Assistant Manager - Portishead

Assistant Store Manager | £17,000 + | Portishead | 37.5hrs

M&Co is an award-winning national fashion retailer with over 300 stores throughout the UK and an online shopping destination at www.mandco.com. With a strong belief in developing and growing talent, we know it is our people and their great team spirit that have made us what we are today. They drive us forward in our continued success and help us meet our customers' needs and expectations.
We want to challenge our employees and to allow them to make a meaningful contribution to the business. In return, we offer excellent opportunities for personal development and career growth. For example, half of our managers started off as sales assistants within the company. In 2015 we were voted the 17th Best Big Company to work for by the Sunday Times.
The Role
As an Assistant Store Manager of one of our 300 stores you will have proven management experience in a fast paced retail environment, with a strong and sustained ability to drive and deliver total customer satisfaction whilst maximizing sales and profitability.
It is essential that you are a creative individual with a flair for fashion and have the ability to ensure your store is presented and merchandised in a dynamic and inviting style.
As an Assistant Store Manager, you will have the ability to achieve results by effectively leading, coaching, developing and motivating your team to deliver their potential.

Key responsibilities of a Assistant Store Manager are:
 To work within company guidelines to achieve the store and company targets
 To manage the day to day operational and staffing requirements of the store.
 Monitor store process and ensure that BSP are in place.
 To ensure exemplary levels of service are delivered to every customer.
 To ensure effective recruitment and induction of employees is maintained.
 Full stock accountability.
 The ability to speak with confidence and offer demonstrations to all customers
 To maintain optimal stock levels of all best selling products

Experience of any of the following would also be an advantage
Key Competencies of an Assistant Store Manager are:
 Encourages others to achieve targets/team goals.
 Effective communicator both verbally/ non verbal
 Reliable
 Commercial acumen and P&L accountability
 Passionate about customer service
 18 months management experience
 PC literate - Word, Excel and Outlook
 Experience of dealing with performance management issues
 Awareness of Health and safety at store level.
What we offer
 Competitive salary
 Staff discount
 Fantastic uniform allowance
 Pension scheme
 Childcare vouchers
 31 days holidays including bank and public

I am interested in talking with you if you have been a Manager in a retail environment previously with experience of fashion ( ladies or mens), Homewares or withi

WE are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.