Assistant Store Manager - Kingston

Assistant Store Manager (Retail) required by one of the UK’s leading and highly successful retail outlets.

You will work with the Store Manager to maximise the sales and profit targets. To ensure customers receive a consistently high level of service. In addition to this, you will contribute to the overall cleanliness appearance and overall effectiveness of the operation and in the absence of the Store Manager take overall responsibility for the Store.

This is a full time, permanent role – salary £26,000 per annum plus excellent bonuses and discretionary travel allowance

This role is based in Kingston Upon Thames

Duties include:

Deal effectively with sale enquiries from customers over the telephone and face to face, advising and selling the range of available services to potential and existing customers
Maximise every sales enquiry to ensure the store hits its target (to be aware of the stores yearly budget and how the store is performing on a monthly basis)
Complete all administrative tasks to ensure compliance with company procedures
Maintain a clean and tidy store
Raise awareness with the Regional Manager of any operational issues that require attention in Store Manager’s absence
Taking responsibility for the set up and control of store marketing tasks.
Ensuring that the store ‘bad debt’ is kept to a minimum. Implementing procedures and controls to recover any bad debt in accordance with the company compliance procedures
Identify and communicate any development requirements of the staff to the Store Manager

Interviews asap and immediate start thereafter !