<div class="box" id="jobmain"><!-- Introduction --><div><h3>Job Introduction</h3><p><br>Store Location: Cheltenham EP</p><p>Store Hours: 42.5</p><p>With a real focus on customer experience and colleague development, our Store Managers are key to driving the success of our stores. As a store manager, you will be responsible for delivering commercial growth and developing a team culture of putting the customer at the heart of everything we do.</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div><!-- Responsibilities --><div><h3>Role Responsibility</h3><ul><li>You will have overall responsibility for the running of the store, focusing on customer experience, colleague development, and delivering commercial growth in line with our 5-year strategy.</li><li>Putting the customer at the heart of everything we do you will develop a team of colleagues who live and breathe our customer promise and actively seek ways to delight our customers.</li><li>You will coach, train and develop colleagues within your store harnessing their strengths and building on development areas.</li><li>Be proactive in recruiting a team of Assistant Managers, Team Leaders, and Sales Assistants that reflect our values, behaviours with the required skill set to meet our business needs.</li><li>Make commercial decisions around stock availability and merchandising.</li><li>Actively seek contact with key stakeholders to gain a wider understanding of the business</li><li>Providing constructive and beneficial feedback to the store team, District and Regional Managers around store performance and business opportunities to encourage continual growth.</li></ul></div><!-- Ideal Candidate --><div><h3>The Ideal Candidate</h3><ul><li>You will be as passionate about celebrating our customers’ life moments as we are</li><li>Have previous experience as a store manager within a retail environment working collaboratively with wider stakeholders across the business</li><li>Have experience in&nbsp;leading and developing a team of colleagues</li><li>Be prepared to work towards KPIs&nbsp;in a fast-paced environment</li></ul></div><!-- About the Company --><div><h3>About the Company</h3><p><br>Card Factory is the UK’s leading specialist retailer of greeting cards, dressings, and gifts with over one thousand stores across the UK and Ireland.  In 2020 we launched our exciting 5-year business strategy including our vision of becoming a true&nbsp;Omni-channel retailer.  This strategy sees significant investment into our&nbsp;colleagues across the business creating multiple opportunities to join a fast-paced environment and be part of&nbsp;our&nbsp;exciting&nbsp;journey. &nbsp;</p><p>In return, we offer a wide range of benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial well-being.<br>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><ul><li>25% Card Factory colleague discount in-store and online</li><li>Save As You Earn scheme</li><li>Financial Wellbeing Support&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<ul><li>Financial Education Tools</li><li>Salary Advance</li></ul></li><li>Seasonal incentive schemes</li><li>Opportunity to apply for Retail Apprenticeships</li><li>Access to blended learning and development content</li><li>Discounted mobile phone contracts</li><li>Discounts across 100’s of UK retailers</li><li>Employee Assistance Programme – access to tools to support mental, physical, and financial wellbeing</li></ul><p><iframe height="100%" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/kyRjr40aYYE?showinfo=0&amp;controls=0&amp;rel=0" width="100%"></iframe></p><p>This is an exciting role with genuine prospects for the right candidate. If this role describes you and your career aspirations, click apply now.</p><p>We reserve the right to close this vacancy once sufficient suitable applications have been received. We advise applying early to avoid disappointment as applications will be reviewed regularly.&nbsp;</p><p>No agencies, please.</p></div><!-- Hiring Organisation --><div><p>Sportswift Ltd T/A cardfactory</p></div><!-- Apply Button --><a href="https://careers.cfjobs.co.uk/members/?j=26796&amp;lang=en&amp;" class="btn btn-apply applybottom">Apply<i class="fas fa-chevron-right"></i></a></div>