Job Summary
Assistant Store Manager - 40 Hour Permanent Contract. We are seeking a talented retail professional to join our new Cork team as an Assistant Store Manager on a 40 hour permanent contract.
About Us
Seasalt is a thriving retail lifestyle brand who put its customers at the heart of everything we do. Our success relies on a talented retail team who bring our values to life by helping our customers dress with creativity and confidence season after season.
Key Responsibilities
1. Assist the Store Manager in creating a service culture within the store team that puts the customer at the heart of everything they do.
2. Enable the store team on how to recommend additional services to drive sales such as omni-channel selling, gathering customer data, and recommending add-on purchases.
3. Support the Store Manager with recruitment, working together to build a diverse and passionate team.
4. Be a great role model, driving store sales, profitability and consistent KPI achievement, understanding what is required to drive performance.
5. Coffee and develop the store team through regular 121's, supporting with development plans when appropriate.
6. Communicate store performances to your team and key stakeholders around the business, providing regular feedback, highlighting any risks and opportunities to sales for the business.
7. Implement store visual merchandising, windows standards and guidelines and utilising all product, categories, and bestseller information to maximise commercial opportunities within the store.
8. Utilise all product information to maximise sales opportunities.
9. Manage store operations such as management of stock, loss prevention, escalation and incident reporting, health, and safety, GDPR, cash handling, key holder responsibilities and store safety standards amongst others.
10. Be a key-holder for the store and have sole responsibility for running the store when required.
Requirements
* Leading the way with your exceptional retail skills, product knowledge and commercial know-how, you'll be passionate about inspiring your team to exceed sales and maximise profitability.
* Taking responsibility of leading the store to support the Store Manager won't phase you, as you will be passionate about the successful running of the store.
* Coffeeing and developing your team will be really important to you and is key to this role, you'll be an excellent communicator who can build a culture of trust.
* Finding solutions comes naturally to you, and you won't be afraid to share your ideas, thinking differently on how to achieve results.
About Seasalt
The success of Seasalt is down to the skill and hard work of our team. We don't just want to attract the best and brightest people to come and work with us, we want you to stay and grow with us.
Benefits
* Salary from €32,500 to €35,000 depending on experience.
* 34 days paid annual leave, increasing with length of service.
* Health Cash Plan scheme to cover costs of everyday health expenses plus virtual mental health support.
* Free access to our Employee Assistance Programme through Retail Trust with 24/7 support including online therapy and counselling.
* Flexible benefits scheme to personalise your benefits package.
* Enhanced family leave policies.
* Pension Scheme with generous 7% employer contributions.
* Life assurance programme.
* Learning and Development opportunities including specialist training, coaching opportunities, and professional qualification support.
* Do Good Things with our one day per year paid volunteering opportunities.
* Employee networks to support and celebrate our people, including the Inclusion Network and Culture Crew.
* 100's of savings on top retailers and gym memberships through our discount hub.