Senior Deli Assistant – North Dublin
Are you passionate about food and customer service? Are you looking for a fresh opportunity? Excel Recruitment is currently recruiting for a Senior Deli Assistant to join our clients team in Balbriggan.
This job would suit an experienced Fast-Food Assistant or Deli Assistant though all experience working with food is an advantage.
On offer is a competitive salary package alongside superb career progression opportunities.
Salary package: €12 – €15 per hour, DOE.
Responsibilities:
- Food preparation and the replenishment of food displays
- Providing customers with a five-star shopping experience
- Ensuring the highest standards of compliance with HAACP and Food Safety requirements
Requirements of this job include:
- Previous deli/fresh food experience
- Previous retail or hospitality experience an advantage
- Genuine passion for customer service
- Ability to work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
If you are interested in this Deli Assistant job or any other job opportunities on the Excel Recruitment website then please apply via the link.
Please Contact: Scott Long 01 871 7654
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Assistant Manager – Fashion Maynooth
Our client, a leading UK Multinational Retail fashion chain is seeking to recruit an ambitious and fashion forward Assistant Manager for their Store in Maynooth Co Kildare. With the opening of new stores and the introduction of new fashion and sports brands this is a great time to join our successful client. This role is suited to a people leader from a fast-paced retail setting in Fashion, Sports or Grocery looking to join an industry where opportunities and career progression are available.
Reporting to the store manager, you will lead, coach and develop your team to drive sales through delivering 5* customer service
Salary package:
- €37-39k
- Excellent bonus scheme paid monthly
- Pension
- 20% discount
- Fantastic training and development opportunities
Skills and experience required for this job:
- 2-3 years of high-volume retail management experience
- Proven ability to lead a team
- Strong communication skills
- Track record in achieving sales targets
- Strong visual merchandising experience
- Commercial and ambitious with a passion for furthering your retail management career
Responsibilities of this job include:
- Manage the overall day-to-day operations of the store alongside your management team
- Lead, motivate, and encourage your team to deliver on sales KPI’s
- Ensure excellent customer service and product knowledge is delivered at all times
- Ensure the store is visually merchandised and commercial at all times
- Manage stock levels and make key decisions about stock control
- Analyse sales trading reports and react accordingly with corrective action
- Maintain store staffing levels by recruiting, selecting, and training employees
- Ensure all company policies and procedures are implemented and adhered to
Should you be interested in hearing more about this Assistant Manager job, please upload your CV to the link below or contact Aislinn 018717604.
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Assistant Food Buyer
My client, one of Europe’s most successful family-owned businesses is seeking a commercial and passionate Assistant Food Buyer to join their highly reputable business in Belfast. The successful candidate will implement the retail business development plans incorporating range, price, promotion, and supply chain across the company’s well-established brands.
Package:
- Salary £26-30k
- Bonus
- Pension
- Agile Working
- Career Progression opportunities
Responsibilities of this Assistant Food Buyer job:
- Take ownership for the sales, margin and cash profit of a given product area to an allocated budget with the support of the Senior Buyer.
- Work with category planning team to conduct range reviews, decide on optimum ranges for the business and planograms for C&C’s.
- Review competitor price positioning, assess current pricing and margin performance and maximise retailer margins and competitive position within the market.
- Plan events and promotions as per event calendar and brief, communicate to suppliers and review proposals, brief suppliers on promotional requirements, review proposals and negotiate improvements to offers.
- Plan and co-ordinate a range of seasonal products to maximise sales and margins.
- Work with the supply chain team and the supplier base to ensure product availability to customers.
Experience required for this Assistant Trading Manager job:
- 2 years` experience working within a Trading/ Buying environment
- Strong commercial acumen with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Very high level of accuracy with demonstrable right first-time ethos
- Ability to understand how actions taken across the business affect sales and margin performance of the category
- Excellent attention to detail; passionate about getting all projects right first time.
- Strong influencing and negotiation skills
- Ability to prioritise workload and differentiate between urgent and important tasks
- Excellent Microsoft Office (particularly Excel) & Outlook skills
- 3rd level business related degree
Aoife McCaul is handling the recruitment for this role in complete confidentiality. Please upload your CV below and she will be in touch should you have the correct experience for the position. For more jobs like this, please visit the Excel Recruitment website or call 01 871 7613 for more information. Unfortunately, due to volume only suitable applicants can be contacted.
