Deputy Store Manager

Location London
Discipline: Store Management
Salary: Up to £12.01 an hour depending on experience
Job ref: 026450

We are regarded as the trusted decorating and DIY retail brand in London, selling paint, tools, plumbing, electrical and woodwork materials throughout our 32 stores. As part of the Grafton Group we have the stability and support of a leader in the field of Building Materials and DIY Retail. 

 

We have a number of vacancies across our 32 stores in Greater London. These include: Acton, Battersea, Camden, Chelsea, Chiswick, Clapham High Street, Clapham Junction, Cricklewood, Dulwich, Ealing, Earls Court, Edgware Road, Farringdon, Finchley, Fulham, Goodge Street, Greenford, Hackney, Kensington, Kingston Upon Thames, Southwark, Maida Vale, Mile End, Notting Hill, Putney, Shaftesbury Avenue, Shoreditch, Streatham, Tooting and Victoria

 

Let’s paint the picture for you! 

As the Deputy Manager you will work alongside the Store Manager, where you’ll coach, inspire and empower your store team to achieve their targets; honing your skills and helping to create an in-store environment that makes customers feel welcome and comfortable, delivering great store performance. 

 

Our store experience and team cultures are vital to continue our strong performance and our Deputy Managers play a key role in making this happen. 

 

You’ll lead the shop floor to ensure exceptional, consistent store standards and support the Store Manager in creating a great culture and environment. 

You'll also: 

  • Align with the Store Manager to create a winning store culture 
  • Support and take ownership of key store compliances including stock control, health and safety, people rostering and merchandising standards 
  • Delegate store responsibilities to the rest of the team on the shop floor 
  • Get involved in people responsibilities – Recruitment, HR, probation/people reviews 
  • Work with the wider business to improve the store brand within London communities 
  • Be accountable for the store when Shop Manager is not present 

What key skills and experiences are we looking for? 

You’ll have a great track record in managing and leading teams in a retail environment and a strong commercial mind, with a desire to progress your career further in retail management. 

Organising and planning will be second nature to you – an interest in DIY is always handy! 

 

How will we reward you? 

We have an excellent benefits package on offer: 

  • Annual bonus opportunity of up to £1400 (This was achieved in 2021) 
  • Career Development – our fast track managers programme is open to everyone, developing our leaders of the future 
  • 30 days holiday a year, increasing with service 
  • Up to 20% discount in Leyland SDM, plus discount across other Grafton Group brands 
  • Pension with competitive contributions 
  • Health Cashplan – claim money back on everyday healthcare needs and treatments (Dental, physio, prescriptions to name a few) 
  • Share saving scheme into our parent company, the Grafton Group 
  • Company sick pay 
  • Life assurance 
  • Cycle2work scheme coming soon 
  • 100’s of retail discounts available through our flexible benefits portal 

Apply now!