Deputy Manager

Deputy Managers at Home Bargains develop their team to achieve store targets and deliver the best store standards for our customers.

Deputy Managers are required to successfully complete the Store Management Induction within the first 6 weeks of starting. This is a comprehensive 6 week programme which is completed via our online learning platform. This means that:


The training is led by you
You are supported throughout by your Store Manager and the Training Team
Your induction is a blended approach with the majority of your learning being completed on the shop floor


On successful completion of your induction your Store Manager will continue with your ongoing development in store.
Package
£34,895 base salary
This role and location qualifies for a £3,000 Regional Allowance. This allowance is non-contractual and non-transferable.
5.6 weeks paid holiday per year including bank and public holiday allowance rising to 6.6 weeks upon 5 years' service
Invest: Grow with Us store management training programme
Contributable Company pension scheme
Staff uniform
10% store discount
Access to social and sporting events


Employee benefits 

MyHB employee benefits platform with access to:


Retail and leisure discounts plus hundreds more 
Free Financial Advice 
Bank your savings into an ISA
24/7 confidential counselling and advice line 
Low cost voluntary insured health plans

Job Overview
Ensure a healthy and safe environment for your store colleagues and customers
Work with your management team to agree and set achievable performance and development goals for store colleagues
Review and manage Store Colleague and Team Leader performance
Support your management team with recruitment and selection activities of your store team
Ensure your team is up-to-date on store ways of working, standards and compliance
Coach and support your team to enable them to deliver on store priorities while delivering excellent store and compliance standards
Deliver and regularly review immediate and short term store performance priorities with your Store Manager
Support on planning and communicating store promotions and initiatives
Provide suggestions and action priorities to maximise store space to promote our products
Ensure colleagues deliver our merchandising standards

Minimum Criteria To Apply
Experience of supervising medium sized retail teams in a fast-moving retail environment to achieve significantly high weekly sales targets
Experience of working in and managing a varied range of retail categories
Demonstrate the following competencies:

Prioritise and organise work
Customer focus
Communicate effectively
Manage teams
Problem solve
Develop talent
Commercially astute



About The CompanyTJ Morris Limited trading as Home Bargains is a privately owned family run discount retailer selling top brands at the lowest possible price on the UK high street.

Having started 45 years ago in Liverpool our customers continue to be at the heart of everything we do and throughout our 580 stores we have over 5 million customers each week.

With plans to increase our store portfolio to 1,000 stores throughout the UK we are a fast-paced retailer opening 50 stores a year (nearly one every weekend) with a typical annual turnover of £3 - 5m per store - and we wouldn't have it any other way!