Assistant Store Manager

Assistant Store Manager Recruitment Event - Tuesday 28th January 2025

Looking to develop your career in retail with a vibrant independent British lifestyle brand? We have Assistant Store Manager opportunities across some of our London stores.

Join us as we grow! With exciting plans to open new stores and expand existing ones through 2025, you'll find incredible opportunities for growth, skill development, and career progression.

You will be passionate, enthusiastic, driven and ambitious. Excited by new opportunities to learn and develop your skills, and eager to take on new challenges. You will bring positivity, a cool head and warm heart to ensure you inspire your team and customers alike.

A bit about us …

At Oliver Bonas (OB), our values of Work Hard, Play Hard & Be Kind are integral to everything we do. Collaboration, imagination, curiosity, and teamwork are key to our success, and everyone has their part to play in making OB a special place to work.

Having fun is key, and a playful and positive approach creates an optimistic environment. We don’t take ourselves too seriously, but we are serious about what we do.

Our team knows their stuff. They’re confident, creative and unafraid to challenge convention to find solutions, taking accountability for their actions, but always with kindness and humility.

More about the role …

You will need you to be flexible throughout London (within Zones 1- 6) with the opportunity to work in our different store location.

Our Assistant Store Managers have responsibility for the following:
• Analysis a variety of reports to measure the success of the store and team
• Working with KPIs to evaluate the store’s performance and identify development areas
• Travelling to other stores, supporting store management teams as and when business needs
• Leading by example and providing guidance to all team members, making sure their personal objectives and the store’s objectives are being met
• Working alongside the store manager to ensure the team delivers exceptional customer experiences.
• Supporting your store manager with team member progress meetings and appraisals to support with their career development
• Follow company guidelines for all cash handling including till transactions and cashing up
• Make sure the team always adhere to OB operational standards
• Have an approachable yet authoritative written and verbal communication style, in-keeping with the Oliver Bonas tone of voice.

Bonas Benefits:
• Generous employee discount up to 60% off all OB products
• Free access to our 24 hour employee assistance programme with Care First – offering financial, emotional and vocational support
• Flexible holiday – 30 days (including bank holidays) – increasing to 35 days with length of service
• Annual discretionary profit related bonus scheme
• Free membership for our Westfield Health Cash Plan or Private Medical
• Auto-enrolment into our pension plan
• Refer a Friend incentive
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity Voice network and EDI team
• Mental Health First Aider support
• Education and support throughout Looop eLearning platform
• Free refreshments and treats in store

What we look for:
• Experience in team management.
• Positivity, vibrancy and ready to take on anything.
• Someone who’s kind, helpful and considerate towards customers and team members alike.
• Exceptional organisation skills and natural multi-tasking ability.
• Commercial awareness.
• Ambition, resourcefulness and someone who’s looking for opportunities to learn more.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at OB

At Oliver Bonas, our promise is to do our bit to make living a joyful experience and give cause for optimism. This promise is central to our work in equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). To bring joy to others, we must first ensure everyone at OB feels valued, included and most importantly, can be themselves at work.

It is important to us that our brand reflects wider society and the communities in which we operate. As a result, we welcome all eligible applicants for this role however we are particularly interested in speaking to eligible candidates from the Black, Asian & Mixed Heritage communities.

Oliver Bonas is a Disability Confident Committed employer under the Disability Confident employer scheme.

To read more about our ED&I commitments, head over to the EDI page on our website