Assistant Shop Manager

Assistant Shop Manager

Location: Byres Road, Glasgow

Salary: £25,458 per annum pro rata

Hours: 21 per week

Contract: Permanent

Are you a retail expert passionate about impacting to meaningful change? We need a dynamic assistant shop manager to join our friendly charity shop team. This fantastic opportunity will enable you to sharpen your retail skills while impacting the lives of people in your community, across the UK, and abroad. Do you have what it takes to help create a world where kindness knows no bounds?

What will a day in the life of a Assistant Shop Manager involve?

• Collaborating with the shop manager to run a profitable, customer focused shop that is the 'window of the British Red Cross' on the high street.
• Working on the shop floor, and coordinating activity "behind the scenes", no two days are the same.
• Fostering a brilliant shopping environment and providing an excellent customer experience in store.
• Working collaboratively with the shop manager, overseeing a team of dedicated volunteers, delivering their induction, management, and development.

To be a successful Assistant Shop Manager, what will you need?

• Retail superstar with experience and know how from working in a shop environment.
• A people person who enjoys providing an excellent customer experience, championing a team, and meeting people from all walks of life.
• A commercially savvy individual, with good awareness of financial targets and measures, alongside proven IT skills.
• The ability to work flexibly to the needs of the store.

The closing date for applications is 23:59 on Monday 29th June 2026. Interviews commence shortly after this date.

• Flexible working: Remote and hybrid working, flexitime, compressed hours, and job sharing.
• Holidays: 36 days annual leave (including bank holidays) + option to buy 5 extra days.
• Pension scheme: Up to 6% contributory pension.
• Learning & Development: A range of career & learning opportunities.
• Discounts: Blue Light Discount Card, Tickets For Good & employee benefits platform.
• Wellbeing Support: Peer Supporters, CiC (EAP) & Headspace App.
• Cycle2Work: Lease a bicycle through the scheme.