Assistant Manager

The Company

EZ Living Furniture was founded in Galway in 1998. We are a family run Irish retailer operating nationwide, as well as a full online shopping experience offering delivery throughout Ireland. We are the largest independent Furniture Retailer in Ireland employing over 350 people.

The Person

EZ Living Furniture are looking to recruit a competent & enthusiastic Assistant Store Manager with a strong retail sales background to join & lead our dynamic team in our Airside Store. This challenging and rewarding position involves supporting a team of sales people in reaching and exceeding both personal and company targets, while ensuring all day-to-day activities required for the smooth running and development of our store are completed. The successful candidate will have a proven sales ability, coupled with excellent organisational and communication skills, along with a genuine desire to deliver a first-rate customer experience.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate a highly determined drive for sales, always leading by example.
• Continuously communicate with & motivate team.
• Deliver exceptional customer service at all times.
• Take responsibility of being a main point of contact for the store when liaising across internal departments.
• Continually coaching team to ensure that product knowledge, company policies and our brand values are reviewed and reconsidered at all times.
• People management activities, working in liaison with HR & senior management.
• Completing regular reports for senior management.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Exceptional communication and coaching skills
• A proven people manager and team player
• Excellent administrative & organisational skill
• Proficient Microsoft Office user, with an easy ability to learn our in-house systems.
• Available to work to a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Furniture experience would be a benefit but not essential.
• Ability to use your own initiative, escalating issues to senior management when appropriate.

WHY JOIN US: Look us up on Glassdoor

Consistently over 4/5 on Glassdoor, please take a few moments to read our reviews.

• Our Growth culture.
• Fun, fast paced & high energy work environment
• Culture of developing and promoting from within the company
• Our Generous staff discounts
• Our pension scheme
• Our Bonus Scheme
• Our Educational Support Scheme
• Our Discounted corporate rate health care
• Our free Employee Assistance Programme
• Our wellbeing initiatives like our Bike to work scheme
• Career Development Opportunities
• Continuous professional development with dedicated training resources
• Up to 23 days holidays a year.
• Our Travel saver tax saving travel initiative.
• Enjoyable challenging work where your ideas and suggestions are listened to.
• Our annual Christmas party, Our social events, Our sponsorship of community and charitable cause.
• Lots of Change but really good change!

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