Total 56 Manager level Purchasing / Procurement / Inventory job vacancies in Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN1 1AA

The Vacancy

Yours Clothing is a plus size women’s wear retailer that provides the best value on the UK high street and internet. Our continued success comes from us listening to our customers and delivering fashion products at the right price. Our environment is fast paced, ever evolving and full of excitement. Yours Clothing continues to expand and become the number one plus size fashion womenswear retailer in the UK and Europe.

We have an exciting new opportunity for a new Store Manager to join our fantastic team. This role requires a dedication to providing the highest level of customer service to all our customers to ensure they leave happy and keep coming back. You will have a desire to be the best and to display a huge amount of passion and knowledge about our product range to promote our brand.

Duties and Responsibilities

Achieve financial objectives and KPIs by analysing variances and initiating corrective actions
Identify current and future customer requirements by establishing rapport with potential and actual customers and other persons in a position to understand service requirements
Maintain outstanding store conditions and visual merchandising standards
Analysing sales figures and forecasting future sales
Managing stock levels and making key decisions about stock control
Propose innovative ideas to increase market share
Ensure high levels of customer’s satisfaction through excellent service
Complete store operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; following up on work results
Maintain store staffing levels by recruiting, selecting and training employee
Maintain staff performance through coaching, counselling, and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results
The successfully appointed Store Manager will have proven experience in a senior management role in a retail environment, preferably fashion, and be able to demonstrate a track record of exceeding sales targets.

Skills and Experience Required:

Warm, friendly and engaging personality
An energy and enthusiasm to succeed
Highly motivated and a desire to be the best
Results Driven
Proven ability to work well within a team and to use own initiative
Proven record of good attendance and flexibility
Confident and articulate when speaking to customers
Ability to work hard and juggle changing priorities
Ability to adapt to frequent change and a high pressure environment
Outstanding loyalty and commitment to the business
This is Full Time role working 5 days over 7 each week

The Company

Yours Clothing is a retailer that provides the best value on the UK high street and internet for curvy customers. Along with our big and tall menswear brand, BadRhino, our Long Tall Sally brand and our most recent addition, PixieGirl Petites, the business is growing at pace to cater for non-standard sizes on the high street and online.

Our continued success comes from our entrepreneurial thinking and listening to our customers to deliver fashion products at the right price. Our environment is fast paced, ever evolving and full of excitement. Yours Clothing continues to expand and become the number one plus size fashion retailer in the UK whilst continuing to develop our brands into new and exciting niche markets both in the UK and further afield.

Here at Bonmarche we have a fantastic opportunity for a Store Manager based in our Ashton-Under-Lyne store.
If you would like to be part of a forward-thinking business and have a job with excellent career prospects, we would love to hear from you.
As well as being part of an exciting and dynamic team you will also have the opportunity to gain an industry recognised qualification within your first 18 months of you wish to do so.
As Store Manager we are looking for a well rounded and commercial ‘retail manager’ who is proactive in their approach and can work using their own initiative, fashion retail experience desirable however not essential as full training provided. The ideal candidate will have previous experience either in management or supervision of personnel within a retail outlet.
As Store Manager, you will be expected to:
•Drive sales through your team
•Manage the day to day operation of the store whilst ensuring costs are contained within targets.
•Maximize store profitability by promoting sales within the store.
•Ensure that a high level of customer service is delivered at all times.
•Manage, coach and motivate the team to deliver to all targets and lead by example.
The ideal candidate will have:
•Commercial awareness
•Excellent leadership credentials
•An ability to drive sales through your team
•Good training and development capabilities

Job Introduction

Store Location: Openshaw

Store Hours: 42.5

With a real focus on customer experience and colleague development, our Store Managers are key to driving the success of our stores. As a store manager, you will be responsible for delivering commercial growth and developing a team culture of putting the customer at the heart of everything we do.

