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Assistant Store Manager

Machine Mart
Posted 16 days ago, valid for 11 days
Location

Bristol, City of Bristol BS5 9XD

Salary

ÂŁ20,000 - ÂŁ30,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The role involves co-managing a store alongside the Store Manager, leading a team of 4-6 staff members, and ensuring excellent customer service while achieving sales targets.
  • Candidates must have proven experience in retail customer service or sales, with supervisory or junior management experience preferred, ideally in a hard goods environment.
  • Practical knowledge of the product range and a strong ability to sell are essential, along with a commitment to motivating the team and exceeding customer expectations.
  • The position offers a salary of ÂŁ25,000 per year and requires a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in a similar role.
  • Benefits include staff discounts, healthcare cash plans, a pension scheme, life cover, and access to various support services.
About The RoleWhat you’ll be doing:
  • Working with the Store Manager, you’ll share joint responsibility for the day to day running of the store
  • You’ll be leading by example, co-managing a small team of between 4 - 6 members of staff
  • You’ll be committed to motivating your team to deliver a great customer experience as well as achieving challenging sales targets
  • With a commitment to offering honest advice, you will build rapport with customers, exceeding their expectations and reassuring them when they're bewildered by choice
What you’ll need - skills and experience:
  • Proven experience in a retail customer service orientated or sales environment
  • Supervisory or junior management experience within a retail or field sales position, ideally in a hard goods environment
  • You’ll have practical experience / knowledge of some or all of our product range
  • Proven ability to sell some or all of our product range
  • Proven ability to deliver excellent customer service to all of our customers
  • Proven experience in achieving sales targets
  • You'll be a confident, enthusiastic team player
  • Your personal skills should include accuracy and numeracy as well as basic computer literacy
  • You’ll possess a high degree of self motivation and a can-do attitude
  • You’ll demonstrate a desire to succeed both individually and as co-leader of the team
BenefitsWhat you’ll get in return for your commitment:
  • Staff Discounts
  • Healthcare Cash plans
  • A company pension scheme
  • Life Cover 
  • Access to the Retail Trust, our well-being platform - offering a 24-hour helpline for a variety of support services
  • Discounts on 100`s of high street & online brands including restaurants, holidays, and shopping
  • Role specific training and development
  • Proactive promotion of internal candidates
  • Paid Breaks
  • Free Tea & Coffee
About The CompanyWhere you’ll be working:Machine Mart are the UK’s leading specialist retailer of workshop power tools and equipment to the general public and trade customers. With 64 stores nationally and over 40 years in business we are at the forefront of our sector and are supporting our recent success with continued growth and new store openings through this year and next. For further information on our company and our product range, visit our website: www.machinemart.co.uk

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