Retail Supervisor (Darlington Superstore)

We're looking for an inspiring superstore supervisor to join Cancer Research UK's trading team. You'll be acting as an ambassador for Cancer Research UK, supporting the superstore management team to maximise on sales and fundraising targets. Your superstore will be a place where your community gets to meet our people, understand our brand, and see some of the great things we do.

You'll also be surrounded by people who are as dedicated to beating cancer as you are.

What will I be doing?

• Taking responsibility for the commercial running of display and merchandising, stock management and generation, maintaining shop standards, store layout, sales and income.

• Working alongside the superstore management team to meet agreed targets for donated stock, cash, benchmark gift aid, average selling price, sell through and stock processing.

• Leading by example and providing excellent customer and supporter service.

• Supporting the organisation and delivery of creative fundraising events for your store

• Deputising for the superstore management team by assuming additional responsibilities including supervision of colleagues and volunteers, assisting with team training and undertaking keyholder responsibilities when required.

• There will be a varied amount of manual handling and physical activity required within the day-to-day duties of the role.

What are you looking for?

• Experience of supervising and inspiring a diverse team of people.

• Comfort working in a vibrant and fast-paced customer facing environment.

• The ability to create relationships and communicate well.

• Commercial awareness.

• Adaptability to changing situations.

• Creativity and an ability to use your initiative and provide direction to a team.

• Flexibility, our retail teams cover the needs of their stores by working on a rota basis. Whilst a level of flexibility is needed to meet the needs of the business, we don't forget that you have a life outside of work too.