Job Description

• You will play a significant role as one of our key team leaders, selling good quality, excellent value products to our customers.
• You will have your own sales responsibilities as set by the Store Manager.
• Develop own initiatives to hit store KPI's and Audit Targets.
• Complete all New Starter training programmes, with our Great Start Programme.
• Deputies in the absence of the Store Manager.
• Your time will be spent working closely with your colleagues ensuring we offer every customer a special in-store experience, helping them find products to suit their needs
• We offer full onsite and in store training, and we will provide coaching and support throughout your career

Why Join Bensons as an Assistant Manager

• We are a business with a flexible approach to working which means we can offer flexi working hours to suit most requirements these include evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
• We have an Excellent Training Programme with Clear performance plan to enable you to progress.
• As an Assistant Store Manager you will receive Excellent staff discount of all Harvey’s and Benson’s for Beds products on completion of your Probationary Period.
• If you love meeting new people , engaging with a variety of customers , being part of a team, growing your skills and developing new ones then the role of Assistant Store Manager is for you.
• If this sounds like you, we would love to have a chat

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Relevant retail management experience. A strong, influential communicator. Experience and knowledge of leading a team. Experience and knowledge of leading a team, including the natural ability to motivate, coach & mentor staff to maximize results. Proactive, self-motivated and career focused. Strong numeracy skills. Strong numeracy skills ranging from interpretation of retail data. Strong team player. Strong team player, with a desire to ensure synergy within own store and between fellow Managers. A leader who can inspire a diverse team. A leader who can inspire a diverse team in a dynamic environment. Ability to identify areas of change. Ability to identify areas of change, recommend future actions and manage implementation and feedback to the Area Sales Manager when required. A transparent management style A transparent management style with clear, open and honest communication with direct reports, Regional and Divisional Managers. A positive, can do approach A positive, can do approach and quest for continual improvement. Ability to lead a team. Ability to lead a team and a natural talent to give constructive feedback with the aim to improve performance.