<dt class="rm-fieldTitle">Description</dt><dd class="rm-fieldData"><p><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Department Manager | Birmingham | Up to £33,000 plus Bonus </strong></span><br><br><span style="font-size: 8pt;">RAPIDLY EXPANDING and the MARKET LEADER in their retail sector! </span></p><div><span style="font-size: 8pt;">If you thrive on pace, people, processes and passion, then drive your career forward with this rapidly growing retail business.</span><br><br><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Our client is a high-profile volume retail store, renowned for value-for-money and excellent customer service. Our client is very much on an upward trajectory, having undergone an impressive new store opening programme over the last few years. Our client is looking for future Store Managers.</span><br><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 8pt;">As a Department Manager reporting to the Store Manager and responsible for a strong team, you'll be tasked with driving forward both turnover and revenues from the store based on lean principles. Keeping a close focus on financial KPIs, including wages, wastage and shrinkage will form a key element of the role, together with non-financials such as customer service/feedback, internal audit and standards and compliance.</span><br><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Montserrat, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Department Manager Responsibilities;</span> </strong></span><ul><li><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Managing the day to day running of a department</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Acting as Duty Manager for the entire store in the absence of Store Management</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Assisting Store Management in achieving company KPI's</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Ensuring your team delivers exceptional customer service</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Delivering exemplary standards in store presentation, stock control, shrinkage and administration compliance</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Complying with all Health &amp; Safety policies and legislation</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Use management information to make strategic business decisions</span></li></ul><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong>The ideal Department Manager candidate;</strong></span><ul><li><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Have a proven track record in a fast paced retail environment. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Enjoy being on the shop floor- No sitting in the office for you! </span></li><li><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Be able to demonstrate a high level of operational, leadership, planning, organisational, interpersonal and communication skills</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Be target driven and customer service orientated</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Be highly motivated and ambitious</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Be a self starter with a can do attitude</span></li></ul><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong>Please apply with your most up to date cv for the department Manager role</strong></span></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size: 8pt;">BH35183</span></div></dd>