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About the Role

As an Assistant Store Manager, you will maximize sales, drive efficiencies, and achieve performance targets by leading and inspiring your team. Every day will be varied, fast-paced, challenging, and rewarding. People are central to our operations, making your experience in leading, coaching, and motivating a high-performing team crucial for success. We invest in your personal development from day one, and flexible working options are available.

Responsibilities

Support the Store Manager in managing and inspiring the team to perform at their best.
Step up to cover the store when needed.
Create an atmosphere focused on delivering amazing service, achieving performance targets, and accurate stock processes.
Ensure a commercial, operationally efficient, and safe environment.
Demonstrate a hands-on approach to all operational and commercial activities by working alongside the team.
Ensure communication is up-to-date and accurate to meet business needs.

Requirements

Passionate about customers, people, and products, with an energetic approach that inspires others.
Exceptional commercial understanding with the ability to create a fantastic shopping experience.
A team player who thrives in a results-driven, fast-paced, and challenging environment.
Ability to adapt to change quickly and effectively guide the team through new objectives.
Great communicator, able to work naturally with people at all levels.
Calm and approachable under pressure, with realistic expectations of others.
Confident in problem-solving, making sound business decisions, challenging processes, and generating innovative ideas.
Experienced in leading and coaching a high-performing team and effectively dealing with people issues.
Effective multi-tasker capable of planning, organizing, and prioritizing workload.
Must evidence right to work in the UK.
Candidates must consider their own right to work options without Next sponsorship.
Must not have had an unsuccessful application for a similar role in the last 6 months.

Skills

Leading teams
Coaching
Motivating teams
Customer service
Stock management
Operational efficiency
Commercial awareness
Communication
Problem-solving
Decision-making
Adaptability
Multi-tasking
Planning
Organizing
Prioritization

Location

Work Type

Full-time
Flexible working options

Experience Level

Management experience
Experience in leading and coaching a high performing team

Benefits

Fantastic rewards for doing a great job and achieving great results
25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
Sharesave Scheme
60% off a generous (optional) working wardrobe allowance to buy clothes to wear for work (minimum 6 week contract)
Early VIP access to sale stock
Hot deals and exclusive offers from over 3,500 retailers through our online benefits platform
Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
Life assurance
Discounted health plan for you and your family
Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
Apprenticeship - Earn, learn and gain a qualification (England stores only)
Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more

About the Company

Next is a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 44,000 people.
We are the UK's 2nd largest fashion retailer and the market leader for Kidswear.
We operate over 450 stores, plus Next Online, and sell online in over 80 countries globally.

Equal Opportunity

We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary.
Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email careers@next.co.uk (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 479 2223 / 0044 116 479 2223 (line opening times are Monday to Thursday 9am - 5pm; Friday 9am - 4.45pm; Saturday 9am - 5pm & Sunday 9am - 4pm. Excludes bank holidays).