Store Manager

On-site in Bromley·Full-time·Added 10 days ago (last checked 3 Oct)

Bestway Wholesale

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Overview

Job details

£28,000 - £35,000 a year
Gross, as stated in the ad.
About £1,970 - £2,390 a month after tax.
Permanent contract
Full-time.
Apply by Friday 13 November
The date the employer’s listing closes.

Requirements

Work on-site in Bromley
No relocation package mentioned.

Skills

Requirements

What we're looking for

Excellent communication skills
High personal and professional standards
Strong decision-making skills, and a sense of responsibility
Experience of delivering a compliant environment through adherence to processes and procedures
Experience in effectively managing and motivating a team
The ability to effectively delegate tasks and activities
The ability to work under pressure and deal with challenging situations professionally
The ability to manage a diverse range of activities - to prioritise and multitask
Sound business awareness, with the ability to comprehend and respond to business reports

The role

We have a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious and motivated retail professional to join our business as Store Manager of one of our Company owned stores.

You will manage and motivate your team to provide the very best customer service and presentation standards within a fully compliant environment. Protecting and growing business performance through team development and active brand/product promotion at a local level will be a key priority.

What you'll do

Coach and develop store team to deliver outstanding service, and facilitating as much interaction on the shop floor as possible
Present the store in-line with the company brand standards guidelines
Promptly resolve or report all issues affecting the customer experience
Communicate positively with all colleagues, offering advice and assistance when needed
Build relationships with the local community to develop a positive representation of the brand
Develop understanding of support departments and use knowledge to optimise the customer experience
Identify opportunities to improve store performance and support activities to generate additional business
Agree and deliver action plans to develop and improve store performance
Analyse any available management information to maximise store turnover and profitability
Ensure store control guidelines are followed by all team members
Manage all controllable costs, with a particular focus on people costs
Encourage, plan and lead team participation in all promotional activity
Lead your store team to achieve all team and individual targets
Keep up to date with key business information to continually develop knowledge and expertise

About Bestway Wholesale

Bestway Wholesale is a supply partner to over 70,000 independent retailers and 40,000 catering and foodservice operators, with a UK turnover of £2.5bn, and is part of Bestway Group, which also has business interests in Banking, Cement, Pharmacy, Milling and Property Investment.

The business serves three main customer groups: independent retail (including Club and Symbol), Foodservice and specialist pet operators.

Industry: Wholesale
Founded: 1976
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
In the UK: London
Website: bestway.co.uk

In their own words

About the company & team

Bestway Group is a diversified multinational family owned business with annualised turnover in excess of £4.5 billion. Starting off as a chain of retail convenience stores, the Group has grown to become a diversified multinational business with interests across the wholesale, pharmacy, real estate, cement and banking sectors. The Group is also the largest overseas investor in Pakistan.

Owned by the Pervez, Choudrey and Sheikh families, Bestway Group was founded in 1976 by Sir Anwar Pervez OBE H Pk, who remains Chairman. Serving over 12 million customers and employing over 28,000 individuals, the Group supports and serves communities through its operations across the UK, Pakistan and the Middle East

Additional information

We understand that no applicant ever ticks every box so please do consider applying should some or most of the above apply. Bestway Group is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity and inclusion. We welcome people of different nationalities, backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We want strong, and diverse teams built from talented individuals with different backgrounds identities and experiences.

If this is of interest to you and you would like to learn more, please do get in touch, we are looking forward to hearing from you.

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