Overnights Team Leader

**Description**:

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PART TIME 16HRS PER WEEK_**

We’re a much-loved brand with an exciting future. Our Islanders are a diverse bunch of bright, talented people who love working together - and are proud of the work they do. Progression here can take you in all kinds of directions.

This is what a career at River Island is like. And this is where yours starts.

**Key Responsibilities...**:
**COMMUNICATION**
- Set up team briefs and communicates / cascade the store actions and targets
- Check’s business communication channels and drives actions to achieve priorities
- Effectively delegates accountabilities within the store team
- Communicates and champions current business initiatives
- Clear and concise communication when leading visits in your store when stepping up in management absence.

**CUSTOMER FOCUS**
- Works with the management team to actively look at ways to improve a customer focused culture in store and within the team
- Drives conversion, footfall, and all service KPIs in store
- Frequently adjusts approach to ensure customer needs are met and to improve service

**OPERATIONS**
- Creates a safe & secure working environment for self, colleagues, and customers by working with the Management Team in complying with all Health and Safety & Retail Risk legislation, policies & procedures.
- Supports the Management Team in ensuring that all Health and Safety & Retail Risk training is completed and up to date for yourself team.
- Completes price events and promotional activity in line with company communication
- Drives delivery process and productivity in line with company expectations
- Ensures daily replenishment and size availability checks are completed to company timescales.
- Works with the management team to action daily stockroom walkthroughs and identify product opportunities

**VISUAL & COMMERCIAL**
- Supports with implementing and maintaining exceptional company layouts, sale launches and visual merchandising guidelines and standards.
- Conduct daily walkthroughs in store, identifying areas that need visual attention in Management absence.
- Analysis of data using company tools to ensure that the Commercial File is up to date and opportunities are identified and action taken. Has a good knowledge of your store profile and performance

**PEOPLE**
- Supports with proactively recruiting the best team, ensuring a thorough induction is completed
- Develop and coach Sales Advisors, providing feedback in a prompt, constructive, and encouraging manner ensuring follow up is carried out where necessary
- Able to have difficult conversations, acting in the best interest of the store and individual
- Competent in acting as a note taker in formal meetings and knowledgeable on people processes
- Supports a culture of recognition in store
- Encourages a Diverse and Inclusive culture where everyone feels included

**COST & BUDGETING**
- Is aware of store performance and controllable costs within the store and actions needed to improve.
- Checks daily deployments to ensure staffing levels are sufficient to achieve store priorities and service KPIs

**This Is For You...**:

- **Discount**-**Generous 50% staff discount & uniform allowance so you can treat yourself to our latest products
- **RI Rewards** - Reducing Islanders everyday expenses through discounts, benefits, financial advice, wellbeing solutions and more with Reward Gateway On top of this you will also be entitled to a generous bonus scheme.
- **Island culture** - Stores fitted with Kindness Cupboards to support Islanders with basic food & hygiene products if needed. We also work closely with the Retail Trust to create dedicated support for all our Islanders
- **Family Hub** - Every family is unique, we support Islanders with all different family setups enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption & fertility treatment
- **Giver Island** - Give as you earn scheme, a ‘Giver Island’ day each year and matched funding
- **Opportunities** - Progression focus throughout Retail & Head Office. Support with upskilling skills through on the job training and qualifications
- **Pension** - A contributory private pension scheme
- **Holiday**:

- 28 days paid holiday, inclusive of Bank Holidays. Also the option to buy additional holiday for whatever the need

**We mentioned the discount, right?**

**Keeping You Safe...**:
At River Island we are committed to the safeguarding of all of our employees regardless of age or job role. We will fulfil our obligation under the Prevent duty which seeks to stop extremism and extremist views from materialising in our business. We promote and encourage the belief in British Values

**Every Islander Counts**

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