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Fashion Supervisor / Department manager
Our client, a leading Uk multinational fashion and sports retail chain is seeking to recruit Supervisors/ Duty Managers to join their high volume stores in Blanchardstown and Liffey Valley Dublin. With their continued success in Ireland and the opening of new stores, the revamp of existing stores and the introduction of new brands to the market, this is an excellent time to join our client.
We are looking to hear from fashion/ sports or grocery retail managers or supervisor looking to join our client and carve a new career in high volume fashion retail and avail of great career progression and job opportunities.
Salary package:
- Salary €34-35K
- Pension
- Excellent bonus
- Discounts
Skills and experience required for this job:
- 2+ years of Supervisor/Team management experience in a fast-paced, high-volume retail setting
- Strong people leadership skills
- Ambitious and eager to drive your retail career forward
- Strong KPI experience and visual management experience
Responsibilities of this job include:
- Drive sales performance across the departments that you are responsible for
- Ensure delivery of the brand is in line with visual merchandising guidelines
- Lead, motivate, and inspire a passionate team, preparing them for future opportunities
- Act as an ambassador for our client’s business, championing the company culture at all times
- Ensure compliance and adherence to company policies and procedures
- Maximise sales and product availability whilst controlling costs
- Deliver 5* customer service at all times
Should you be interested in hearing more about this Fashion Supervisor job, please forward your current CV to the link provided and Aislinn will look after your application. Alternatively, should you be interested in discussing this role or any other job opportunity please don’t hesitate to contact Aislinn 018717604
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Senior Grocery Buyer
My client, a market leading food retailer, is seeking a Senior Grocery Buyer to join their ambitious team in South Dublin. You will be given the responsibility to develop and manage product categories through detailed market and consumer behaviour analysis. This is an amazing opportunity to join this rapidly growing retail client.
Package
- Salary €65k-85k DOE
- Company car
- Agile working
- Flexible working hours
- Pension
- Health insurance
- 25 days annual leave
- Career progression opportunities
Responsibilities for this Senior Grocery Buyer job include:
- Completing regular competitor and assortment analysis and product group comparisons.
- Tasting and conducting quality checks in consultation with the Quality Assurance department.
- Continuously sourcing new suppliers, promoting product innovation, and ensuring a top-quality offering at the lowest possible price for our customers.
- Negotiating and building relationships with national and international suppliers.
- Working in collaboration with other related departments such as Social Media, Marketing and Promotional Planning to help manage and drive our product categories.
- Setting and reviewing retail prices on a regular basis.
- Managing supplier contracts.
Requirements for this Senior Grocery Buyer job include:
- Fluent German is an advantage.
- Third-level degree is essential.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Confident, motivated and can work independently.
- Excellent analytical and negotiation skills.
- Driving licence is essential.
Aoife McCaul is handling the recruitment for this role in complete confidentiality. Please upload your CV below and she will be in touch should you have the correct experience for the position. For more jobs like this, please visit the Excel Recruitment website or call Aoife McCaul 01 871 7613 for more information. Unfortunately, due to volume only suitable applicants can be contacted.
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Junior Fashion Designer
My client, a popular and successful fashion, homewares, and gift retailer is seeking to recruit a creative Junior Fashion Designer. In this role, you will support the Designer in the design and development of the seasonal collections. This is an amazing opportunity to join a progressive employer with a values-based culture. Dublin based with flexible working from home options.
Package
- Salary €35-40k
- Pension
- Illness Benefit
- Staff Discount
- Agile working
Responsibilities of this Junior Fashion Designer job include:
- To contribute towards research, trend, fabrics, and colour for the brands lifestyle ranges in both home and clothing.
- Responsible for supporting the Designer in the design and development of the seasonal collections.
- Determine commercial trends and create artwork for our Homewares range.
- Manage the development of products from concept design to launch, liaising with buyers, ensuring deadlines are met.
- To liaise with both Irish and international suppliers.
- Create technical packs and liaise with international suppliers to ensure efficient sampling.
- To assist in the sourcing and development of fabrics and trimmings.
- To assist with the updating of range plans using Adobe packages.
- To be style led in your designs, while being trend aware.
- To work with packaging experts, to bring the product to mark.
Requirements for this Junior Fashion Designer job include:
- Creative flair, originality and eye for excellent design is essential.
- Excellent computer skills full knowledge of the Adobe creative suite such as Photoshop and Illustrator.
- Ability to work on numerous seasons at once and across different categories.
