Store Manager | Sales & Business Development

Location: Sunbury-on-Thames

Salary: £38,000 + up to 20% annual performance bonus

OTE: Up to £47,120 including potential audit bonus

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

Reference: VRSSS26

The Opportunity

Are you a commercially driven Store Manager who thrives on generating sales, winning new business and leading a successful team?

We are recruiting for a rapidly expanding, investment backed retail business with ambitious growth plans across London and the surrounding areas.

This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of an established location within a growing organisation that rewards initiative, commercial performance and leadership.

This is not a traditional retail management role where sales are generated primarily through customer footfall. We are looking for someone who actively creates sales opportunities, develops new business relationships and takes a proactive approach to achieving targets.

If you enjoy the challenge of winning customers, closing deals and growing revenue, this could be an excellent next step.

Your Responsibilities

• Take ownership of store performance, revenue growth and daily operations.
• Proactively generate new business through outbound calls, prospecting, networking and local business development.
• Identify sales opportunities with both individual consumers and commercial customers.
• Convert enquiries into sales through effective questioning, objection handling and closing techniques.
• Build relationships with local businesses to develop new revenue streams.
• Lead, coach and motivate your team to achieve individual and store sales targets.
• Monitor sales KPIs, conversion rates and commercial performance.
• Manage customer relationships, retention and opportunities for additional sales.
• Maintain high standards of customer service, store presentation, facilities and operational compliance.

What We Are Looking For

Proven experience in proactively generating sales is essential.

We are particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate:

• Store Management, Branch Management or strong Assistant Management experience.
• A successful track record of achieving sales targets through proactive selling and business development.
• Experience generating new business rather than relying solely on customers entering a store.
• Confidence in outbound prospecting, lead generation, relationship building and closing sales.
• The ability to identify commercial opportunities and turn them into revenue.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and develop a sales focused team.
• A hands on, commercially driven approach with the confidence to take ownership of results.
• Experience working towards measurable sales KPIs, revenue targets and conversion objectives.

Experience within telecommunications, furniture, electricals, automotive, specialist retail, consultative sales or other commercially focused environments would be particularly advantageous.

Important: This position requires demonstrable proactive sales experience. Candidates whose backgrounds are primarily focused on stock management, merchandising, checkout operations or processing existing customer transactions without direct sales generation responsibilities are unlikely to meet the requirements.

Right to Work: Applicants must have permanent, unrestricted right to work in the UK without requiring visa sponsorship.

Salary & Benefits

• £38,000 basic salary
• Annual performance bonus of up to 20%
• Potential additional audit bonus of up to 4%, subject to performance
• Total potential annual earnings of up to £47,120
• 28 days annual leave including bank holidays
• Additional day off for your birthday
• Paid volunteering day
• Employee rewards and recognition programme
• Comprehensive training and ongoing development
• Career progression within an expanding business

Ready for Your Next Challenge?

If you are a commercially ambitious Store Manager who enjoys generating new business, developing people and delivering measurable sales results, we would welcome your application.

Apply today quoting VRSSS26.

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