Assistant Manager

Assistant Manager | Fashion Retail | Taunton | £26,000 - £28,000

Are you an experienced Assistant Manager, Deputy Manager or Supervisor looking for your next career move within fashion retail?

We are recruiting for an Assistant Manager to join a successful and growing fashion retail business in Taunton. This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate retail professional who enjoys leading teams, driving sales performance and delivering an exceptional customer experience.

As Assistant Manager, you will play a key role in supporting the Store Manager with the day-to-day running of the store, leading the team, achieving commercial targets and maintaining excellent retail standards.

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious Assistant Manager who thrives in a fast-paced retail environment, enjoys developing people and wants to progress their career within a successful fashion retail business.

What's in it for you?

Salary £26,000 - £28,000 depending on experience

Generous staff discount

28 days holiday including bank holidays

Genuine career progression opportunities

Join a growing fashion retail business

Supportive leadership team and positive company culture

The Assistant Manager Role

As Assistant Manager, you will support the Store Manager in delivering strong commercial results while creating an engaging environment for both customers and colleagues.

Key responsibilities include:

Supporting the Store Manager in achieving sales targets and KPI performance

Leading, coaching and motivating the retail team to deliver results

Delivering exceptional customer service and customer experience

Driving commercial performance through effective team management

Maintaining high visual merchandising standards across the store

Supporting stock management, deliveries and replenishment processes

Assisting with recruitment, onboarding and training of new team members

Taking ownership of store operations in the absence of the Store Manager

Ensuring company standards, compliance and operational excellence are maintained

Creating a positive and engaging team culture

About You

To be successful in this Assistant Manager role, you will have:

Previous experience as an Assistant Manager, Deputy Manager, Supervisor or Team Leader within retail

Experience working within fashion retail, lifestyle retail, footwear, accessories, beauty or premium retail

A proven track record of delivering sales targets and KPI results

Strong leadership skills with experience coaching and developing teams

The ability to provide an outstanding customer experience

A commercial mindset with the ability to drive sales performance

Strong communication, organisation and problem-solving skills

A positive and proactive approach to retail leadership

This Assistant Manager opportunity is ideal for an experienced retail professional who is looking to develop their career with a growing fashion retail business in Taunton.

If you are an ambitious Assistant Manager looking for your next challenge, we would love to hear from you.

Apply today.

Zachary Daniels is a Niche, National & International Recruitment Consultancy.

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