Store Manager Designate - Louth

Woodie's is the market-leading DIY, Home & Garden retailer in Ireland with 35 stores nationwide and an online presence. We are proud to be listed as Ireland's Top Retailer by Great Places to Work and an official Best Workplaces for Women for the past three years! We are also recognised by the Irish Centre for Diversity & Inclusion as an accredited Investor in Diversity.

We are looking for a Store Manager Designate - North Dublin to help grow and develop our team. We are seeking a motivated individual to help develop and encourage our colleagues throughout their day-to-day duties and challenges while supporting the business needs. The successful candidate will combine phenomenal leadership, excellent in-store service and standards to build a strong brand position locally and to increase our customer base and profitability. You will build and implement a store business plan that combines local priorities with the central guidance from our support office team, to deliver a coherent and consistent message to our customers.

Our ideal candidate:

• Develops future leaders and works with succession plans
• 5+ years retail management experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience of leading and developing a team of 30+ colleagues.
• Experience managing profit and loss accounts with responsibility for the achievement of targets & business objectives.
• An authentic leader who creates an environment where everybody can be themselves and do their best work. You will be experienced at supporting and mentoring store teams to deliver growth and business initiatives aligned to our strategy.
• A superb communicator with the ability to articulate messages clearly, listens to others, and engage colleagues in the message being communicated.
• Ability to influence and engage with all levels of an organization.
• Understands the benefits of having a highly engaged team and leads a culture in-store.
• Places a value on innovation and trying new ideas.
• Recognises the importance of diversity of thought and backgrounds as key factors for teams to operate at their best.

Contract Type

• Permanent
• Full time 39-hour contract
• Working week 5 out of 7 days; every second weekend and Bank holiday required

Our benefits include: 

• Company Pension for all colleagues
• Colleague Discount – Up to 35% off in-store purchases
• Maternity Leave: Up to 20 weeks paid maternity leave
• Paternity Leave: Up to 2 weeks paid paternity leave
• Fertility Leave: Up to 5 days paid per year
• Cycle to work & Tax-Saver Schemes
• Discounted health insurance
• Bonus Scheme
• Sick Pay Scheme
• Parental leave
• Flexible Annual Leave: Purchase up to 2 weeks additional leave per year
• Paid Charity Leave: Make a positive impact with two paid days for charity work!
• Service Days: Increased annual leave entitlements linked to service
• Earlypay: Draw-down a portion of your earned wages early if needed!
• Flexiwage: Choose how you budget & manage your pay frequency!
• Savings Club
• Educational Assistance
• Wellness initiatives