Role Responsibility

• You will have overall responsibility for the running of the store, focusing on customer experience, colleague development, and delivering commercial growth in line with our 5-year strategy.
• Putting the customer at the heart of everything we do you will develop a team of colleagues who live and breathe our customer promise and actively seek ways to delight our customers.
• You will coach, train and develop colleagues within your store harnessing their strengths and building on development areas.
• Be proactive in recruiting a team of Assistant Managers, Team Leaders, and Sales Assistants that reflect our values, behaviours with the required skill set to meet our business needs.
• Make commercial decisions around stock availability and merchandising.
• Actively seek contact with key stakeholders to gain a wider understanding of the business
• Providing constructive and beneficial feedback to the store team, District and Regional Managers around store performance and business opportunities to encourage continual growth.

The Ideal Candidate

• You will be as passionate about celebrating our customers’ life moments as we are
• Have previous experience as a store manager within a retail environment working collaboratively with wider stakeholders across the business
• Have experience in leading and developing a team of colleagues
• Be prepared to work towards KPIs in a fast-paced environment

Package Description

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About the Company

Card Factory is the UK’s leading specialist retailer of greetings cards, dressings, and gifts with over one thousand stores across the UK and Ireland.  In 2020 we launched our exciting 5-year business strategy including our vision of becoming a true Omni-channel retailer.  This strategy sees significant investment into our colleagues across the business creating multiple opportunities to join a fast-paced environment and be part of our exciting journey. 

In return, we offer a wide range of benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.

Benefits

• Pension
• 15% Card Factory colleague discount in-store and online
• Save As You Earn scheme
• Financial Wellbeing Support
  • Financial Education Tools
  • Salary Advance
• Seasonal incentive schemes
• Retail Management Apprenticeship Programmes with local providers with access to a virtual internal network for learning together
• Discounted gym membership, mobile phone contracts, and car leasing
• Discounts across 100’s of UK retailers
• Employee Assistance Programme – access to tools to support mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption leave

This is an exciting role with genuine prospects for the right candidate. If this role describes you and your career aspirations, click apply now.

For any questions email: vacancies@cardfactory.co.uk (we do not accept CVs/Applications via email)

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once sufficient suitable applications have been received. We advise applying early to avoid disappointment as applications will be reviewed regularly.

No agencies, please.

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Sportswift Ltd T/A Card Factory

Warehouse Manager - Salary £30,000-40,000 - Bolton


My client, an international manufacturer within the steel industry based in Bolton is seeking an enthusiastic Warehouse Manager or a Warehouse Team Leader looking to make the next step in their career and move into a more senior position.


They're looking for someone who has experience in SAP, Hand-held scanner systems and is generally IT savvy.


Warehouse Manager Operational Duties
● Coaching, Training and development of employees- identify and implement in partnership with HR, adhere to internal performance management procedures (appraisals, targets identifying talent and managing under performance etc)
● Conducting team based accident/incident investigations as and when they arise.
● Ensuring safe working practices are adhered to and maintaining a safe working environment at all times
● Support the development and oversight of the continuous improvement process
● Managing your team to monitor and improve working methods to increase productivity and/or safety.
● Plan and organise Warehouse functions to be carried out in a timely and effective
manner. Including planning of manning and sawing activities.
● Support the implementation of ops and logistics internal policies and procedures for continuous improvement including but not limited to:


- Site saw strategy
- Material flow analysis
- Site FLT/crane strategy
- Transport coordination and management


● Managing your team to supervise material movement, coordinating third party service providers and internal departments as necessary to ensure timely and efficient execution in own warehouse as well as external locations.
● Manage external contractors via the permit to work process
● Work in collaboration with internal stakeholders to address topical issues whilst taking ownership and reporting any issues to the operations manager


What you need
● Good secondary education or time served equivalent
● Six Sigma/LEAN experience - preferred
● Previous experience in metal industry preferred
● Having worked in a Management role, preferably in the manufacturing environment for a minimum of 3 years
● People management skills



CPNRT

Your new company
A leading engineering manufacturing company based in Trafford Park is seeking a dynamic and energetic Senior Buyer / Purchasing Manager to lead their function. This business has earned a great name for themselves and is a market leader within their industry.

