Deputy Store Manager - Wolstanton Store - Fashion, Home & Beauty (Maternity Cover)

As Deputy Store Manager, you’ll own the full operation, leading with confidence, building high-performing teams, and setting the pace in a fast-changing retail environment. You’ll lead from the front, deliver against the retail plan, and create a store where customers love to shop and colleagues are proud to work in.

This is a role for resilient, commercial, inspiring leaders who bring clarity, accountability and ambition to every part of the operation, from standards and service to profit and people.

What you’ll do:

· Lead the delivery of the full retail plan across the store driving commercial, operational, visual and people performance to deliver against the key retail metrics.

· Set the strategy and direction for the store, making sure every colleague knows their part to play and is held to account for delivering it.

· Own the change agenda landing transformation initiatives with clarity, urgency and pace.

· Build a high-performance culture by coaching managers, growing talent, and creating a store environment colleagues want to be a part of.

· Use data and insight to unlock opportunity, making fast, confident decisions that drive profit, improve service, and boost efficiency.

· Drive digital adoption and omnichannel capability – helping teams sell across all platforms and channels.

· Be the voice of your store – representing your people, saying it as it is and owning the follow-through on what needs to improve.

· Create an exceptional customer journey through consistent standards, inspiring visual merchandising, and diverse teams that go the extra mile.

Who you are:

· A proven leader of large teams in a fast-paced retail environment, with a sharp focus on delivery, standards and results.

· Confident working across all areas of store performance, including commercial, visual, operations and people and knowing how to bring them together for impact.

· A clear and direct communicator, with the courage to make tough calls and the skill to bring colleagues with you.

· Resilient and passionate about delivering in a transformational environment, where you can challenge the norm and be a part of delivering a business fit for future.

· Be strong on planning, performance management and resilience. You can balance the big picture with the detail and always hold the line and set expectations.

· A proven track record of performance management, able to lead teams to deliver results at pace.

· Confident using digital tools, data and systems to make better, faster decisions and coaching others to do the same.

· Skilled in building partnerships across your team, your peers and your region to share insights, solve problems and deliver transformation.