition to a number of paid employees you must be able to recruit and maintain a bank of skilled and general volunteers who will be able to collect and sort and prepare donations for sale as well as giving our customers the service that they deserve. The ideal candidate will have: A passion for charity retailing Excellent customer service skills A flair for window dressing and display skills Previous operational/retail management experience preferred The ability to lead a team to achieve targets A good level of literacy and numeracy skills together with basic IT skills. A commitment to the ethos of The Salvation Army Benefits include: Discretionary Bonus Excellent pension scheme Fantastic employee benefits platform 25% Company discount Incremental holiday scheme No Sunday or Religious Bank Holiday working