McCarthy Recruitment
Assistant Store Manager
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Assistant Store Manager
Bluewater | Up to £35,000 + Quarterly Bonus + Excellent Benefits
Are you an experienced Assistant Store Manager who thrives in a fast-paced, customer-focused retail environment?
We're recruiting for a premium retail brand looking for a talented Assistant Store Manager to support the leadership of a high-performing store in Bluewater. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious Assistant Store Manager who is passionate about people development, commercial success, and delivering exceptional customer experiences.
As Assistant Store Manager, you'll work closely with the Store Manager to lead, coach, and develop the team, drive sales performance, and create a culture where customers receive outstanding service every time they visit.
This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll spend your time on the shop floor inspiring your team, driving commercial performance, and helping colleagues achieve their full potential.
What you'll be doing
- Supporting the Store Manager in leading and developing a high-performing retail team
- Coaching, motivating, and developing colleagues to exceed sales and KPI targets
- Driving commercial performance through exceptional customer service and engagement
- Identifying opportunities to increase sales through promotions, events, outreach activity, and customer relationships
- Supporting recruitment, onboarding, and development of new team members
- Creating a positive and engaging culture that encourages high performance
- Analyzing sales, trading, and conversion data to identify opportunities for improvement
- Supporting cost control, payroll management, and stock management activities
- Championing visual merchandising standards and ensuring a premium shopping environment
- Acting as a role model on the shop floor and leading by example
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What we're looking for:
- Previous experience as an Assistant Store Manager, Department Manager, Deputy Manager, or Retail Manager
- Strong leadership, coaching, and people development skills
- A passion for delivering exceptional customer experiences
- Proven success in driving sales and KPI performance
- Experience working within a premium, fashion, lifestyle, beauty, or service-led retail environment
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Commercial awareness and the ability to make confident decisions
- An ambitious and proactive approach with a desire to progress your retail career
What's in it for you?
- Salary up to £35,000
- Generous quarterly bonus scheme
- Excellent career progression opportunities
- Premium retail environment
- Ongoing training and development
- Supportive and people-focused culture
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This opportunity would suit an Assistant Store Manager who enjoys developing people, driving commercial performance, and creating memorable customer experiences. If you're an Assistant Store Manager looking for a business that genuinely invests in its people and offers real opportunities to progress, we'd love to hear from you.
The Legal Bit:
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. By applying for this role, you are explicitly consenting for McCarthy Recruitment to hold and process your data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulations. And your details will be added to our holding database. We process certain personal information about you for our legitimate business interests to identify and contact suitable candidates about positions that may be relevant to them. Details are set out in our privacy policy at privacy. If you wish to exercise your right to access, erase, or restrict the processing of your data, please contact us at the office, and we will respond to your query.
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