Assistant Store Manager - Hayes Store

Job description

Toys "R" Us is Britain's and the World’s leading Family Leisure, Baby Care and Toy Megastore with stores throughout the UK. We currently have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced retailer to join us at our store in Hayes.

After completing an intensive store based training programme, you will graduate to the position of Assistant Store Manager and will take up full responsibilities within the Store Management team…and this is just the start! Your speed of progression to General Store Manager and beyond will be entirely up to you and the results that you achieve.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure an excellent standard of customer service is delivered at all times


• Maximise sales and profit by ensuring the efficient and effective management of all sales and operational areas


• Ensure stock loss, man-hours and costs are controlled efficiently


• Manage the recruitment, training, development and performance of all staff


• Coach, motivate and develop the store sales team to achieve personal and store objectives


• Plan, manage and take ultimate accountability for store expenditure on controllable items


• Communicate effectively with the Area and Store Managers to ensure key information is shared to ensure best practice

Criteria:

• Previous experience working within retail and ideally experience as a Team Leader, Supervisor or Assistant Store Manager


• Be able to demonstrate effective performance in problem solving, decision making, building relationships, developing self and staff, planning and organising, and managing through others.


• Flexible approach to working hours i.e. working weekends as well as able to work reasonable additional hours in line with the needs of the business

Benefits:

• Competitive salary


• up to 20% in store discount


• "R benefits" an exclusive website launched for Toys R Us employees offering exclusive savings on brand name retailers


• 28 days holiday (including statutory holidays)


• Annual bonus based on personal and company performance


• Career progression


• Contributory pension

With regret, due to the high number of applications we are currently receiving, we will only contact you if we wish to take your application further.

Toys R Us operates as an equal opportunities employer and we welcome all applications regardless of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity.