Trainee Manager – Retail

Type: Trainee
Region: London

Fancy joining the UK’s number one Wine Specialist?Majestic Wine are looking for a dynamic, ambitious and driven individual in the North London area who wants to grow and develop in a company that’s revolutionising retail!Majestic is the UK’s largest specialist wine retailer, operating a network of over 200 stores nationwide. Founded in 1980, the company recently passed back into private ownership following the acquisition of Fortress Investment Group and has undergone an ambitious transformation and turnaround programme. The results of which are now being seen, with record market share growth, a new and improved product range, a new website and six new stores – with a pipeline for future expansion over the next five years. With no minimum purchase, the Majestic range includes over 1,100 different wines, spirits and beers both online and in-store. Majestic’s key strength is over 1,000 WSET-trained colleagues offering knowledgeable, friendly service across all channels.As a Majestic Trainee Manager you will embark on a 12 month development programme that will give you a detailed understanding and experience of all operational, service & leadership standards expected to become a future Majestic Store Manager. As a Majestic Trainee Manager you will work through the career pathway training programme with the support of your Store Manager setting you up for future success.At Majestic Wine our Customers are at the heart of everything we do. In this role, you’ll be an ambassador for the store in which you work, supporting the team to deliver an outstanding shopping experience for every one of our customers.Drive store performance by maximising sales opportunities. Optimise KPI performance in store by identifying focus KPIs and building plans to improve them and exceed targets.Sell the story not the Discount. Take ownership for your wine knowledge, constantly learning about our products to support your WSET qualification and confidence in selling.Take accountability and pride for the physical appearance and maintenance of your store both internally & externallyInvolvement in all operational tasks to establish a thorough understanding of the day-day operations of running a Majestic Wine store – from delivering wine to our customers, merchandising stock deliveries and calling our valued customers to drive sales opportunities.Continuously identify opportunities to make improvements which will optimise the operational running of the store.Ensure you remain fully compliant, safe & legal by following internal policies, processes and completing mandatory training.Be an example of Majestic’s Ways of Working and source of support for more junior team members, feeding back to your Store Manager as appropriate.Experience of working as part of a team in a fast-paced, target-driven retail or hospitality environmentSelf-motivated, able to thrive when working alone and as part of a teamWine knowledge is beneficial but passion to learn more is essential to pass level 2 & 3 WSET wine qualificationsHold a full UK/EU/EEA driving licence for at least 12 months with no more than 6 penalty pointsCompetitive Salary & Performance Bonus

• Up to 20% staff discount
• Career development opportunities – we are passionate about nurturing our internal talent, offering career progression supported by our excellent in-house training schemes!
• A contributory Company Pension Plan
• Life Assurance (Worth 3 times your annual salary)
• Uniform provided
• 29 days holiday, including public and bank holidays.
• PLUS invites to wine tasting events
• Access to Retail Trust which includes: Retail Rewards including Instant savings with discounted e-vouchers, discounted reloadable shopping cards, gift vouchers and gift cards, Discounts of up to 30%, Access to free counselling and support phone line
• Company maternity, paternity and adoption leave after 26 weeks.
• Full training provided for your first 3 months with us, continued support throughout your career with Majestic Wine.
• Company sick pay scheme

Contract: Permanent