Store Leadership Position

6 days ago


Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom WHSmith Full time
Job Description

**About WHSmith**

WHSmith is a leading retailer with a rich heritage, operating in various sectors including airports, hospitals, rail stations, and motorway services. We have established strong partnerships with renowned brands such as M&S and Costa Coffee, enhancing our offerings to customers across the UK.

**Store Manager Role**

As a Store Manager in Chester Rail, you will be responsible for leading and inspiring your team to deliver exceptional customer service, meet business objectives, and create a positive working environment that fosters growth and development. Our goal is to make our customers, colleagues, and partners proud to be associated with WHSmith, whether it's a daily commute or a holiday abroad.

**Key Responsibilities**

  • **Guiding and Engaging Your Team**: Lead your team to achieve excellent standards and results in line with the Trading plan.
  • **Creating a Culture of Learning and Support**: Foster a culture that encourages learning, support, and recognition, identifying opportunities for personal skill development, product knowledge, and self-awareness to support colleagues in a welcoming environment.
  • **Performance Management**: Play a key role in ensuring colleagues are supported, set clear and measurable targets, and are aware of their performance.
  • **Local Knowledge and Community Involvement**: Work with Head Office to share your knowledge of the local environment, maximizing local opportunities and community involvement.
  • **People and Succession Planning**: Develop and implement a robust people and succession plan, working with the Region to support people development and succession planning, including review and development plans for all colleagues.
  • **Store Performance and Improvement**: Keep teams informed about store business performance and challenge areas for improvement.
  • **Store Pride and Safety**: Create a sense of pride within the store, ensuring both colleagues and customer facilities are of a good standard, and that we operate safely and legally.

**Requirements**

  • **Current Store Manager Experience**: Current Store Manager (or equivalent) in a fast-paced retail or similar environment, ideally with multi-site experience.
  • **Leadership and Motivation**: Confident in energizing, influencing, and motivating store management and teams to deliver exceptional service and performance.
  • **Organizational Skills**: Organized, proactive, and able to prioritize at pace in a fast-paced retail environment.
  • **Employee Lifecycle Management**: Experience in managing the employee lifecycle from recruitment, onboarding, and ongoing performance reviews.
  • **People Development**: Proven people development experience, focused on fostering a supportive, productive, efficient, and inclusive environment.
  • **Stakeholder Management**: Strong stakeholder management experience, able to influence and communicate with your team, peers, head office colleagues, and senior stakeholders with gravitas and conviction.


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