We have an exciting opportunity for a store manager at our new The Friary Shopping Centre store, Guildford, opening mid November 2024. Are you an outgoing, meticulous, and organised person who is passionate about sales? Do you want to lead and inspire a team of sellers and create an inspiring environment and unique shopping experiences for our customers? Maybe you are the person we are looking for, for the position as Store Manager at Newbie Guildford!
At Newbie we sell more than just children's clothes, we sell a dream. As a selling store manager in one of our stores, you make sure that a visit to us feels uplifting and inspiring. A magical and romantic place where you like to come back again. You are clear in your communication with employees and a given leader who supports your employees through coaching and feedback. We are looking for you who have previous experience of a leading role in retail, preferably in the fashion industry. Post-secondary education in commerce, economics or leadership is a strong merit.
You also have a sense of interior design and organisation, and help ensure that the store, storefronts, and garments are always in perfect condition. At Newbie, it's the details that count.
As a store manager at Newbie, you are responsible for ensuring that the store is run in the best way and achieves sales goals. You have a sales role and overall responsibility for all the store's functions, including staff responsibility. Scheduling, recruitment, planning and leading changes in work routines according to our framework for chain operation are included in the tasks.
The position is permanent at 40 h/week starting Mid November 2024, and is a permanent position.
Skills & Requirements Who are you?
- Social, outgoing, and driven by leading others to joint development.
- You are positive, energetic and see solutions rather than problems.
- Puts the team before the self and strives for the good of all.
- Passionate about sales and service and want to give the customer the best shopping experience.
- Love to work in teams, lead and collaborate with others to reach goals.
- Detail-oriented, has a sense of aesthetics and interior design as well as good organisational skills.
- Previous experience as a leader in retail or service.
- You are at the age of 18 or older.
- Knowledge of local marketing and events, is meritorious.
- Has commercial acumen and understand the importance of KPI's.
- To be able to follow our development journey, we are looking for you who are flexible, can easily change focus and re prioritise. No two days are the same, and if you, like us, love challenges and working at a high pace, it is you we are looking for!
