Store manager

We are recruiting for a Store Manager. The position is full-time and a permanent contract based in Centra Moira. The successful candidate must be flexible to work evenings and weekends.

Musgrave is one of Europe's most successful family-owned businesses with a 140-year heritage in food and brand innovation, supporting communities across the island of Ireland and Spain. We are committed to becoming the most trusted and sustainable business in Ireland and we are making changes across the company to ensure that happens. We want to make a positive impact on the world and we will support our suppliers and customers to make a difference too.

Our people are the heart of our business. As our greatest asset, they make Musgrave a great place to work and in return, we aim to be the very best place to work, grow, and thrive. We are now inviting applications for the position of Store Manager for Centra Moira.

This role will have an agreed shift pattern set within the store opening hours. Shortlisted candidates will have the opportunity to discuss working hours and shift patterns in further detail at the interview. Candidates must be able to travel to the store via car, public transport, or other means to fulfill shift requirements.

The Role

To manage the daily operation of a company-owned store or a number of stores, ensuring policies, procedures, and brand are implemented effectively. This will include but is not limited to managing colleagues and assets, ensuring legal compliance, providing excellent levels of service to our customers, and maximizing sales and net profit.

Responsibilities:

1. Achieve, improve and work to stretch your agreed KPI targets.
2. Maximize store sales through stock positioning, managing and coordinating in-store and national promotions while ensuring full brand and range guideline adherence.
3. Maximize gross margin by active management of store layouts, range, and own label participation as per company procedures.
4. Management, planning, and organizing of quarterly stock takes.
5. Set and control overhead costs including rostering, ensuring controllable costs are within agreed targets, and proactively work on cost savings.
6. Achieve and maintain consistently high overall store standards in line with auditing standards.
7. Ensure customer, colleague, and third-party safety by managing food safety, council, and health and safety compliance.
8. Attract and retain talent through effective recruitment campaigns with the support of resourcing, ensuring fair employment compliance throughout all processes.
9. People management of colleagues including maintaining a colleague base to agreed levels, adherence to company policy and procedures, absence management, and performance management.
10. Engage and motivate colleagues using effective communication, coaching, and leadership to unlock their potential while ensuring action is taken to maintain and/or improve store annual engagement survey.
11. Work to achieve and maintain links with local communities and charity partners, keeping things local and at the heart of the community.

What's in it for you?

1. A competitive salary and bonus scheme.
2. A competitive holiday package with 30 days per year (including public holidays, pro rata for part-time).
3. Enhanced maternity pay, eligibility applies.
4. Paternity pay, eligibility applies.
5. Employee Assist Programme.
6. Share scheme, eligibility applies.
7. Discount Card for in-marketplace or store shopping, you decide.
8. Save for your future with our company pension scheme.
9. Learning and development if you want to progress within the company.
10. Extra discounts on days out, cinema tickets, and much more.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have/Be:

1. A minimum of 2 years recent experience in a convenience store at Store Manager level, or at least 2 years recent management experience in a supermarket environment at Store Manager level.
2. GCSE Maths and English, Grade C or above (or equivalent), and/or further education in a related discipline e.g. management/supervisory qualification.
3. Proven experience in stock control, people management, cost control, local marketing, HACCP implementation, and security.
4. Demonstrated experience in managing a team.
5. Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel packages.
6. Experience in Post Office, off-license, or forecourt.
7. Good knowledge of food safety practices.

Musgrave is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from diverse candidates. If we can make any accommodations to enable you to be the best version of yourself during the interview, please let us know.