Store Manager Designate - Cardiff

• Full-time employees receive 28 days of annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays), increasing to 33 days after 5 years of service. Annual leave is pro-rated for part-time or alternative working arrangements.
• Contributable company pension scheme
• 10% store discount at all our retail stores
• Stream - Access to flexible pay, financial wellbeing support, exclusive discounts, savings opportunities and much more
• Access to our in-house training programmes delivered face-to-face and through our online learning platforms

MyHB colleague benefits platform with access to:

• Discounts UK wide on retail, leisure, hospitality venues
• Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 confidential counselling and advice line
• Low cost voluntary insured health cash plans and cancer cover

Job Introduction

At Home Bargains, youll find more than just a job, youll find opportunity.

Customers often come in for one thing and leave with a full trolley, and thats all thanks to the strong leadership driving our success.

As a Store Manager, youll lead from the front, guiding your team, keeping everything running smoothly, and ensuring every customer has a great experience. Whentits helping a colleague grow or making sure your store is in top shape, youll be at the heart of it all.

Youll build a team that works together, hits targets, and takes pride in doing a great job every day. With the support of your Area Manager and a clear path to success, youll have everything you need to grow your career as part of something bigger.

If youre ready for a new challenge, a fast-paced environment, and the chance to make a real impact, this is more than just your next job, its the start of something special.

Ready to lead, inspire, and create retail magic?

Job Overview

• Lead and inspire your team: Youre the driving force behind a high-performing store team, coaching and supporting your colleagues to hit their goals and deliver a customer experience that keeps people coming back.
• Fuel the stores success every day: From sales targets to store presentation and promotions, you work closely with your Area Manager and management team to make smart decisions that keep everything running smoothly and profitably.
• Put customers first, always: You lead by example, making sure your team knows exactly what great service looks like and how to deliver it every interaction, every day.
• Develop your people: Youre a mentor and motivator, spotting talent, supporting growth, and making sure everyone is ready to step up and shine.
• Stay ahead of the game: Whether its solving problems quickly, reviewing performance, or planning ahead, you keep your store one step ahead to deliver strong results and a welcoming environment.
• Extensive experience managing large retail teams in a fast-paced, high-volume retail or hospitality environment
• Proven ability to lead, develop, and motivate a high-performing team to consistently achieve and exceed significantly high weekly sales targets
• Advanced experience managing a broad range of retail categories, with strong commercial awareness to drive sales and profitability
• Demonstrated expertise in setting, monitoring, and delivering on ambitious store performance and development goals in partnership with senior management
• Strong leadership skills with experience coaching and supporting management teams to maintain exceptional store standards, compliance, and accountability
• Proven track record in recruitment, talent development, and succession planning to build a strong and capable store team with long-term potential
• Clear commitment to developing people, fostering leadership capability, and building a culture of high performance
• Strong understanding of how to interpret and lead company strategy at store level to deliver measurable commercial and operational results
• Exceptional customer focus with the ability to embed and sustain a culture of outstanding service throughout the store
• Comprehensive knowledge of operational best practices, including health and safety, merchandising excellence, promotional execution, and loss prevention
• Highly organised and able to prioritise competing demands, delegate effectively, and ensure operational excellence in a high-demand retail setting
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to inspire teams, manage performance, and drive continuous improvement
• Strong commercial acumen, able to analyse sales data, identify growth opportunities, and implement profit-driving initiatives across the store
• Confident and proactive problem-solver, capable of addressing complex operational challenges with effective and innovative solutions
• Experience conducting performance reviews, succession discussions, and partnering with Area Managers to align store objectives with wider business goals
• Ability to provide strategic input and feedback to improve store operations, team effectiveness, and cross-functional ways of working