Role: Assistant Store Manager
Location: Daventry
Salary: £26,420 per annum (OTE £29,062) plus benefits
Hours of work: 40 hours per week - any 5 out of 7 days, working a mixture of early and late shifts covering the store's opening and closing times.
About the Job
Are you a people person looking to make a real difference? Do you have a “lead by example” management style? Are you driven to exceed targets? At Big Yellow, our employees are the face and heart of our business. When customers visit a store, their experience starts with you. It’s crucial that you’ll have the eagerness to be warm and welcoming, making them feel looked after as soon as they walk in the door.
Using your brilliant people skills, you’ll determine what our customers’ situation is and provide the relevant solutions and support they need. Whether it be promoting our products or using your initiative to ensure services and standards are well maintained. With full training provided right from the start, once you step through our door you will be fully supported in your career.
What we would like from you
As an Assistant Store Manager, your main role is to support your Store Manager in all aspects of running your store, in order to grow and develop your business. Below are some of the key areas you will be required to fulfil:
Provide the highest standards of customer service, in person, via email or phone
Maximise sales at every opportunity through promoting the products and services available
Be confident and comfortable negotiating day to day
Complete daily health and safety walk arounds and help maintain the general cleanliness of the site
Propose ideas for local marketing and assist with recruitment where necessary
Carry out general administration tasks on our database (i.e. set up customer contracts and debt management)
Take a flexible approach to working as part of a team or individually
Take an equal share of responsibility by being a key holder and opening/closing your store
Coach and develop your sales advisors
Support your store manager in all aspects of running your store
Support your store manager to grow and develop your business
Our ideal Assistant Store Manager will demonstrate:
A “can do” attitude, not afraid of getting stuck into your work
Management experience demonstrating a lead by example attitude
Strong listening skills with a genuine desire to help others and learn
The ability to problem solve whilst building rapport with customers and colleagues
Excellent prioritisation skills and ability to make decisions
Enthusiasm and consistency with the ability to work alone or within a team
Hunger to improve and learn new skills and a flexible approach to your working hours
If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles we may have.
What we give back to you
At Big Yellow, we believe in a good work-life balance, and promoting health and wellbeing is vital to the happiness of our employees. Some of our excellent benefits include:
Competitive rates of pay reviewed on an annual basis
Quarterly bonuses averaging around 10-12% (up to a maximum of 25%)
Additional day off for your Birthday
Holiday entitlement increasing with service
Training and support to help you develop a great career with us
Great pension and sharesave scheme
Social events throughout the year
Family friendly policies to include enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption packages
Free on-site parking
Cycle to work scheme and gym discounts
Vouchers for life events
Day off to volunteer for one of our charity partners
At Big Yellow, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We welcome applications from people from all walks of life regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependents, age, physical/mental disability, or offending background. If you require us to make any adjustments to our interview process, please let us know.
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Location: Daventry
Salary: £26,420 per annum (OTE £29,062) plus benefits
Hours of work: 40 hours per week - any 5 out of 7 days, working a mixture of early and late shifts covering the store's opening and closing times.
About the Job
Are you a people person looking to make a real difference? Do you have a “lead by example” management style? Are you driven to exceed targets? At Big Yellow, our employees are the face and heart of our business. When customers visit a store, their experience starts with you. It’s crucial that you’ll have the eagerness to be warm and welcoming, making them feel looked after as soon as they walk in the door.
Using your brilliant people skills, you’ll determine what our customers’ situation is and provide the relevant solutions and support they need. Whether it be promoting our products or using your initiative to ensure services and standards are well maintained. With full training provided right from the start, once you step through our door you will be fully supported in your career.
What we would like from you
As an Assistant Store Manager, your main role is to support your Store Manager in all aspects of running your store, in order to grow and develop your business. Below are some of the key areas you will be required to fulfil:
Provide the highest standards of customer service, in person, via email or phone
Maximise sales at every opportunity through promoting the products and services available
Be confident and comfortable negotiating day to day
Complete daily health and safety walk arounds and help maintain the general cleanliness of the site
Propose ideas for local marketing and assist with recruitment where necessary
Carry out general administration tasks on our database (i.e. set up customer contracts and debt management)
Take a flexible approach to working as part of a team or individually
Take an equal share of responsibility by being a key holder and opening/closing your store
Coach and develop your sales advisors
Support your store manager in all aspects of running your store
Support your store manager to grow and develop your business
Our ideal Assistant Store Manager will demonstrate:
A “can do” attitude, not afraid of getting stuck into your work
Management experience demonstrating a lead by example attitude
Strong listening skills with a genuine desire to help others and learn
The ability to problem solve whilst building rapport with customers and colleagues
Excellent prioritisation skills and ability to make decisions
Enthusiasm and consistency with the ability to work alone or within a team
Hunger to improve and learn new skills and a flexible approach to your working hours
If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles we may have.
What we give back to you
At Big Yellow, we believe in a good work-life balance, and promoting health and wellbeing is vital to the happiness of our employees. Some of our excellent benefits include:
Competitive rates of pay reviewed on an annual basis
Quarterly bonuses averaging around 10-12% (up to a maximum of 25%)
Additional day off for your Birthday
Holiday entitlement increasing with service
Training and support to help you develop a great career with us
Great pension and sharesave scheme
Social events throughout the year
Family friendly policies to include enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption packages
Free on-site parking
Cycle to work scheme and gym discounts
Vouchers for life events
Day off to volunteer for one of our charity partners
At Big Yellow, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We welcome applications from people from all walks of life regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependents, age, physical/mental disability, or offending background. If you require us to make any adjustments to our interview process, please let us know.
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