About the Store Manager role
A Store Manager owns everything that happens inside the store: sales performance, staffing and scheduling, customer experience, inventory and shrink, merchandising standards, and the P&L lines they can influence. It is general management at retail speed.
The best store managers lead from the floor. They coach associates in the moment, watch conversion and basket metrics daily, keep the store presentation sharp, and handle everything from staffing gaps to difficult customers without drama. They also translate company campaigns into local execution that fits their store's traffic and community.
In your posting, describe the store format and size, team headcount, trading hours, and which KPIs define success. Ambitious retail managers ask about autonomy and progression paths, so mention both if you can.
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Job brief
Our store lives or dies on the energy of the person running it, and that person sets the tone for everyone else. As Store Manager, you will own the location end to end: the sales number, the schedule, the stockroom, the shop floor, and the team culture that ties it all together. Your days will move between coaching an associate mid-shift, digging into yesterday's conversion figures, and resetting a display before the weekend rush.
You should already know what a well-run floor feels like, because you have run one, or you have been the assistant manager who quietly did. Bring the leadership presence; we will give you real autonomy and a clear path forward.
Responsibilities
- Own the store's sales targets and keep controllable costs in line
- Build the team: recruit, train, schedule, and supervise store associates
- Develop associates' selling and service skills through on-the-floor coaching and honest performance conversations
- Create a customer experience that turns first-time visitors into regulars
- Resolve escalated complaints, returns, and difficult situations calmly and fairly
- Keep visual merchandising and overall store presentation at brand standard
- Run tight inventory operations: receiving, cycle counts, replenishment, and shrink prevention
- Track daily store metrics like conversion, basket size, and traffic, and turn the numbers into floor actions
- Bring company campaigns, product launches, and promotions to life in a way that fits your store
- Watch the local market and pass insights about shopper behavior and nearby competition up to head office
- Uphold health, safety, and security procedures across every shift
Requirements and skills
- A track record of running a retail store, or strong assistant-level experience with clear readiness for full ownership
- Leadership that shows up on the floor: you set direction, coach in the moment, and hold standards without drama
- Commercial instincts, reading store numbers and turning them into decisions about staffing, stock, and selling focus
- A genuine service mindset and the patience to defuse tense customer moments
- Strong organizational abilities across staffing, stock, and standards
- Familiarity with POS systems, scheduling tools, and retail KPIs
- The ability to connect with a varied team and keep communication clear during busy trading
- Flexibility for retail hours, including weekends and peak seasons
- Formal business education is welcome but not required; results on a shop floor count for more
Nice to have
- Experience in our retail category
- P&L responsibility experience
- Experience opening a new store or leading a refit
- Multi-store or flagship experience
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