Assistant Manager

Job Description

A fantastic retail opportunity has arisen for aFull Time Assistant Manager to join the Paversteam in Pughs Garden Centre, Morganstown.If you love footwear and enjoy driving a team to beat their sales targets whilst developing your own leadership skills, then we would like to hear from you. The ideal candidate will have a can do attitude and be able to work in a team, whilst being ableto use your own initiative and not be afraid to ask relevant questions and learn new things!Pay& Hours for our Assistant Manager£9.69per hour (£9.74 per hour with effect from 1st January2022)37.50 hours per weekThe Assistant ManagerAs the Assistant Manager you will have personality, enthusiasm and determination in order to create success for your store. You will work closely with the Store Manager to ensure that company targets, KPIs, goals and standards are achieved. You will assistin the prioritisation and organisation of store activity to maximise sales.We are interested in individuals who enjoy the challenge of the retail environment, want a rewarding career, have a passion for customer service, and have strong leadership, communication, planning and organisational skills.You may be a current Assistant Manager/Floor Manager/Deputy Manager/Department Manager or a Supervisor in any environment and are looking for the next step in your career. Excellent training is provided to help you perform and develop to your full potential.Bonus & Benefits you will receive as ourAssistant Manager:- Generous Staff Discount- Holiday Entitlement (Increases with service)- Company Contribution Pension- Access to RetailTRUST (Wellbeing Support)- Access to RetailCURE (Financial Support)- Discretionary Bonus-Access to the Pavers Foundation: an employee-led grant application and charitable giving schemeAbout UsPavers has been trading for over 50 years and is a highly profitable family owned-and-run retail business with a strong balance sheet, over 170 retail locations, and a rapidly expanding digital presence. We also own the Jones Bootmaker and Herring Shoesfootwear businesses, remain acquisitive, and employ over 1600 people. We were recently recognised by Best Companies as one of the UKs Top 10 Retail Employers, are Carbon Neutral, have donated more than £1m to charity in the past 3 years, are currently applyingfor B Corp accreditation, and are imminently undertaking a significant expansion and modernisation of our Warehouse, Head Office, and Retail estates.At Pavers we are passionate about providing comfort and happiness to our customers, and we make sure to employ people who are as passionate as we are. We always look for happy, confident, upbeat people, and we provide great jobs in a supportive family environmentfor them. We know that without our colleagues there is no business, and so the better we look after you, the better service you will provide our customers. We always try and do the right thing by our people and in 2021 were recognised at one of the Top 10Retailers in the country by Best Companies.We strive for diversity of thinking across the business and believe strongly in supporting our local communities. In 2018 we donated over £2.2m to establish the Pavers Foundation, with the specific purpose of providing grants for causes important to allour colleagues in the areas of health, education, and community. In terms of the environment, we are constantly seeking to reduce our impact. Since 2021 we have been fully carbon neutral, and we also have one of the largest solar arrays in the North-East ofEngland on our warehouse generating clean energy. Because every year we give a percentage of our annual profits to our Foundation, our overarching aim is to be financially successful, but to achieve this in an environmentally and socially responsible manner.If this sounds like the kind of business youd like to know more about, wed love to hear from you - please apply today for the role ofAssistant Manager.