Assistant Retail Manager - Homeware - Moreton-In-Marsh

Daylesford: people who want to make a difference

At the core of Daylesford is our care for the environment, our animals and our people. For over forty years we’ve strived to inspire change and nurture growth, and our teams are made up of people who take pride in what they do every day. We know that together we can make a difference for the future of our planet and the wellbeing of our customers.

Our Daylesford family is growing, and we are looking for an engaging and passionate Assistant Retail Manager to join our team.

With amazing career progression, we will train and develop you every step of the way to be the best that you can be with the opportunity to build your career with us. 

Full-Time contract, based on 40 hours per week, salary up to approx. £30,000pa (including service charge). This is dependent on the level of experience. 

We Offer

• Competitive salary plus service charge
• Training and development to advance your career
• 28 days holiday (incl. bank holiday)
• 50% staff lunch discount
• 30% company discount
• Refer a friend scheme – up to £1,000
• Free organic tea, coffee, artisan bread and fresh fruit on shift
• Stakeholder pension scheme
• Subsidised private medical insurance
• Free uniform

About you

As an Assistant Retail Manager, you will be able to run the store taking ownership and leading from the front ensuring an excellent customer experience and great food experience is shared with all.

You will be a fantastic ambassador of Daylesford,  who is able to engage with our customers, welcoming them and advising our great range of organic products, talking confidently and knowledgeably about the seasons, varieties, and flavours of our ingredients, and how organic farming enhances the quality and nutrition of our food. 

You will also need to be confident and have experience managing a large team acting as a role model in developing, training and coaching through appraisals and personalised Learning & Development. You’ll be a natural leader with excellent people skills. You will set the standards for your team to follow. Previous experience within a similar food retail, restaurant, or cafe environment is required. 

Main responsibilities

• Develop, train and coach your team through appraisal and ‘learning & development’
• Champion full shelves, with 100% accuracy of fixed merchandising, appropriate POS, and pricing
• Manage the retail ordering effectively to ensure minimum waste with full availability
• Accurately handle cash while using our till systems
• Learning about our products/production, passing this knowledge onto team members 
• Controlling stock and managing the retail budget and margin
• Assist store management team to ensure the store operates within internal audit requirements

If you would like to be part of our truly unique business – we would love to hear from you. Please send us your CV today.

We aim to attract, recruit and develop people from a wide range of backgrounds, with different perspectives, ideas and experiences. We seek to create a productive environment, representative of different cultures and groups, where everyone has an equal chance to succeed. If you feel you need any reasonable adjustments to be made in order to apply for a vacancy at Daylesford, please contact the Recruitment Team by visiting our website.