Your new role
The Purchasing Manager will be responsible for all sourcing activity on behalf of the organisation, and will primarily be focused around purchasing raw materials, though there will still be an element of indirect procurement. Managing a Junior Buyers, the Purchasing Manager will be responsible for the team performance and savings targets.

The Purchasing Manager will work with stakeholders across the business to establish procurement needs, and you will be able to read technical engineering drawings.

In this role, you will strive to deliver tangible cost savings and drive efficiencies for the company, thus improving bottom line profits. This is an excellent opportunity for a driven procurement and purchasing professional to join a globally recognised company and make the necessary changes to optimise performance levels and cost savings. This will involve reviewing current spend levels and supplier base and analysing the market to identify commercial opportunities to ensure that all suppliers are fit for purpose and delivering the best value. You will also review and manage the performance of contracts.

Please note that this role is based in the office 5 days per week and does not offer hybrid working.

What you'll need to succeed
To be considered for this role, you will have:

• Prior procurement experience from within an engineering manufacturing environment
• Ability to read technical engineering drawings (essential)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Leadership experience
• A confident negotiator
• Good level of IT skills including Microsoft Office

What you'll get in return

• A competitive starting salary of circa £50,000 depending on experience, with the potential for slightly higher for exceptional candidates
• 22 days holiday + bank holidays + 3 days Christmas and New Year shutdown period
• Christmas party and summer party
• The opportunity to grow and develop your procurement career within a global business

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Would you like to make an impact by leading one of our fashion store teams that are community based, offer amazing choice and genuine sustainability?

What does this role involve?

As a Store Manager you will be accountable for your stores performance, maximising sales through physical and digital channels, and achieving store targets by leading an inclusive and diverse team that consistently demonstrate the BHF values .

Each day is different in this varied, fast paced and hands on role. Due to the volume of donations, it can be physically demanding at times, yet most rewarding as you play a part in helping to fund life saving research.

What are we looking for?

Experience working in a customer facing role in retail, hospitality or service industry
Experience of leading, motivating and developing teams
Commercial awareness
Ability to achieve sales targets
Committed to achieving the highest retail standards at all times
Able to work under own initiative and take a proactive approach to changing business needs and objectives
Thrives working in a hands on, fast-paced environment
An understanding of budgets and P&L
Our stores are fast-paced and trade 7 days a week which means we require flexibility from our store teams to work weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis.

What’s important to us?

At the British Heart Foundation (BHF) we offer a huge range of new and used quality furniture, clothing, jewellery and more, available in store and online.

In addition to raising funds for the BHF, we connect with our local communities and help reduce clothing and furniture waste across the UK. With over 700 stores we make a huge environmental impact by preventing around 70,000 tonnes of unwanted items going to landfill every year. We receive 1.6 million items donated to our home stores and 9.8 million bags of donated items and we will continue to build upon our reuse agenda in the years to come.

Everything we do comes back to funding lifesaving research for all heart and circulatory conditions. We are more ambitious and determined than ever – because the cures and treatments we need are in sight. You could be part of getting us there sooner!

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.

Why join the BHF?

We have a strong culture of internal progression and will actively support you to develop your career.

Our generous staff benefits include:

38 days annual leave (plus the option to buy and sell leave)
Holistic support leave of up to 10 additional days off each year
Enhanced family policies (maternity, paternity and adoption leave)
Wagestream - early access to your wages
25% staff discount
Health cash plan (Dental, Optical, Therapies, etc)
Access to a 24/7 Virtual GP and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Pension with employer contribution of up to 10%
Cycle to work scheme
Discounts on gym memberships
Discounts with a wide range of retailers

Job Introduction

Store Location: Manchester Fort

Store Hours: 42.50

With a real focus on customer experience and colleague development, our Store Managers are key to driving the success of our stores. As a store manager, you will be responsible for delivering commercial growth and developing a team culture of putting the customer at the heart of everything we do.

