Are you ready to take the lead in a dynamic, fast-paced retail environment where fun, teamwork, and customer satisfaction are at the heart of everything we do? We're opening a brand-new store in Interchange Retail Park, Bedford, and we need an energetic Store Manager to oversee the store – bringing smiles to customers and inspiring brilliant toy shop teams every day.
If you live within 45-60 minutes of the store and are ready to bring energy, enthusiasm, and leadership to our team, we’d love to hear from you!
Entertainer Store Location: Interchange Retail Park, Bedford
Salary: £36,200plus fantastic benefits
Hours: 42.5 hours per week across 5 days out of 7 including Sundays on a rota basis
What You'll Be Doing:
- Lead the team, driving sales and delivering top-notch service.
- Be a brand ambassador, building strong relationships within The Entertainer
- Use your commercial acumen to analyse trade reports and optimise trading space.
- Manage daily operations – from merchandising to stock management – ensuring everything is on point and on time.
- Motivate and develop your teams through positive leadership and hands‑on coaching.
- Plan shifts, monitor attendance, and ensure teams are set to deliver exceptional service.
- Champion health and safety, shrinkage prevention, and store security.
- Recruit, induct, and train new team members, helping everyone reach their full potential.
How We’ll Reward You:
We appreciate the hard work and dedication of our teams, which is why we offer amazing benefits, including:
- Buy up to 5 extra holiday days a year, ideal for more rest, adventures, or time for you.
- Pension salary sacrifice to help you plan for the future.
- Retail Trust benefits, including a Virtual GP.
- Birthday Leave plus 33 days holiday.
- Life Cover for added peace of mind.
- Generous toy discount.
- Enhanced maternity & paternity pay.
- High Street & leisure discounts.
- Salary Sacrifice Cycle Purchase Scheme.
What We're Looking For:
- At least 12 months of retail management experience.
- Proven experience in managing high volumes of stock.
- Ability to trade the shop floor and make great commercial decisions.
- A natural leader with experience of managing, developing, and motivating teams.
- Excellent communication and organisation skills.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office and Teams.
- A UK driving license is preferred.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the published closing date, should we receive sufficient applications for the role, thank you.
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If you live within 45-60 minutes of the store and are ready to bring energy, enthusiasm, and leadership to our team, we’d love to hear from you!
Entertainer Store Location: Interchange Retail Park, Bedford
Salary: £36,200plus fantastic benefits
Hours: 42.5 hours per week across 5 days out of 7 including Sundays on a rota basis
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Lead the team, driving sales and delivering top-notch service.
- Be a brand ambassador, building strong relationships within The Entertainer
- Use your commercial acumen to analyse trade reports and optimise trading space.
- Manage daily operations – from merchandising to stock management – ensuring everything is on point and on time.
- Motivate and develop your teams through positive leadership and hands‑on coaching.
- Plan shifts, monitor attendance, and ensure teams are set to deliver exceptional service.
- Champion health and safety, shrinkage prevention, and store security.
- Recruit, induct, and train new team members, helping everyone reach their full potential.
How We’ll Reward You:
We appreciate the hard work and dedication of our teams, which is why we offer amazing benefits, including:
- Buy up to 5 extra holiday days a year, ideal for more rest, adventures, or time for you.
- Pension salary sacrifice to help you plan for the future.
- Retail Trust benefits, including a Virtual GP.
- Birthday Leave plus 33 days holiday.
- Life Cover for added peace of mind.
- Generous toy discount.
- Enhanced maternity & paternity pay.
- High Street & leisure discounts.
- Salary Sacrifice Cycle Purchase Scheme.
What We’re Looking For:
- At least 12 months of retail management experience.
- Proven experience in managing high volumes of stock.
- Ability to trade the shop floor and make great commercial decisions.
- A natural leader with experience of managing, developing, and motivating teams.
- Excellent communication and organisation skills.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office and Teams.
- A UK driving license is preferred.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the published closing date, should we receive sufficient applications for the role, thank you.
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