Deputy Manager

Job Introduction

Deputy Managers at Home Bargains develop their team to achieve store targets and deliver the best store standards for our customers.

Deputy Managers are required to successfully complete the Store Management Induction within the first 6 weeks of starting. This is a comprehensive 6 week programme which is completed via our online learning platform. This means that:

  • The training is led by you
  • You are supported throughout by your Store Manager and the Training Team
  • Your induction is a blended approach with the majority of your learning being completed on the shop floor

On successful completion of your induction your Store Manager will continue with your ongoing development in store.

  • Salary £28,000
  • Reference RD/DE/Deputy/Portishead474/1012/KR
  • Contract Type Full Time
  • Closing Date November 24, 2021
  • Category Store Management
  • Business Unit Stores
  • Location Portishead, Bristol, United Kingdom

Role Responsibility

  • Ensure a healthy and safe environment for your store colleagues and customers
  • Work with your management team to agree and set achievable performance and development goals for store colleagues
  • Review and manage Store Colleague and Team Leader performance
  • Support your management team with recruitment and selection activities of your store team
  • Ensure your team is up-to-date on store ways of working, standards and compliance
  • Coach and support your team to enable them to deliver on store priorities while delivering excellent store and compliance standards
  • Deliver and regularly review immediate and short term store performance priorities with your Store Manager
  • Support on planning and communicating store promotions and initiatives
  • Provide suggestions and action priorities to maximise store space to promote our products
  • Ensure colleagues deliver our merchandising standards

The Ideal Candidate

  • Experience of supervising small to medium-size retail teams in a fast-moving retail environment to achieve a high weekly sales target
  • Demonstrate the following competencies:
    • Prioritise and organise work
    • Customer focus
    • Communicate effectively
    • Manage teams
    • Problem solve
    • Develop talent
    • Commercially astute

For applications to be considered, applicants are required to have a complete and up-to-date Home Bargains Careers Centre profile and to respond to the job application questionnaire when prompted.

Applicants that are invited to attend a face-to-face interview must present original documentation demonstrating their eligibility to work in the UK, along with other specified documents.

Please note, as we expect to receive a high volume of applications for this vacancy, you are advised to submit your fully completed application at the earliest opportunity, as the closing date may be brought forward.

Package Description

  • £28,000
  • 5.6 weeks paid holiday per year including bank and public holiday allowance rising to 6.6 weeks upon 5 years' service
  • Invest: Grow with Us store management training programme
  • Contributable Company pension scheme
  • Staff uniform
  • 10% store discount
  • Cycle to Work
  • Access to social and sporting events

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