Role Responsibility

• You will have overall responsibility for the running of the store, focusing on customer experience, colleague development, and delivering commercial growth in line with our 5-year strategy.
• Putting the customer at the heart of everything we do you will develop a team of colleagues who live and breathe our customer promise and actively seek ways to delight our customers.
• You will coach, train and develop colleagues within your store harnessing their strengths and building on development areas.
• Be proactive in recruiting a team of Assistant Managers, Team Leaders, and Sales Assistants that reflect our values, behaviours with the required skill set to meet our business needs.
• Make commercial decisions around stock availability and merchandising.
• Actively seek contact with key stakeholders to gain a wider understanding of the business
• Providing constructive and beneficial feedback to the store team, District and Regional Managers around store performance and business opportunities to encourage continual growth.

The Ideal Candidate

• You will be as passionate about celebrating our customers’ life moments as we are
• Have previous experience as a store manager within a retail environment working collaboratively with wider stakeholders across the business
• Have experience in leading and developing a team of colleagues
• Be prepared to work towards KPIs in a fast-paced environment

Package Description

0

About the Company

Card Factory is the UK’s leading specialist retailer of greetings cards, dressings, and gifts with over one thousand stores across the UK and Ireland.  In 2020 we launched our exciting 5-year business strategy including our vision of becoming a true Omni-channel retailer.  This strategy sees significant investment into our colleagues across the business creating multiple opportunities to join a fast-paced environment and be part of our exciting journey. 

In return, we offer a wide range of benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.

Benefits

• Pension
• 15% Card Factory colleague discount in-store and online
• Save As You Earn scheme
• Financial Wellbeing Support
  • Financial Education Tools
  • Salary Advance
• Seasonal incentive schemes
• Retail Management Apprenticeship Programmes with local providers with access to a virtual internal network for learning together
• Discounted gym membership, mobile phone contracts, and car leasing
• Discounts across 100’s of UK retailers
• Employee Assistance Programme – access to tools to support mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption leave

This is an exciting role with genuine prospects for the right candidate. If this role describes you and your career aspirations, click apply now.

For any questions email: vacancies@cardfactory.co.uk (we do not accept CVs/Applications via email)

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once sufficient suitable applications have been received. We advise applying early to avoid disappointment as applications will be reviewed regularly.

No agencies, please.

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Sportswift Ltd T/A Card Factory

Age UK is recruiting! We have a fantastic opportunity for a Store Manager to join our friendly and supportive Ashton-under-Lyne team.

Utilising your previous retail experience and excellent managerial skills, you will manage the day to day running of our store - maximising store sales and profits while ensuring our customers receive an excellent service. In doing so, you will be helping to raise funds for Age UK and the incredible services and support they provide to older people.

As Store Manager, you will manage our brilliant team of staff and volunteers, providing effective leadership, training, and development.

If you are a motivated manager with a passion for retail and would like to use your skills to support a charity that helps thousands of older people across the UK, this may be the role for you!

Due to the nature of this role, you will be required to handle/lift bags of stock (up to 10kgs.)

To ensure the smooth running of our stores, we will be conducting interviews throughout the advertising process. Early applications are advised.

You will have:

• Experience in a performance driven retail/customer centric environment
• Experience of managing people
• Ability to lift and carry bags of stock up to 10kg's
• Ability to build, retain and develop a team
• Strong drive to achieve results through others
• Ability to delegate, coach and listen
• Ability to manage time under conflicting priorities
• Ability to motivate self and others
• An open and adaptable approach to change and be able to support others through it
• Experience of communicating with a diverse workforce and customer base
• Ability to establish and maintain successful retail processes and merchandising
• IT literacy and numeracy skills

What we offer in return:

• A 35 hour working week
• 25 days holiday + bank holiday allowance
• A generous pension - we will contribute 8%
• Great discounts and rewards through Blue Light Card and BenefitHub
• Life assurance, Bupa health cashback plan
• Tickets for Good - Free and discounted tickets for events

Additional Information

To comply with UK legislation, we cannot accept applications from candidates under the age of 18 as the successful candidate will be required to work on their own in the shop without the aid of other staff.

