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Department Manager

Our client, a leading retail business, is seeking an experienced Department Manager to join their management team. This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially focused retail professional to take ownership of a key department, drive sales performance, and lead a high-performing team within a fast-paced retail environment.

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in delivering operational excellence, maintaining exceptional customer service standards, and developing team capability while contributing to the overall success of the store. Based in South Dublin.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of departmental performance, ensuring sales and profitability targets are consistently achieved.
• Lead, inspire, and support a team of retail colleagues to deliver an outstanding customer experience.
• Monitor trading performance and identify opportunities to improve sales, productivity, and efficiency.
• Ensure excellent standards of merchandising, presentation, and product availability throughout the department.
• Support the delivery of key business initiatives, seasonal launches, and promotional campaigns.
• Foster a positive team culture through effective communication, coaching, and performance management.
• Oversee daily operational activities, ensuring company procedures and compliance standards are maintained.
• Use customer feedback and commercial insights to drive continuous improvement across the department.

Requirements

• Previous experience managing a team within a retail, customer-facing, or fast-paced commercial environment.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver strong commercial results and achieve performance targets.
• Strong leadership skills with a passion for coaching, mentoring, and developing others.
• Customer-focused with a commitment to delivering a best-in-class shopping experience.
• Confident using data and business insights to make informed decisions and improve performance.
• Excellent planning, organisational, and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build relationships across all levels of the business.
• Adaptable and resilient, with the ability to thrive in a dynamic retail environment.

Package

• Attractive salary package DOE
• Annual bonus opportunity
• Pension contribution
• Excellent career development prospects
• Comprehensive training and leadership development programmes
• Employee benefits and well being initiatives

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply with your updated CV via the link provided. For more retail management opportunities, please visit the Excel Recruitment website or for a confidential discussion contact Aislinn 01 8717604.

All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

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