Retail Store Manager Cork City

Convenience Store Manager Job Co Cork

Salary €60,000 - €65,000 DOE + Bonus.

Blue Forge Recruitment is proud to partner with a leading Convenience Supermarket Group. This highly rated brand is known for its operational policies and commitment to best practices, ensuring consistent performance and a healthy work environment. Following a significant investment in recent years, the store is a fast paced fresh food convenience outlet, modern spec, staffed by a dedicated team of up to 25 skilled employees, including a busy deli counter that accounts for almost 50 % of trade. This role is ideal for an experienced Retail Manager or Assistant Manager from a larger retail environment looking to raise your profile with a big retail name. You will gain valuable experience in back office operations, strengthen leadership skills, and take pride in the store's success under your guidance.

• Ensure the site runs efficiently and smoothly.
• Ensure the store reaches maximum profitability, sales and achieves other financial objectives like controlling waste, shrink and labour.
• Ensure your team demonstrates excellent standards in merchandising, customer service, and hygiene that reflect well on the group's reputation.
• Manage all HR, H&S related queries, ensuring your retail shop is compliant with all these matters.

• Must be a proven and experienced Retail Grocery Manager or Assistant Manager in a similar retail food environment ready to step up; the client might consider a proven management background in Catering if a similar structure to their store.
• Excellent organisation and leadership skills are a must, with the ability to lead and motivate teams under them, such as deli chargehands, Assistant Managers, and Supervisors and other senior staff.
• Commercially astute, looking for opportunities to increase revenue by knowing the retail landscape, and managing costs effectively, and using your supplier network to your advantage.
• Working knowledge of Labour Law, Health & Safety regulations, HACCP, and Consumer Law.