All CVs will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role at Age UK. Please note that our system is unable to anonymise cover letters, and we would therefore ask that to support the work we are doing on making our recruitment selection process fairer and more unbiased, that you remove any personal information from your cover letter/supporting statement, including your name before uploading this. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us once you are invited for an interview.

Is this the job for you? We know that men, of all backgrounds, and men and women from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds are currently under-represented in our workforce, and we want to change this! So, we are particularly keen to hear from applicants from these groups.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please note that on occasion, due to high numbers of applications, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

We are seeking driven Procurement Managers to lead complex procurement activities across a diverse portfolio of projects and services aimed driving change across Greater Manchester, supporting the levelling up of communities with healthy active lives, better access to education and employment.

Your Role

As a Procurement Manager, you’ll be empowered to lead procurement strategy and delivery across a diverse portfolio of categories, partnering with functional teams such Information Services, Bee Network services, Facilities Management and Marketing, and often stakeholders beyond TfGM.

You’ll be working within the regulatory framework of public sector procurement, leading in the development and delivery of complex procurements, with a strong focus on commercial outcomes and on creating a greener, fairer, more prosperous city region.

To find out more, see the job profile below.

Who are we?

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) delivers the transport strategy and commitments for Greater Manchester. We’re facing new and exciting challenges with our delivery of the Bee Network; our fully integrated transport system across Greater Manchester, so it’s never been a better time to join us.

In the Procurement team, we are committed to supporting the delivery of a Greater Manchester transport system that operates safely, sustainably and efficiently. We ensure that our services to the organisation deliver a high-quality transport offer, ultimately improving the experience of the travelling public and supporting healthier and more sustainable choices.

What you’ll bring

What you do and how you do it is important whatever type of role you work in at TfGM and even small behaviours and actions can have a really big impact. At TfGM, our behaviours bring to life our values of Deliver, Care and Adapt.

You will be an experienced procurement professional, knowledgeable in cross functional working, and the development and implementation of procurement strategies. Ideally, you will be MCIPS qualified, and have experience in public sector related procurement activity.

What we can offer you

This is a permanent role with a salary of £46,249 - £51,576 per annum, depending on skills and experience.

Benefits

• 28 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays)
• Flexible and hybrid working options to promote and support a good work/life balance
• Free bus, rail or Metrolink travel to and from work within the Greater Manchester boundary
• Local Government Defined Benefit Pension Scheme which includes life cover of 3x your salary and options to increase your pension contributions
• Commitment to learning and personal development and upskilling with reimbursement of professional fees, where essential to the role
• We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to staff via our employee assistance programme when required

What's next?

To apply please submit your CV and also provide a covering letter providing clear examples of how your experience meets the requirements of the role, all appointments will be based on merit. Our short-listing process is anonymised, so please do not include your name or contact details on either of these documents. If any personal details are included these will be visible to the hiring manager.

TfGM is proud to be an equal opportunities employer that encourages and celebrates diversity. We want to recruit and retain a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and welcome individuals from all backgrounds by committing to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We will offer support and reasonable adjustments if required and we also have a Guaranteed Assessment Scheme which you can find out more information on here.

For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link Employers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note we are not a licensed sponsor.

Please note we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.

Job profile

Job Title: Office and Purchasing Manager

Sector: Building & Construction

Location: Kidderminster, office based

Salary: c.£40,000

Job type: Full-time, Permanent

About the Company:

Our client is a leading SME within the access sector, providing nationwide services. They specialise in bespoke and unique projects, making them leaders in their sector.

