Store Manager - Castleford

Company Description:

J. Barbour & Sons Ltd founded in 1894 is a British lifestyle brand, home to the iconic wax jacket we design, manufacture and market stylish functional clothing and footwear for men, women and children inspired by the unique values of the British countryside. We are the proud holder of Royal warrants, and remain true to our core values as a fifth-generation family business. Barbour is sold in over 40 countries worldwide, including Europe, the US and Japan but we have our headquarters and roots firmly located in the North East of England.

Position Overview:

We are currently recruiting for a results orientated and commercially driven Store Manager to join the Barbour team based at our Castleford outlet on a temporary maternity cover. As a Store Manager you will motivate and lead by example to deliver the best service to our customers and exceed sales. You will be responsible for the overall operational excellence and day-to-day running of the store, ensuring sales budgets and brand objectives are achieved. The ideal candidate will be passionate about our brand and strive to exceed commercial targets, focused on maximising profit and sales in the store; as well as being a natural team player and effective people manager, making sure your team are brand ambassadors and provide an exceptional customer experience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Managing and motivating the staff to achieve sales targets.
• Identifying opportunities for growth and creating a clear, commercially viable plan to drive the store’s profitability.
• Commercially managing the store layout.
• Developing and maintaining visual merchandising standards
• Motivating the team through effective leadership and management; developing them to deliver outstanding customer service.
• Delivering product training and selling skills coaching to the sales team.
• Ensuring operational policies and procedures are respected.
• Reporting performance metrics and understanding your KPIs to improve your store results
• Recruiting new members of the team when required.

Skills and Experience:

• Experience in a similar retail store management role; with a minimum of 5 years managerial experience and have previously managed a retail team.
• Excellent people management skills
• Commercial awareness.
• Results oriented, commercially aware and sales driven; works well under pressure.
• Experience in planning / executing stock counts

• Strong leadership and communication skills and ability to generate enthusiasm within the team.
• Ability to understand and analyse sales figures.
• Clear understanding of product merchandising and visual display techniques
• Excellent customer handling skills
• Knowledge of current fashion trends.
• Good IT skills and understanding of EPOS systems & outlook.
• Flexibility on working hours is essential.

Additional information:

• This is a temporary role, covering a maternity leave. ​​​​​​​

Benefits:

• Staff discount
• Staff Uniform
• Healthcare cash plan
• Life Insurance
• 25 days holiday as standard increasing with length of service plus bank holidays

Note: In the event that a sufficient volume of suitable applications are received, the post may close prior to the specified closing date. Please apply as soon as possible if interested.