Vision Ireland
Store Manager (Maternity Contract)
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Contract type: Specific Purpose Contract to cover maternity leave
Working hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week, 5 days over 7 Days between Monday to Sunday
Location: ForSight Retail Store - Derry
Would you like to work with one of Ireland's leading Charity Retailers that makes a real difference in your local community? Our extensive Retail Operation of 130+ nationwide Stores provide support and critical funds to meet the essential services of the 55,000 sight loss client users across the island of Ireland.
As Store Manager, you will be responsible for a strong team tasked with driving both turnover and revenues in our ForSight Derry Store. You will be tasked with supervising financial KPIs, including sales, wages, and shrinkage, together with customer service/feedback, internal audits, standards, and compliance.
The ideal applicant will love to work with a diverse team, have a passion for retail, coaching, and developing those around you. The success of the store is based on becoming a part of the local community and its ability to build excellent relationships with the in-store team, its local surrounding area, and network of stores.
If you have experience in a retail supervisory role, can clearly demonstrate a motivational leadership style, deliver excellent store standards, and exceed store targets, then this may be the perfect career path for you.
Principal Duties:
- Meet and exceed ongoing retail store sales targets.
- Ensure that all visual merchandising standards are attractive and in line with weekly changes in accordance with celebratory and promotional events.
- Recruitment and development of all staff, volunteers, and social activation scheme employees to enhance a positive collegial atmosphere with particular attention to customer service.
- Ensure adequate staffing cover at all times to meet the needs of the business and daily/weekly trading periods.
- Ensure that all goods offered for sale are of excellent quality and that the store is kept clean and professional in appearance at all times.
- Undertake responsibility for all donated goods and ensure proper presentation when displayed on the shop floor, to include pricing, ticketing, cleaning, ironing, and stock rotation.
- Manage the shop accounting procedures including banking, till receipts, transactions, and cash handling procedures are adhered to at all times.
- Full responsibility for inventory and security of all equipment and fittings on the shop floor and extended premises.
- Take an active lead and support for all ongoing store and community-based fundraising events.
- Promotion of the Vision Ireland brand through a variety of local channels in a cost-effective manner whilst ensuring communications are in keeping with brand standards.
- Responsibility for all health and safety in accordance with statutory obligations to include training, adherence to fire procedures, and maintenance of all safety and first aid equipment.
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Benefits of working with ForSight:
- Full-time, permanent contracts with ample opportunities for career progression across a large nationwide network of retail stores.
- Competitive salary and annual leave.
- Store management performance bonus.
- Educational sponsorship assistance and support.
- Employee Assistant Programme
- Company-wide learning and development opportunities.
This job description is not exhaustive and may be reviewed in line with the business needs and any other reasonable requests at the discretion of ForSight management.
Selection Criteria:
Mandatory:
- Retail supervisory experience.
- Customer-focused with a drive for meeting sales targets.
- Team building and motivational skills.
- Creativity and innovation.
- Integrity and trust.
- Time management and organizational skills.
- Flexible approach to working hours to meet the needs of the business.
- Fluency in English.
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Desirable:
- Relevant third-level qualification.
- Prior fashion-based retail experience.
Vision Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion:
Vision Ireland is committed to creating an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated, and everyone is afforded equality of opportunity. It is our policy to recognize people as a key resource required for successful attainment of the organization's mission. In support of this, it is important to remember that differences between people, whether derived from their different backgrounds and personalities, cultures, and/or their different abilities, can be a source of strength to the organization.
Vision Ireland is also committed to providing reasonable accommodation for a person with a disability, whether they are an applicant for employment or an employee requiring special facilities.
Additional information:
Please note: This role has been re-opened to welcome further applications. Those who applied during the previous round have already been considered and do not need to submit a new application.
Vision Ireland trading as ForSight Ltd reserves the right to close this competition earlier than the stated closing date should sufficient applications be received.
Informal enquiries to recruitment@vi.ie
Our website: https://www.vi.ie
Retail Services: https://www.vi.ie/shop-with-us/retail-stores/
Vision Ireland Services: https://www.vi.ie/supporting-you/adults/services-available/
Vision Ireland Strategy 2021-23: https://www.vi.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/NCBI-Strategy-2021-2023-Accessible.pdf
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