Job Title: Shop Manager
Location: Brighton
Salary: Depending on experience a salary of up to £30,000 pa. with fixed rotas
Job Type: Permanent / Full Time – Approximately 40 hours per week
Knepp is a pioneering rewilding project and the subject of the bestselling book and feature film, “Wilding” by Isabella Tree. Since starting rewilding 25 years ago, rare and endangered species have found sanctuary here and the sheer abundance of life is astonishing. Knepp’s dynamic and rebounding ecosystem is a story of hope, showing how nature can bounce back if we let it. Now, thousands of nature-lovers come here to explore this wild, changing landscape.
Our Shop is the entranceway to Knepp and an exciting landscape in itself, with over 1000 product lines that showcases the very best of planet-positive produce and gifts. With sustainability at it’s core, the shop offers beautiful lifestyle products and gifts that inspire a wilder way of living. We also stock our own award-winning quality organic meat, grown on the estate, as well as fresh produce from our onsite organic market garden.
We are looking for an engaging and passionate Shop Manager to join our team and help take the shop in exciting new directions. If you’re excited by sustainability, community and beautiful products, this role is for you.
Main Responsibilities:
- Managing a small team of shop assistants
- Replenishing stock, liaising with suppliers and our sourcing team to maintain orders in line with demand
- Managing of stock, overseeing stock rotations, deliveries, and organising of storage and displays.
- Working with our sourcing team and designer to collate stock forecasts
- Ensure wastage is kept to a minimum, closely monitoring short-dated stock, and liaising with the kitchen to utilise fresh stock that doesn’t sell.
- Maintaining beautiful and organised shop displays
- Maximise and grow sales in the farm shop through effective and inspirational leadership of your team, ensuring delivery of excellent customer service
About you:
We are looking for an individual with previous management experience who understands customer service. The ideal candidate will have:
- Positive can-do attitude, proactive and an eye for detail
- Excellent time management and planning skills
- Natural leadership skills
- A passion for sustainability and produce
Experience:
- Retail sales: 3 years (preferred)
- Supervising experience: 3 years (preferred)
- Customer service: 3 years (preferred)
- Retail management: 3 years (preferred)
- Management: 3 years (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (preferred)
Employee Benefits:
- Employee discount in our restaurant and shop
- Company pension,
- Free on-site parking
Please click on the APPLY button to submit your CV for this role.
Overseas candidates will NOT be considered for this role. We are not sponsoring Visa’s at this time, so please refrain from applying unless eligible to work in the UK
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Retail Shop Manager, Retail Manager, Shop Manager, Retail Coordinator, Retail Management, Shop Team Leader, Retail Sales Manager, Sales Manager, Retail Store Manager, Store Manager, General Shop Manager, Retail Store Coordinator, Retail Store Leader, Retail Shop Coordinator may also be considered for this role.
