Retail Manager Retail Manager - Part-Time

Do you have experience in retail management, and want to be part of a friendly team who generate income for a worthwhile cause? Pilgrims Hospices is looking for a part-time Retail Manager to join the team in our Burgate Books and Old Bank Bookshop , helping to co-ordinate the effective operation and management retail staff and volunteers, as well as the day-to-day service of the shop. Our Retail Managers are responsible for the daily running of the shop, including stock control, visual merchandising, gift aid and management of volunteers and staff. The bookshop Manager will be expected to manage their time to ensure that they are in contact with both shops as well as spending time in the warehouse providing guidance and sorting books for sale. Picking and sorting stock when required from our central distribution site Carrying out shop administration Prepare weekly rotas on a monthly basis, ensuring the shop is adequately staffed at all times Identify opportunities within the community to raise the profile of the shop and in turn bring in further income. Meeting and exceeding financial targets. This is a part-time role (28 hrs per week). The role is based at Pilgrims Hospices’ Burgate Books and Old Bank Bookshop . Working days will be between Monday and Sunday, with a regular shift pattern allocated, although you will need to be flexible. Entrepreneurial and commercial mind. A flexible and positive attitude As an award-winning employer, Pilgrims provides end of life care services to patients and their families across east Kent. Our commitment is to provide open, compassionate care and expertise for patients and their families – both in the community and in-patient units. Of a community where people with a terminal illness and their family and friends are supported and empowered to live well in mind and body until the very last moment of their life”. Pilgrims Hospices continues to create a highly skilled, motivated, engaged and healthy workforce by providing an environment where staff and volunteers feel highly motivated to perform their roles to a consistently high standard, and actively role model our charitable behaviours and values. To achieve our Vision , we have a shared set of values and behaviours that enable us to be the people and the charity that patients and their loved ones need us to be. Compassionate We treat everyone with compassion and care Dynamic We are dynamic, improving and developing our service As an Employer of Choice we are committed supporting our employees and volunteers through both a holistic benefits package, but also through wellbeing and work/life balance. Opportunities for professional development through a range of extensive learning A workplace pension scheme. Those joining us from the NHS may retain eligibility to membership of the NHS pension scheme A good work-life balance and realistic working hours Financial discounts, provided through the Blue Light Card scheme