Assistant Store Manager

Job description

About The Role
What youll be doing:

• You will be working up to 45 hours per week - all extra time worked is paid or can be taken as time off in lieu
• Working with the Store Manager, youll share joint responsibility for the day to day running of the store
• Youll be leading by example, co-managing a small team of between 4 - 6 members of staff
• Youll be committed to motivating your team to deliver a great customer experience as well as achieving challenging sales targets
• With a commitment to offering honest advice, you will build rapport with customers, exceeding their expectations and reassuring them when they're bewildered by choice

What youll need - skills and experience:

• Proven experience in a retail customer service orientated or sales environment
• Supervisory or junior management experience within a retail or field sales position, ideally in a hard goods environment
• Youll have practical experience / knowledge of some or all of our product range
• Proven ability to sell some or all of our product range
• Proven ability to deliver excellent customer service to all of our customers
• Proven experience in achieving sales targets
• You'll be a confident, enthusiastic team player
• Your personal skills should include accuracy and numeracy as well as basic computer literacy
• Youll possess a high degree of self motivation and a can-do attitude
• Youll demonstrate a desire to succeed both individually and as co-leader of the team

Benefits
What youll get in return for your commitment:

• Staff Discounts
• Healthcare Cash plans
• A company pension scheme
• Life Cover
• Access to the Retail Trust, our well-being platform - offering a 24-hour helpline for a variety of support services
• Discounts on 100`s of high street & online brands including restaurants, holidays, and shopping
• Role specific training and development
• Proactive promotion of internal candidates
• Paid Breaks
• Free Tea & Coffee

About The Company
Where youll be working:
Machine Mart are the UKs leading specialist retailer of workshop power tools and equipment to the general public and trade customers.With stores nationwide and over 40 years in business we are at the forefront of our sector and are supporting our recent success with continued growth. For further information on our company and our product range, visit our website:www.machinemart.co.uk

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Leith

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Salary indication

£26,000 Per Month

Published at

05-07-2026

Profession type

Retail

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English