Assistant Store Manager

About The Role

What you’ll be doing:

Working with the Store Manager, you’ll share joint responsibility for the day to day running of the store

You will be working up to 45 hours per week - all extra time worked is paid or can be taken as time off in lieu

You’ll be leading by example, co-managing a small team of between 4 - 6 members of staff

You’ll be committed to motivating your team to deliver a great customer experience as well as achieving challenging sales targets

With a commitment to offering honest advice, you will build rapport with customers, exceeding their expectations and reassuring them when they're bewildered by choiceWhat you’ll need - skills and experience:

Proven experience in a retail customer service orientated or sales environment

Supervisory or junior management experience within a retail or field sales position, ideally in a hard goods environment

You’ll have practical experience / knowledge of some or all of our product range

Proven ability to sell some or all of our product range

Proven ability to deliver excellent customer service to all of our customers

Proven experience in achieving sales targets

You'll be a confident, enthusiastic team player

Your personal skills should include accuracy and numeracy as well as basic computer literacy

You’ll possess a high degree of self motivation and a can-do attitude

You’ll demonstrate a desire to succeed both individually and as co-leader of the team

Benefits

What you’ll get in return for your commitment:

Staff Discounts

Healthcare Cash plans

A company pension scheme

Life Cover 

Access to the Retail Trust, our well-being platform - offering a 24-hour helpline for a variety of support services

Discounts on 100s of high street & online brands including restaurants, holidays, and shopping

Role specific training and development

Proactive promotion of internal candidates

Paid Breaks

Free Tea & Coffee

About The Company

Where you’ll be working:

Machine Mart are the UK’s leading specialist retailer of workshop power tools and equipment to the general public and trade customers. With stores nationwide and over 40 years in business we are at the forefront of our sector and are supporting our recent success with continued growth. For further information on our company and our product range, visit our website: (url removed)