Assistant Manager

Role: Assistant Manager - RETAIL
Location: Trafford Centre, Manchester
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time
Salary: £35,000 - £37,000 plus BONUS

Who We Are
Agile Retail works with some of the most exciting brands in retail, helping them build exceptional stores, teams and customer experiences.
We are looking for an experienced Assistant Manager to join a fast-paced, high-volume retail environment. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who thrives on pace, loves developing people and knows how to turn strong operational standards into great commercial results.

The Assistant Manager Role
Working closely with the Store Manager, you'll help lead the day-to-day running of the store, creating a high-energy environment where the team can perform at their best.
You'll take ownership of the shop floor, support the wider management team and make sure that customer experience, commercial performance and operational standards remain consistently high.

• Supporting the Store Manager with the overall leadership and performance of the store

• Leading, coaching and motivating a large retail team

• Driving sales, conversion and other key store performance measures

• Creating a high-energy, customer-first culture on the shop floor

• Managing daily deployment and ensuring the right people are in the right place at the right time

• Maintaining excellent standards across product, presentation and store operations

• Supporting recruitment, onboarding, training and ongoing team development

• Managing performance and providing regular, meaningful feedback

• Supporting opening, closing, cash management and other key operational processes

• Responding quickly to changing priorities in a fast-paced trading environment

• Acting as a visible leader and role model for the wider team

About the Assistant Manager
You'll be an experienced retail leader who is comfortable operating at pace and managing multiple priorities at once.

You'll ideally bring

• Previous experience as an Assistant Manager or established retail manager

• Experience within a fast-paced or high-volume retail environment

• Strong people leadership and coaching skills

• A commercial mindset and confidence working with store KPIs

• Excellent organisation and operational discipline

• The ability to make decisions and solve problems quickly

• Confidence leading large teams during busy trading periods

• A hands-on approach - you're happiest being visible and involved

• Flexibility to work across weekdays, evenings and weekends