Store Manager Step into Boots Programme SE London

Contract: 12-Week Programme
Hours: 37.5 hours per week - weekday and weekend availability required
Location: Various stores across South East London
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Are you an experienced Retail Manager looking for your next challenge

At Boots were looking for experienced Store Managers who know how to lead from the front drive performance and get the best from their teams.

Our 12-week Programme is designed to help you get to know our business and step confidently into your next role with us preparing you to take ownership of your own store.

This isnt about stepping up for the first time. Its for leaders who are already doing the job managing performance setting clear expectations and keeping standards high and now want to do it somewhere new.

During the programme youll spend time across different London stores getting hands-on experience and building a strong understanding of the Boots way. Youll need to be flexible to travel during this time. Once youve completed the programme youll move into a Store Manager role in South East London.

Youll report to an Area Manager and take full ownership of your store from performance and standards through to creating a team environment where people know whats expected and are supported to deliver. The stores youll go on to lead need strong steady leadership. Youll be someone who is comfortable having honest conversations setting clear expectations and bringing consistency and focus every day.

This role suits Store Managers who are resilient clear in how they lead and comfortable being hands-on with their teams. If you take pride in improving performance building accountability and making a visible difference in store youre in a great position to be brilliant with Boots.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and inspire your team to deliver exceptional service and drive store performance
• Build a team where expectations are clear people work together and take responsibility for results
• Own sales and operational performance keeping the customer always at the heart
• Champion the Boots brand and make your store stand out
• Get to know your people what motivates them and what needs to change
• Manage performance and address issues early and directly
• Coach your team and createa culture where everyone can thrive
• Be bold and trying new things and lookfor ways to improve every day

What youll need to have (our must-haves)

• Experience as a Store Manager in a busy retail environment
• Strong commercial awareness with experience implementing strategy in-store
• Great customer service skills and a love for delivering care
• A track record of managing and improving the performance of a team
• A calm flexible approach with the confidence to adapt at pace
• A clear consistent leadership style which builds accountability and a strong team culture
• Resilience and determination you stay focused even when things are tough
• A genuine interest in Pharmacy
• Passion for learning and a drive to support others to grow

It would be great if you also have

• Experience in pharmacy healthcare retail or a regulated environment
• Confidence using new technology and digital tools

Where your brilliance can take you

At Boots your career can be as ambitious as you are. As Store Manager youll be perfectly placed to build your leadership capability and take the next step. Whether thats leading a larger more complex store becoming Deputy General Manager of one of our flagships or ultimately progressing into senior leadership roles such as General Manager or Area Manager theres plenty of room to grow at Boots.

We have field-based roles that influence operations resourcing clinical governance and colleague development across multiple stores as well as opportunities beyond stores. If youre looking to move into our Nottingham Support Office we have a variety of positions across areas such as Commercial HR Marketing Buying Strategy Finance and Supply Chain.

Whatever path you choose well give you the tools training and support to be brilliant with Boots and build a rewarding career you can be proud of.


Rewards designed for you

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Generous employee discount across Boots and partner brands for you and a family member
• Discretionary annual bonus
• 38 days annual leave
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and a gift card for those expecting or adopting
• Flexible benefits scheme; holiday buying gym discounts life assurance and more
• 24/7 counselling and wellbeing support through TELUS Health our Employee Assistance Programme