Assistant Manager

Job description

Variety and Challenge. Growth and Opportunity.

In the retail business, we move fast. We’re always adapting, evolving and innovating. And the fast pace brings variety and challenge, along with continued growth and opportunity.

Explore career opportunities at TJX, a Fortune 100 company and the world’s leading off-price retailer of apparel and homeware worldwide. Our retail chains include TK Maxx in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Poland, Austria and the Netherlands, as well as Homesense and tkmaxx.com in the United Kingdom; TK Maxx in Australia; TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, Sierra Trading Post and Homesense, as well as tjmaxx.com and sierratradingpost.com in the United States; and Winners, HomeSense and Marshalls in Canada. In 2016, TJX had over $33 billion in sales, more than 3,800 stores, and 235,000 Associates. As a retailer committed to growth, success is always in style at TJX!

TK Maxx and HomeSense stores are fast-paced places to be, where you can enjoy the opportunity to take real responsibility for delivering results and delighting our customers.

For our store management teams that means every day really is different as every delivery brings varied stock for the shopfloor. It's because of the sheer scale and constant variety that our Assistant Manager roles are perfect for people with High Street retail Store Manager or superstore Department Manager experience

Make no mistake, you'll have responsibility and autonomy from the start as you support the Store Manager and deputise when required. So you'll be making the most of your leadership and visual merchandising expertise from day one thinking on your feet to make the best decisions, fast. We'll give you all the training and support you need as you impress us with your drive and dedication. Then, if you consistently meet our high standards you could earn your chance to step into a Store Manager role running your own ??multi-million site.

There's never been a better time to join the world's leading off-price fashion retailer we're undertaking a multi-million rebrand, deploying a fantastic customer care programme, and our growth year after year means we can continue to invest in our stores and people. So we can offer you a great future with many more development opportunities to take your retail career as far as your ambition allows.

To make the most of this opportunity to progress you'll need to bring us experience of:

• Being a successful Store Manager in a $2 million+ turnover site OR a Department Manager in a superstore retail environment
• P&L expertise with impressive commercial acumen
• Being totally responsible for the customer experience
• An open and approachable management style treating everyone at every level with respect
• Ideally a background in fashion retail and a creative approach to visual merchandising
• The flexibility to move between stores to further your career

Take your retail store management career further with the brands that are going places.

At TJX Europe we’re committed to building an inclusive culture where all our associates feel welcome, valued and engaged. It’s the diversity of our associates that drives our success, and we welcome and encourage applications from everyone that wants to be part of our growing business.

We care about our culture, but we also prioritise the important things like competitive salaries, solid benefits and plenty of room to grow in your role. It’s our way of empowering you to make your career here.