- Commercial awareness and up to date knowledge of retail and consumer trends.
- An in-depth knowledge of repeat print and pattern design is essential.
- Successful candidates should be confident and be able to forecast and give presentations to all levels of management.
Aoife McCaul is handling the recruitment for this role in complete confidentiality. Please upload your CV below and she will be in touch should you have the correct experience for the position. For more jobs like this, please visit the Excel Recruitment website or call Aoife McCaul 01 871 7613 for more information. Unfortunately, due to volume only suitable applicants can be contacted.
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Fashion Buyer
I am delighted to be recruiting a Fashion Buyer for this highly progressive Irish family-owned omni-channel retail business. You will be buying the Clothing, Textiles and Accessories within a focused team and a rewarding environment. This is a great opportunity to join an innovative and growing retail brand. Dublin based with flexible working from home options.
Package
- Salary €60-70k
- Bonus
- Pension
- Illness Benefit
- Death In Service
- Staff Discount
- Agile working
Responsibilities of this Fashion Buyer job include:
- Create a buying strategy for clothing, accessories, and textiles, that fulfils the group’s direction, maximises market opportunities by understanding trends and customer expectations and needs gathered from market research.
- Sourcing, selecting, and managing suppliers by attending trade shows, in Ireland and overseas.
- To devise and negotiate competitive terms and conditions with suppliers to ensure mutually beneficial relations and sustainability for both parties.
- Working with the Merchandising Manager plan financial budgets and open to buy for the department to achieve category sales and gross margin targets across all channels.
- Analysing past sales patterns to anticipate trends in consumer buying and forecast future profitable sales.
- With the Merchandising Manager, evaluate the performance of suppliers in terms of sell throughs, pricing, product quality, return rates, profit margin, sustainability, and delivery.
- Manage Open to Buy (OTB), options and stock plans for the assortment, supporting operational efficiency and the need to improve stock turn.
- Manage product lifecycle from launch through to exit of terminal ranges.
- Work closely with the online team to position the brand as a truly omnichannel retailer and extend the online clothing proposition.
- Develop good relationships with store and online managers to gather feedback, improve collaboration to achieve a better sell through and enhance our customer experience.
Requirements for this Fashion Buyer job include:
- Minimum of 5 years experience and a proven track record working in the Retail Sector with a significant understanding of retail buying and selling.
- A creative multi-tasking individual with excellent range planning and building skills.
- Creative flair for selecting seasonal clothing and accessories, and knowledge of retail and consumer trends.
- Excellent interpersonal, teamwork, communication, organisational and presentation skills.
- Strong analytical skills and proven IT proficiency.
- The capability to work in a fast-paced environment, juggle agendas and achieve targets.
- Confidence to be able to forecast and give presentations to all levels of management.
Aoife McCaul is handling the recruitment for this role in complete confidentiality. Please upload your CV below and she will be in touch should you have the correct experience for the position. For more jobs like this, please visit the Excel Recruitment website or call Aoife McCaul 01 871 7613 for more information. Unfortunately, due to volume only suitable applicants can be contacted.
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Junior Fashion Designer
My client, a popular and successful fashion, homewares, and gift retailer is seeking to recruit a creative Junior Fashion Designer. In this role, you will support the Designer in the design and development of the seasonal collections. This is an amazing opportunity to join a progressive employer with a values-based culture. Cork based with flexible working from home options.
Package
- Salary €35-40k
- Pension
- Illness Benefit
- Staff Discount
- Agile working
Responsibilities of this Junior Fashion Designer job include:
- To contribute towards research, trend, fabrics, and colour for the brands lifestyle ranges in both home and clothing.
- Responsible for supporting the Designer in the design and development of the seasonal collections.
- Determine commercial trends and create artwork for our Homewares range.
- Manage the development of products from concept design to launch, liaising with buyers, ensuring deadlines are met.
- To liaise with both Irish and international suppliers.
- Create technical packs and liaise with international suppliers to ensure efficient sampling.
- To assist in the sourcing and development of fabrics and trimmings.
- To assist with the updating of range plans using Adobe packages.
- To be style led in your designs, while being trend aware.
- To work with packaging experts, to bring the product to mark.
Requirements for this Junior Fashion Designer job include:
- Creative flair, originality and eye for excellent design is essential.
- Excellent computer skills full knowledge of the Adobe creative suite such as Photoshop and Illustrator.
- Ability to work on numerous seasons at once and across different categories.