Position Summary:

We are currently seeking an Office and Purchasing Manager to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for leading and managing the office function and overseeing all purchasing activities for small projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a team of administrators, ensuring the smooth daily operations of the office.
• Foster a productive and efficient work environment, supporting the administrative needs of the company.
• Develop and implement procurement strategies in line with project requirements and company goals.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, negotiating prices and ensuring timely delivery of materials.
• Monitor and control procurement budgets, seeking cost-saving opportunities without compromising on quality.
• Ensure all procurement activities comply with company policies and industry regulations.
• Stay updated on market trends and emerging products to make informed purchasing decisions.
• Oversee all office operations, providing feedback to both management and employees.
• Identify opportunities to streamline office processes and implement improvements to enhance efficiency.
• Ensure the office complies with all relevant health and safety regulations and company policies.
• Conduct regular performance reviews, alongside HR, providing feedback and setting development goals for the team.
• Address any performance or conduct issues within the team, following company disciplinary procedures to ensure fair and consistent handling alongside HR.
• Perform any other duties within the scope of this role profile, as qualified by prior training and experience.

Key Requirements:

• Proven experience in a purchasing or similar role in the construction industry.
• Experience in managing a team and fostering a collaborative work environment.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Excellent organisational and multitasking abilities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Knowledge of construction materials and industry regulations is a plus.
• A keen eye for detail.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary of c.£40,000.
• Full-time, permanent position.
• Opportunities for professional development and growth.
• A supportive and inclusive work environment.
• A small, family feel business culture.

Your new company
A globally recognised logistics specialist. They have an outstanding reputation and invest in their people and operations to maintain their status as a genuine leader within the sector.
Your new role
This Warehouse Team Leader role is on a small but busy site, and is best suited to someone who likes to be hands-on, working autonomously within a small team.
What you'll need to succeed
You will already have a Counter Balance licence and be happy in a role that involves being on the forks more than in the office. Reach licence an advantage but not essential. Please note, this is weekdays only, rotating earlies (0600 - 1440) and lates (10.30 - 1900). You will partner up with another driver on shift and ensure vehicles and containers are loaded and unloaded promptly. You will use scanners and various computer systems to book goods in, generate labels, and ensure H&S standards are adhered to at all times.
What you'll get in return
Competitive salary and a shift pattern that gives you a good deal of flexibility. This role is suited to someone who is happy to be their own boss, working within a small team with a good degree of autonomy, trusted to do a good job. Competitive salary and benefits as well as potential for ongoing progression within a sector-leading company.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Are you looking for an opportunity to progress in store management?

We’re looking for an Assistant Store Manager to join our fashion store team in Middleton so we could be the perfect match!

What does this role involve:

As an Assistant Store Manager, you support the Store Manager with the day to day running of the store and take full responsibility in their absence.

Inspiring and supporting staff and volunteers to deliver an excellent customer journey that reflect our values, our Assistant Store Managers contribute towards the success of their stores by:

Ensuring highest standard of customer service
Achieving targets
Maintaining a high standard of visual merchandising
Maximising sales through physical and digital channels
Supporting with the recruitment and development of volunteers
Achieving expectations within campaign activities
Working with the manager to generate stock
Our stores are fast-paced and trade 7 days a week which means we require flexibility from our store teams to work weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis. 

Due to the volume of donations, it can be physically demanding at times, yet most rewarding as you play a part in helping to fund life-saving research.

What are we looking for:

Experience in a customer facing role
Supervisory experience
Commercially driven to encourage new ideas
Inclusive approach to developing teams
Passion for delivering exceptional customer service and achieving the highest retail standards
Results driven but with a recognition of right result, right way.

Why join the BHF?

We have a strong culture of internal progression and will actively support you to develop your career.

Our generous staff benefits include:

38 days annual leave (plus the option to buy and sell leave)
Wagestream - claim early access to your wages as you earn them
Holistic support leave of up to 10 additional days off each year
Enhanced family policies (maternity, paternity and adoption leave
25% staff discount
Health cash plan (Dental, Optical, Therapies, etc)
Access to a 24/7 Virtual GP and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Pension with employer contribution of up to 10%
Cycle to work scheme
Discounts on gym memberships
Discounts with a wide range of retailers

Job Introduction

Store Location: Perry Barr

Store Hours: 42.5

With a real focus on customer experience and colleague development, our Store Managers are key to driving the success of our stores. As a store manager, you will be responsible for delivering commercial growth and developing a team culture of putting the customer at the heart of everything we do.

Role Responsibility

• You will have overall responsibility for the running of the store, focusing on customer experience, colleague development, and delivering commercial growth in line with our 5-year strategy.
• Putting the customer at the heart of everything we do you will develop a team of colleagues who live and breathe our customer promise and actively seek ways to delight our customers.
• You will coach, train and develop colleagues within your store harnessing their strengths and building on development areas.
• Be proactive in recruiting a team of Assistant Managers, Team Leaders, and Sales Assistants that reflect our values, behaviours with the required skill set to meet our business needs.
• Make commercial decisions around stock availability and merchandising.
• Actively seek contact with key stakeholders to gain a wider understanding of the business
• Providing constructive and beneficial feedback to the store team, District and Regional Managers around store performance and business opportunities to encourage continual growth.

The Ideal Candidate

• You will be as passionate about celebrating our customers’ life moments as we are
• Have previous experience as a store manager within a retail environment working collaboratively with wider stakeholders across the business
• Have experience in leading and developing a team of colleagues
• Be prepared to work towards KPIs in a fast-paced environment

Package Description

0

About the Company

Card Factory is the UK’s leading specialist retailer of greetings cards, dressings, and gifts with over one thousand stores across the UK and Ireland.  In 2020 we launched our exciting 5-year business strategy including our vision of becoming a true Omni-channel retailer.  This strategy sees significant investment into our colleagues across the business creating multiple opportunities to join a fast-paced environment and be part of our exciting journey. 

In return, we offer a wide range of benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.

Benefits

• Pension
• 15% Card Factory colleague discount in-store and online
• Save As You Earn scheme
• Financial Wellbeing Support
  • Financial Education Tools
  • Salary Advance
• Seasonal incentive schemes
• Retail Management Apprenticeship Programmes with local providers with access to a virtual internal network for learning together
• Discounted gym membership, mobile phone contracts, and car leasing
• Discounts across 100’s of UK retailers
• Employee Assistance Programme – access to tools to support mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption leave

This is an exciting role with genuine prospects for the right candidate. If this role describes you and your career aspirations, click apply now.

For any questions email: vacancies@cardfactory.co.uk (we do not accept CVs/Applications via email)

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once sufficient suitable applications have been received. We advise applying early to avoid disappointment as applications will be reviewed regularly.

No agencies, please.

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Sportswift Ltd T/A Card Factory

Senior Team Leader - Salary £30,000-33,000 - Bolton


My client, an international manufacturer based in Bolton is seeking an enthusiastic Warehouse Team Leader looking to make the next step in their career and move into a more senior position.


They're looking for someone who has experience in SAP, Hand-held scanner systems and is generally IT savvy.


Operational Duties
● Coaching, Training and development of employees- identify and implement in partnership with HR, adhere to internal performance management procedures (appraisals, targets identifying talent and managing under performance etc)
● Conducting team based accident/incident investigations as and when they arise.
● Ensuring safe working practices are adhered to and maintaining a safe working environment at all times
● Support the development and oversight of the continuous improvement process
● Managing your team to monitor and improve working methods to increase productivity and/or safety.
● Plan and organise Warehouse functions to be carried out in a timely and effective
manner. Including planning of manning and sawing activities.
● Support the implementation of ops and logistics internal policies and procedures for continuous improvement including but not limited to:


