Store Manager
Northampton (New Store Opening) Salary: £35,510 Basic + Uncapped Bonus (OTE £60,000-£65,000)
Lead a Brand-New Store from Day One An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Store Manager to lead the launch of a brand-new retail showroom in Northampton.
This is a unique opportunity for a driven and commercially focused Store Manager to make a genuine impact from day one. You'll be responsible for building, motivating and developing a brand-new team while driving sales performance and creating an outstanding customer experience.
We're looking for a hands-on leader with experience within the furniture, home furnishings, home improvement, or wider big-ticket retail sector. You'll be passionate about people, thrive in a target-driven environment, and have a proven track record of delivering results through strong leadership and coaching.
With a basic salary of £35,510 and realistic earnings of £60,000-£65,000 through an industry-leading uncapped bonus scheme , this is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious Store Manager looking for their next challenge.
The Role
As Store Manager , you will take full responsibility for the overall performance of the showroom, ensuring sales targets, customer satisfaction, and operational standards are consistently achieved.
Key responsibilities include:
- Driving showroom sales performance and profitability.
- Leading, coaching and developing a newly recruited sales team.
- Creating a high-performance culture focused on customer service and results.
- Recruiting, onboarding and retaining top retail talent.
- Delivering regular training, feedback and performance reviews.
- Managing daily showroom operations and ensuring exceptional retail standards.
- Maintaining compliance across health & safety, GDPR, financial procedures and stock control.
- Working alongside visual merchandising teams to create an engaging customer environment.
- Analysing sales data and identifying opportunities to improve performance.
- Championing a seamless customer journey across both in-store and digital channels.
- Creating a positive, motivated and collaborative team culture.
About You
To be successful in this Store Manager position, you'll have:
- Previous experience managing a high-turnover retail store.
- Furniture, home furnishings, home improvement or similar big-ticket retail experience.
- A proven track record of driving sales growth and delivering against targets.
- Strong leadership, coaching and people development skills.
- The ability to motivate and inspire teams to achieve exceptional results.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- A hands-on leadership style with strong commercial awareness.
- Experience building engagement and performance within sales-driven environments.
What's On Offer?
- £35,510 basic salary.
- Uncapped bonus scheme with realistic OTE of £60,000-£65,000.
- Employee discount programme.
- Generous holiday allowance.
- Additional day off for your birthday or a special occasion.
- Pension scheme with employer contributions.
- Life assurance.
- Employee rewards and discounts platform.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Ongoing training and development opportunities.
- Free on-site parking.
Working Hours
Full-time, 40 hours per week.
- 5 days out of 7, including weekends.
- One full weekend off every six weeks.
Apply Today
If you're an experienced Store Manager with a passion for leading successful sales teams and are excited by the opportunity to launch and grow a brand-new store, we would love to hear from you.
Please note that applications will be reviewed as they are received and the vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of suitable applications are received.
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