- Commercial awareness and up to date knowledge of retail and consumer trends.
- An in-depth knowledge of repeat print and pattern design is essential.
- Successful candidates should be confident and be able to forecast and give presentations to all levels of management.
Aoife McCaul is handling the recruitment for this role in complete confidentiality. Please upload your CV below and she will be in touch should you have the correct experience for the position. For more jobs like this, please visit the Excel Recruitment website or call Aoife McCaul 01 871 7613 for more information. Unfortunately, due to volume only suitable applicants can be contacted.
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People & Culture Manager – Retail
Our client, a leading global retail chain is seeking to recruit a People & Culture Manager / HR Manager for one of their large, big box stores in Cork. This is a fantastic job opportunity for an experienced people-focused senior store Manager/senior retail manager with excellent experience in people leadership, change management and people engagement.
As People & Culture Manager you will oversee all human resource requirements within the store. Supporting the General Store Manager, you will work closely with the store leadership team, support best practices across people, service, advice, and standards, and carry out our client’s people/team strategy.
The ideal candidate for this role will come from a high-volume retail management background, excellent people leadership skills coupled with excellent relationship, influencing and communications skills.
This job opportunity offers exceptional career opportunities for a Retail Store Manager looking to carve a career in HR,
Salary package:
- €54k rising to €58k
- Pension
- 23 days holidays increasing to 25
- Sick pay
- VHI
- Store discount
- Wellness program
- 40 hour working week
Responsibilities of this job:
- Provide expert advice and guidance to all employees and management on HR-related matters including performance management, training & development, employee relations, and employee wellbeing and engagement
- Drive a positive working culture through driving well-being initiatives and improving communication channels among employees & management
- Ensure performance management systems are in place and conducted in line with company policy
- Manage on-boarding and induction processes for new employees as well as off boarding of leavers
- Update and maintain employee documentation/personnel files such as employment contracts & handbooks
- Collaborate with finance and payroll department to ensure accurate and timely delivery of the payroll cycle
- Ensure recruitment and succession plans are supported
- Ensure employee matters are resolved effectively & efficiently
- Support management team with coaching and development of employees
- Facilitate the implementation of any changes with regard to employment legislation
Skills and experience required for this job:
- Senior retail store management experience in high-volume retail
- CIPD/HR qualification or working towards achieving this
- Experience with leading large teams of 50+
- Experience working with unions and contracts is advantageous
- Strong leadership and coaching skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Resilient with excellent operational skills
- Demonstrate agility by being flexible and open to change
- Flexible to work 5 over 7 days
Should you be interested in hearing more about this People & Culture Manager job opportunity, please apply to the link provided with your updated C.V or contact Aislinn 018717604.
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Store Manager – Pharmacy Dublin West / North Dublin
Our client, a thriving multinational retail pharmacy chain are seeking to recruit an experienced Store Manager to join their store in Dublin West/ Dublin North. Known for their excellent retail offering in Beauty, skincare & Health and Well-being coupled with their fantastic customer engagement and personal services.
Reporting directly to the Regional Manager, the role of Store Manager is to achieve all retail and pharmacy targets through the proactive management of the sales team. This is a great job opportunity for an experienced people leader with strong fashion / beauty or pharmacy retail management experience looking to join a large successful retail chain.
Responsibilities for the job of Store Manager include:
- Ensuring the highest of standards and customer engagement is delivered at all times
- Working closely with your team in delivering the best advice and support to all your customers
- Analysing sales reports, communicating category participation, and implementing a plan of action where required
- Effectively managing and achieving KPI’s in accordance with company plan
- Ensuring company procedures and all legal compliance’s are implemented and adhered to
Requirements for this job of Store Manager include the following:
- 3 years+ retail management experience in fashion, pharmacy, or beauty retailing
- Experience in managing, motivating, and training a strong sales team
- Commercial and operational with a proven track record of achieving KPI’s
- Interest and passion in delivering a 5 * quality service to your customers
- Experience in analysing sales reports and reacting accordingly
Salary package:
- €35 – 40.5K depending on management experience
- Management bonus
- Monthly team bonus
- Maternity benefits
- Discounts
- Lovely working hours
- Sick pay
- Tax saver travel & cycle to work schemes
- Discounted health-care plans
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Training and development
Should you be interested in hearing more about this Store Manager job opportunity, please apply to the link provided with your updated C.V or contact Aislinn 01 871 7604.
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