we are looking for a store manager in the fulham putney bridge area to join our organisation ideabright ltd is a family owned and managed business dedicated to supplying premium quality performance cleaning domestics tools and pest control products using our 30 years of experience in sales of household and building materials we selectively source our products from leading manufacturers we have a choice of a wide range of products ranging from electronic devices to cleaning products to clothing organizers we are a well established store retailer within the uk europe with a variety of products across all retail sectors and are looking for store managers who are ready to take a hands on approach to running our new location in this role you will be reporting to the general manager and will primarily be responsible for effectively managing one of a family of five stores and ensure your team deliver strong commercial results our stores are fast paced with over products in a constantly changing environment in order to be considered for the role you must have strong experience in proven retail management experience ability to manage availability of stock ability to manage recruit and develop staff to achieve targets commercially driven control various aspects of costing against sales attributes we are looking for include problem solving and decision making we need people who can set goals and surpass them people who have ideas flexibility imagination and resilience want to take responsibility and like to use their initiative have the confidence and the credibility to challenge and come up with new ways of working an enquiring mind and the ability to understand and solve complex challenges are necessary we are looking for fresh innovative minds and creative spirits managing yourself you should be able to manage yourself and your time efficiently monitor employee performance employee performance needs to be monitored in mutually accepted ways policies and procedures need to be clear individual and group conferencing should be undertaken not only to monitor performance but with the expectation of ongoing professional development and support there should be frequent encouragement and clear criteria for ongoing goals both for the group and individual demonstrates working knowledge and expertise good leadership comes from a place of strong knowledge and experience of the production and process leading to results if a leader does not possess all the expertise and knowledge personally then regular consultations with experts involved in the departments should be held this is important in order to maintain an accurate and informed overall picture good decision making good leadership is characterized by the ability to make good decisions a leader considers all the different factors before making a decision clear firm decisions combined with the willingness and flexibility to adapt and adjust decisions when necessary create confidence in the leadership this job was originally posted as wwwtotaljobscomjobseekingstoremanagerjob