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Store Manager – South London

London Decorators Merchants · London

# Store Manager – South London **London Decorators Merchants** · London · `On-site` 🕒 **Статус:** *Опубликовано: вчера* · *Источник: Indeed* --- ### About the Role Store Manager South East / South West London Full Time – Permanent | 42 hours per week Competitive salary, dependent on experience London Decorators Merchants (LDM) is an established independent paint and decorating merchant with a growing network of stores across London and the South East. We are looking for an experienced, commercially minded Store Manager to join our South London operation. This is not simply about opening the doors and running the shop each day. We are looking for someone who wants to grow a business. You will have ownership of your store's performance, your team and the customer experience. We want a manager who knows their customers, understands their local market and is prepared to get out from behind the counter to win new business as well as develop the customers we already have. The role You will be responsible for the day-to-day performance of the store, including: - Leading, motivating and developing your team. - Driving sales, margin and profitable growth - Building strong relationships with trade and retail customers - Winning new business and developing existing accounts - Re-engaging, lapsed customers and identifying local sales opportunities. - Delivering excellent customer service and maintaining strong product knowledge - Ensuring the store is well merchandised, fully operational and presented to a high standard. - Managing stock, availability and operational controls - Taking ownership of store targets and performance - Maintaining high standards of health & safety and company compliance - Working closely with our commercial and senior management teams to identify opportunities for growth This is a hands-on management role . Our Store Managers lead from the front and are an important part of the day-to-day customer experience. Who we're looking for. We are looking for someone with proven management experience within retail, merchanting or a similar commercially focused environment. You may already be a Store Manager or Branch Manager , or an experienced Deputy or Assistant Manager who can demonstrate that you are ready to take full responsibility for a store. Experience within the paint and decorating industry, builders' merchants, trade retail or a similar environment would be a strong advantage. You should be: - An experienced and confident people manager - Commercially aware and comfortable working to sales and margin targets - Able to demonstrate success in growing sales or generating new business. - Proactive about developing customers and identifying opportunities. - Excellent at building long-term customer relationships - Able to motivate a team and set clear standards. - Organised, accountable and comfortable taking full ownership of store performance. - Practical and prepared to get involved in all aspects of running the store. - Someone who notices opportunities and acts on them rather than waiting to be asked. Above all, we are looking for someone with energy, commercial drive and a genuine desire to grow their store . Why join LDM? LDM is an independent business, which means good ideas can be acted on quickly and our managers have the opportunity to make a genuine impact. You'll have the support of an established business and experienced commercial team while having real responsibility for your own store, team and customers. We offer: - Competitive salary based on experience - Company pension - Employee discount - Discretionary performance-related bonus - Genuine opportunities to progress as the business continues to develop. If you are an experienced Store Manager, Branch Manager, Deputy Manager or Assistant Manager looking for an opportunity where you can make a real commercial impact, we would like to hear from you. When applying, please tell us briefly about the store or branch you currently manage and give us an example of how you have grown sales, developed customers or improved performance. We are recruiting across South East and South West London and welcome applications from experienced managers throughout the South London area. Pay: £34,000.00-£38,000.00 per year Benefits: - Company pension - Employee discount - Store discount Work Location: In person

Наблюдалась 2026-09-30, впервые 2026-09-29, источник — Indeed.

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