Senior Supervisor

**Job description Senior Supervisor**

**About the Role**

**IMMEDIATE START**

We are looking for an experienced Senior Supervisor to help oversee our iconic store located in Fort William. The applicant must have retail experience, preferably at supervisor/management level, and knowledge of the outdoor sports market would be a great advantage.

Your main responsibilities will include:

- Experience in merchandising within a retail environment
- The ability to train and develop others
- Experience in dealing with the public
- Experience in cash handling/banking
- Experience in stock room management
- Sound product knowledge
- Sound health & safety knowledge
- An active participant in outdoor activities
- Administration experience

**About you**

Ø Able to assist the Store Manager to set up the store to maximize business performance.

Ø Help increase sales and reduce costs through well managed operation controls.

Ø Must have strong commercial drive and proven experience in delivering sales in a demanding retail environment.

A Supervisor is a vital chain in the management ladder, providing support for management and another level of management for staff.

**Our Company**

At Nevisport we believe in providing the best in outdoor gear and helping our customers find the right outdoor supplies for their needs. Our expert staff have chosen from the best available clothing and equipment so that our customers can be sure they are getting the finest outdoor products at some of the best prices.

Nevisport was founded in 1970 in the shadow of Ben Nevis by climbers Ian A Sykes MBE and Ian D Sutherland, who were dissatisfied with the poor selection of climbing equipment found in existing UK stores.

The duo, who were then active members of the Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team, opened the first Nevisport shop in Fort William with savings from Sykes’ days in the RAF and British Antarctic Survey team. Just four years later, the store had to relocate to larger premises and subsequently opened a second store in Glasgow to cope with its success, growing into one of the country’s leading outdoor speciality retailers.

In the early 1990s, the company dipped their toes into Edinburgh and opened the UK’s highest outdoor shop on the western slopes of Aonach Mor at the top of the gondola at the Nevis Range ski centre - arguably Britain’s only true ‘mountain’ shop.

It was at this time that Sykes was awarded an MBE for ‘services to sport and mountain rescue’, in part due to the enormous success of the Nevis Range Ski Centre where he worked as Managing Director for 12 years and was also a key motivator in the creation of the resort in the first place.

Sykes and Sutherland retired in 2004, leaving the company a household name in the outdoor retail industry with stores stretching across Scotland and over the border into England.

Three years later, the business was acquired by Jacobs & Turner Ltd leading to the company’s headquarters and warehouse relocating to Glasgow.

**WORKING FOR NEVISPORT**

Working for Nevisport:

- You will receive 30 days holiday, rising by one day per year of service and capped at 32 (inclusive of public holidays)
- Benefit from corporate discounts for you, your friends and family, making the most of the great outdoors

Full access to our fantastic Employee Assistance Programme, offering all areas of support and advice for all colleagues

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Senior Supervisor