Assistant Manager- Pavers

About

Brief Job Description: 

Are you looking to start and/or further invest in your retail management career?
Are you looking for job security, in what is a turbulent retail market?
Do you want to be part of a business that will support you and invest in getting the best out of you?
Pavers is a successful, profitable yet stable retail business, which is growing year on year offering not only growth and development opportunities but most importantly stability of employment in an otherwise turbulent retail market.

We are looking for that special someone to join our family, when me say family, we mean family! We are third generation family owned and even though we continue to grow the family values and culture ring true even stronger than ever throughout the business.
Our Hayes Garden Centre store in Ambleside is one of our busiest stores with strong sales yet has a real community spirit. At Pavers, no two days will be the same and the days will fly by quickly, offering no opportunity to get bored! So, if you’re passionate about retail, customer focused and want to be part of our growth journey as both a store and a business then look no further.
We look to invest in your future, offering a breadth of opportunities for development for those wanting to grow via online learning, face to face courses, apprenticeships, professional qualifications, and mentoring programmes.

Hours and Pay
Up to £26,000 per annum depending on experience.
40 hours per week over 5 days.

Your Benefits
As an Assistant Manager you will be entitled to:
Generous Staff Discount scheme, some of which can be shared with your family and friends!
Holiday Entitlement which increases with service.
Company Contribution Pension
Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme
Access to the Pavers Foundation: an employee-led grant application and charitable giving scheme
Access to the Pavers Academy: providing career pathways to support our colleagues through online learning, face to face courses, apprenticeship, professional qualifications, and mentoring programmes.
Access to wellbeing and financial support through RetailTRUST

Your Role
As an Assistant Manager you will work alongside the Store Manager to lead your team in creating a customer first culture, giving genuine, honest, and knowledgeable advice on our products, giving the best customer service and experience possible.
Motivate and develop yourself and your team to achieve sales and reach your full potential.
Be self-aware, being able to question, learn, and take responsibility for yourself and the performance of your store alongside the Store Manager
Work closely with the Store Manager to ensure that company targets, KPI’s, goals and standards are achieved. You will assist in the prioritisation and organisation of store activity to maximise sales.

Our Company
We are a successful, highly profitable, family run business which has been trading for over 50 years. We have over 170 stores across the UK and Ireland and own the Jones Bootmaker and Herring Shoes brands.
We always try and do the right thing by our people and in 2021 were recognised as one of the Top 10 Retailers in the country by Best Companies.
In 2021 we became the first major retailer to achieve Carbon Neutral status and since 2018 we have donated over £2.2m to the Pavers Foundation, providing grants for important causes in the areas of health, education, and community.
We provide great jobs in a supportive family environment for our people. We know that without our colleagues there is no business, and so the better we look after you, the better service you will provide our customers.

If this sounds like the kind of business you’d like to join, we’d love to hear from you - please apply today for the role of Assistant Manager!