store manager

Job Overview: To manage a Clarks store in line with the business objectives. To lead and motivate the store team in order to maximise sales and profit, delivering set targets and KPIs. Responsible for the day-to-day running of the store, focusing on opportunities to enhance the consumer experience through delivery of the highest retail standards and team behaviours. Dimensions Financial: Controllable Costs, Sales, Stock People: Store Management Team, Store Team Members Impact: Conversion, Consumer Satisfaction, Employee engagement, compliance Responsibilities Lead and motivate the team to achieve targets and deliver the required consumer experience. Manage controllable costs and efficiencies to proactively improve profitability. Responsible for the management of the sales floor during trading hours. Regularly review commercial opportunities and consumer feedback to improve sales and take appropriate action. Lead implementation of the trading plan, including visual merchandising, to ensure the store and team are ready for all trading periods. Plan staffing levels against trading plan and manage rotas. Ensure all employment changes and relevant forms are completed to ensure team members are paid accurately and on time, including ensuring capability of management team to deliver. Recruit, develop and train a high performing and highly engaged team. Manage Health and Safety procedures in store including ensuring all team members understand their responsibilities. Manage all Employee Relations issues (including underperformance issues) fairly and in accordance with Company Policies and Procedures. Regularly review own performance and maintain a personal development plan. Manage cash, stock and security procedures to Company standards, including ensuring all team members understand their responsibilities. Ensure store compliance with all company and legal requirements, including visual merchandising guidelines, PCI, data protection, right to work, etc. Drive the implementation and delivery of key/new initiatives within store to achieve the objectives. Ensure the store administration processes are carried out effectively, with audit targets achieved. Ensure the effective management of the stock flow process to maximise sales and minimise losses. Qualifications: Essential Knowledge: Stock Management Visual Merchandising Consumer Experience Managing Budgets Recruitment and Training Technical Skills: IT proficient - able to use a range of systems to manage in-store activity Planning and Prioritising Commerciality Motivating and Leading a Team Well-developed Communication Skills Successful Experience: Significant experience in retail management including leading a team, delivering consumer experience and managing store budgets. Delivering or exceeding sales and targets. Significant leadership experience including managing direct and indirect reports, coaching, giving feedback and developing team members. Managing staffing levels to sales. This document describes the general nature and level of work only. It is not designed to cover an exhaustive list of all skills, activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Other activities, duties, and responsibilities may be added at any time. This description may be changed at the company s discretion at any time, with or without notice. #J-18808-Ljbffr