Store Manager Designate
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Tasks: Lead and support multiple stores to drive success and deliver exceptional customer experiences.
Company: Join a leading agricultural supply business with a passion for the rural community.
Benefits: Competitive salary, career development, and a dynamic work environment.
Why this job: Make a real impact in retail while nurturing talent and driving growth.
Qualifications: 2+ years of management experience in retail and strong leadership skills.
Other info: Flexible role with opportunities for travel across Hampshire and Dorset.
Store Manager Designate in Wickham
We are looking for a flexible and customer-focused Store Manager Designate to support our stores across Hampshire and Dorset. This is a key leadership role where you will work alongside store management teams to drive success, deliver exceptional customer experiences, and develop talent. If you are passionate about retail, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and want to make a real impact, we would love to hear from you.
As Store Manager Designate, you will play a vital role in supporting multiple stores, helping to deliver business plans, drive KPIs, and ensure operational excellence. You will lead by example, create a positive and solution-focused environment, and make sure every interaction reflects our values: customer first, innovative, knowledgeable, honest, committed, and courageous.
Responsibilities
- Working with Store Managers to deliver business plans focused on growth and commercial success
- Assisting in driving KPI results across stores and engaging teams in achieving performance goals
- Supporting stock control, seasonal promotions, and merchandising to maximise sales opportunities
- Coaching and developing colleagues to build strong succession plans for the future
- Supporting recruitment, onboarding, and training to maintain compliance and nurture talent
- Helping organise daily operations and manage store security
- Ensuring compliance with health & safety policies and company procedures
Qualifications
- At least 2 years' proven management experience within a comparable retail role
- Proven track record of delivering sales targets and managing budgets
- Strong understanding of retail operations, including sales, stock control, and customer service
- Skilled in problem-solving and decision-making under pressure
- Strong commercial awareness, including analysing sales trends and identifying growth opportunities
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to lead, motivate, and engage colleagues
- Flexible and adaptable, with a commitment to continuous improvement and team development
- A natural leader with a customer-first mindset and a passion for delivering outstanding service
- Current driving licence and willingness to travel across the region
We are one of the country's leading agricultural supply businesses offering a complete suite of in-store, on-farm and online services, inspired by our passion for the agricultural industry and wider rural community. Originally founded in 1960 by a small group of farmers, over the years we have grown and today we operate over 50 nationwide rural retail locations comprising [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk], Mole Country Stores, and Farmdirect, along with our direct to farm business providing feed, fertiliser, and other inputs to the nation's farmers. We exist for the greater good of our farming shareholders and work with them to improve their productivity, profitability, and sustainability. For everyone who works in one of [Employer hidden]' businesses - just like our customers who live and work in it - the countryside is a way of life and we are committed to UK agriculture.