- Site saw strategy
- Material flow analysis
- Site FLT/crane strategy
- Transport coordination and management


● Managing your team to supervise material movement, coordinating third party service providers and internal departments as necessary to ensure timely and efficient execution in own warehouse as well as external locations.
● Manage external contractors via the permit to work process
● Work in collaboration with internal stakeholders to address topical issues whilst taking ownership and reporting any issues to the operations manager


What you need
● Good secondary education or time served equivalent
● Six Sigma/LEAN experience - preferred
● Previous experience in metal industry preferred
● Having worked in a Management role, preferably in the manufacturing environment for a minimum of 3 years
● People management skills



CPNRT

The Recruitment Co. is an equal opportunities employer and we're committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

This role is posted on behalf of The Recruitment Co., a sister company of Blue Arrow.

Role overview

Join Our Leadership Team: Store Manager Position Open in Manchester!

Are you an experienced Retail Store Manager, Branch Manager, Deputy Manager, Assistant Store Manager, or Customer Trading Manager
ready to elevate your retail management career? Heron Foods is seeking a dynamic leader to drive our Manchester store's
performance to new heights. In this key role, you will leverage your strong leadership skills to inspire and motivate your team
towards exceptional retail standards and impressive sales growth. At Heron Foods, our Store Managers are hands-on leaders. You'll
be on the shop floor, directly engaging with your team, providing coaching, and fostering an environment where everyone can excel.

As a Store Manager at Heron Foods, you will demonstrate unmatched leadership by guiding your team to excel in a fast-paced,
community-focused retail environment. Supported by your Area Manager, you'll develop robust succession plans and nurture top
talent, ensuring the ongoing success and expansion of Team Heron as a leading discount retailer. If you thrive in a high-energy
setting and are committed to pushing the boundaries of what's possible in retail, we invite you to apply today and join us in our
mission to serve the community while growing your career.

Heron Foods is one of the UK’s fastest-growing food retailers with over 320 stores across England and Wales. As part of the B&M
retail group, we are really going places, with new store openings planned month-by-month. Last year we won a ‘Happiest Workplace’
award in the WorkL awards which is based on employee feedback and reviews, and as we have grown, we have retained the ethos and
spirit of a family-owned business.

We are passionate about nurturing our team's potential, offering unrivalled opportunities for growth and development. Our Store
Managers play a crucial role in this journey, leading by example and inspiring their teams to achieve more every day.

What we offer our Store Managers:

* A salary of up to circa £32,000 plus bonus opportunity
* Workplace Pension
* 30 days annual leave with accrual of additional leave for long service plus option to purchase additional days.
* 10% discount across both Heron Foods and B&M stores; double discount weekends throughout the year.
* Money off a range of products and services via BenefitHub.
* Free, confidential wellbeing support via our employee assistance programme
* 24/7 online access to a GP for you and your family (partner and children up to aged 21).
* Access to BenefitHub for you and your family for exclusive deals and discounts on everyday purchases, eating out, family days
out, financial services etc.
* Ongoing learning and career development including on-the-job training, eLearning or apprenticeships.
* Reward and recognition schemes and celebration of long service & work anniversaries.



Store Manager Essential skills and/or experience:

* Experience within a similar retail role at Store Management level.
* A record in the achievement of the development of teams and accomplishment of results.
* A genuine passion for retail, customer and product.



If you have experience as a Store Manager, Retail Manager, Branch Manager, General Manager, Grocery Manager or wanting the next
step up from being a Assistant Manager, Deputy Manager, Deputy Store Manager, Duty manager, Senior Supervisor, Supermarket
Manager, Grocery Team Leader, Department Manager, Shop Manager, Branch Manager, Night Manager, Retail Store Manager then this
could be the next best opportunity for you.

If you have the ambition and drive to succeed within a rapidly expanding business, we want to hear from you. Please click apply
now and we will review your application.