Assistant Store Manager - #1712092

Assistant Store Manager - Silverburn Shopping Centre, Glasgow - BRAND NEW STORE!

Welcome to HARIBO, Europe's largest and most successful sugar-confectionery brand! Our mission is to bring happiness to kids and grown-ups and we're looking for talented people to join our team to help us achieve this.

We're opening a new retail store in Silverburn Shopping Centre in Glasgow. As our 12th retail store in the UK, and our first in Scotland, this is an exciting time for the business as we continue to invest in our retail offering across the UK. This store will feature exciting concepts that will add something truly unique to the Silverburn shopping experience. We are looking for a leader with experience developing a new team to deliver fantastic service standards as well as lead and develop the high volume sales operation.

You will be an experienced, dynamic, commercially focused Assistant Store Manager with proven results to leading teams and grow sales. This will be a busy role with a brand new team in our new store in the fabulous Silverburn shopping centre, Glasgow. We are not looking for someone to follow our guide – we are looking for a manager who can analyse our current performance and bring improvements to sales and operational efficiency through their own ideas and retail experience to help deliver a HARIBO experience for our customers and colleagues instore. Our Assistant Store Manager for Silverburn will be self-motivated and hands on with previous exposure to working in a fast-paced retail environment and must be prepared to lead the team with a one-team approach to retail.

Team Leadership skills and a focus on people, customers and sales are all key, along with a drive to make the store environment and the team, the best they possibly can be!

Our mix that awaits you:

As an Assistant Store Manager, you will be responsible for supporting the Store Manager to deliver HARIBO sales targets and KPI's by executing HARIBO customer service, retail and operational standards. It's an exciting time for HARIBO Retail as we continue to invest in developing our retail teams and business across Scotland.

Our promise to you:

• The ability to make changes and deliver initiatives that will shape the success of the retail business


• Leadership responsibilities within your retail store, for your team and their development


• Accountability to be able to ensure processes are seamless and customer service is the best it can be!


• Being able to develop meaningful relationships within the store team

Ingredients that you bring with you:

• Excellent organisational skills


• Be disciplined, proactive and adaptable


• Display strong interpersonal skills with all stakeholders


• Experience of stock management procedures along with good communication skills


• People Management experience essential


• A key role model of our HARIBO values

Life at the 'happy world' means:

• Competitive salary up to £30,000 dependant on your experience


• 28 days holiday + Bank Holidays


• Life Insurance


• Enhanced Company Pension


• 20% discount in our Stores


• A supportive and dynamic induction period within our other retail stores and the wider HARIBO business


• And you can't forget...Sweet treats!!

Hours of Work:

This role is 40 hours a week, working in a flexible nature to suit the needs of the retail business. UK travel may be required with this role, as the retail team work as a very close knit team, where support to other stores is often required.

Valid driving licence is essential as you will be required to travel to other stores.