Suit Direct - Assistant Manager

Location: Suit Direct, Bluewater, Greenhithe DA9 9SP

Salary: Competitive, plus a competitive team-based bonus scheme based on hitting store targets
Hours: 40 hours per week, including weekend work
Contract: Full time, permanent

Transform your career, and transform the suit.

Say no to normal. We are defying convention to make buying suits less intimidating and more individual.

We are on a mission to become the go-to destination for suits. As part of our rapid growth, we are looking for a driven, enthusiastic Assistant Store Manager for our store at Bluewater to supercharge, and share in, our success.

Join Suit Direct for a job that is 100% you. We do not crush individuality, we encourage it. Share your obsession with style with our tight-knit team, and help every man that walks in to stride out with confidence.

This position is a 40-hour per week contract and includes weekend work. It is important that you are open to working flexible hours to maximise your store’s success.

Do not just work in a shop – join a movement.

As an Assistant Store Manager, you will:

• Work to achieve KPI targets to maximise the performance of your store
• Visually deliver the Suit Direct brand in line with our ‘Suit yourself’ approach
• Monitor and control branch expenses and staffing costs, ensuring maximum profitability
• Maximise margins by managing mark-downs, discounts, stock loss and targeted selling
• Support the Store Manager to effectively manage and develop the sales team within the store and maintain overall standards

• Experience in retail and a customer-focused attitude
• Great communication skills so you can deliver our market-leading service
• Comprehensive brand and product knowledge, and an eye for upselling opportunities
• Balanced leadership skills and a passion for developing your team
• A knowledge and understanding of HR, with an eagerness to foster an inclusive environment where everyone can be themselves
• Administrative skills including Microsoft Word and Excel
• Above all, a passion for individual style

• One of the best bonus schemes in retail – based on team sales each week and paid on top of your salary
• Employee discount of up to 50% off our products, and biannual discount vouchers to spend on our latest ranges
• Monthly store challenges with great rewards for achieving your targets
• 28 days annual leave pro rata, increasing with service, and average bonus paid on any day’s holiday, to help you recharge
• Comprehensive learning and development – onboarding that sets you up for success, tailored training to upskill and reskill, clear paths for career progression and opportunities across Baird Group
• Free membership of the Retail Trust, including access to support helplines and extensive online content for confidential help and advice
• A generous refer-a-friend scheme for new job opportunities