Assistant Store Manager
<p><b>The Role</b></p> <p>In your dream role, you`ll receive:<br /></p> <ul> <li>Competitive salary: £32,000 on target earnings</li><li>Commission: Our uncapped commission scheme recognises the hard work and dedication of our superstar dreamers, with peak incentives to help you rack up the rewards.</li><li>Discounts: Amazing colleague discount on Dreams products, plus hundreds of brands including restaurants, holidays, and shopping.</li><li>Buy-in schemes: You`ll have the opportunity to buy extra holiday, private healthcare, or savings and loans.</li><li>Progression: No matter where your dreams take you, we`ll support your development with the opportunity to progress, Whether it`s a bitesize course on our Beducation learning platform or face-to-face training from our L&D team, there are heaps of ways to keep your skills sharp at Dreams.</li><li>Wellbeing: We partner with the Retail Trust to offer a full wellness hub, including a 24-hour helpline, out of hours GP services and access to counselling.</li><li>New in 2024 - enhanced maternity & paternity pay</li></ul> The job:<br />This role is a vital part of the management team in York. You will work closely with the Store Manager to help to drive team engagement and maximise all sales opportunities.<br />At Dreams, we are passionate about our people, so customers and colleagues are our top priority. With your help and guidance, the store team will make sure every customer finds their perfect bed.<br />Ready to skip the snooze button and get stuck in? Heres a taste of what you`ll be doing day-to-day<br /><ul> <li>Assisting with the day-to-day management of the store team to increase sales and ensure the highest level of customer satisfaction.</li><li>Playing a key role in creating a positive environment within your store, ensuring you and the team are regularly involved in business initiatives, sharing best practice and having fun.</li><li>In the Store Manager`s absence, you will proactively lead the team to achieve set goals, expectations and targets through effective coaching and training.</li><li>Motivating and inspiring all of our valued dreamers.</li><li>Walking the floor regularly, ensuring store standards are consistently high so every customer has an exceptional experience.</li></ul> <p><b>The Person</b></p> <p>This is the type of person we`re dreaming of:<br /></p> <ul> <li>Experience: You`ll be able to demonstrate previous retail or commercial sales experience, preferably with some experience of store and team management.</li><li>Commercially minded: You will be commercially focused and results-driven, with an aptitude for decision making.</li><li>Motivated: You will be highly experienced at working to performance targets, leading by example to identify sales opportunities and achieve results.</li><li>Inspirational: Your strong ability to lead will inspire and motivate your team.</li><li>Communicator: Using your excellent communications skills, you`ll be able to build rapport and establish great relationships with customers and colleagues.</li><li>Customer-focused: Every day, you`ll live our mission by putting our customers at the heart of everything you do.</li></ul> <p><b>About Dreams</b></p> <p>About us:<br />At Dreams, we know your bed is the best place in the whole world. But for the hours between precious sleep, we`d like to make work a special place to be too. We`re the UK`s most loved bed retailer, so it`s important our people feel the love as well.<br />Together we`ve been making bedtimes better since 1985, with no signs of hitting the snooze button. We`re owned by the world`s largest bedding provider, Tempur Sealy, and sell 14,000 mattresses, bases and headboards every single week. Now that`s a lot of Zzzs.<br />With over 200 stores nationwide, you`ll lead a team of sleep-savvy Bed Experts in a fun and friendly environment where every dreamer makes a difference. So if you`re bonkers about bed, silly for siestas and keen on your kip, Dreams could be the perfect place for you.<br />Dreams. Love your job.<br /></p>