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Cotton Traders

Jul 19, 2024

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  • Job
    Full-time
    Mid & Senior Level

As a multi-channel retailer and now in our third decade on the high street, we are seeking Retail Store Manager to join our NEW store in Woodthorpe, Alford LN13 0DD

We are due to open early Autumn!

Who are Cotton Traders?

CT for short, we are a clothing retailer and established in 1987 by England rugby captains and legends Fran Cotton and Steve Smith. Supported by a growing online and offline (catalogue) presence, we have 80 stores nationwide in England, Scotland and Wales and employ 800 people across the country. We have an ambitious 5-year plan to grow the business across all touch points and we can only do this with the best people around us.

From humble beginnings but with great belief and dedication from our people, we’ve grown CT from the ground up starting with a single shop and growing into the well-known, nationwide, trusted high street retailer we are today.

What’s in the role and what are we looking for?

We are recruiting for an enthusiastic and driven Retail Store Manager to work 37.5 hours per week. You’ll be responsible for the store and everything that it entails – sales, service, targets. Most importantly, you’ll be a leader. A leader of people and a leader in the current and challenging world of retailing. You’ll have bundles of passion and energy in driving a small team forward; you’ll epitomise our standards of customer service and you’ll put smiles on people’s faces – customers and staff.

Traditionally, our Store Managers are responsible for:-

  • Leading by example
  • Recruiting and training new employees
  • Merchandising the store in line with our brand guidance
  • Managing store stockrooms, ensuring effective replenishment and stock control
  • Completing rotas for your people
  • Setting goals, achieving targets, and driving KPIs
  • Striving for operational excellence

Key skills and behaviours that we look for: -

  • Passionate about retail/customer service
  • Proven track record of leadership
  • Seeks positive outcomes
  • Open to change and challenge
  • Flexibility
  • Strives for excellence and seeks to improve & innovate
  • Competent with computers and willing to engage with technology
  • Kind with morally sound values

What’s on offer?

We are protective and proud in equal measure of our culture and suggest you take a look at our values on our website to gain a better understanding of life at CT. Once you’re part of the team, you’ll be rewarded with, alongside other things: -

  • 25 days holiday from day one, rising to 30 days with service, plus bank holidays
  • Very generous clothing allowance
  • Employee discount for you and your family
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Health cash-plan
  • Long service awards

Next steps

Many applicants contact us to discuss life at CT and you are most welcome to drop by any of our stores or telephone us to learn more. And when you’re ready to apply, following the site instructions and we very much look forward to hearing from you.

#INDMGR

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Cotton Traders

Retail & Consumer Goods
Industry
501-1000
Employees

Mission & Purpose

To really get to know the Cotton Traders story, you need to go back...way back! 16 years before we were established, to be precise, to a time before the company was even a sparkle in anyone’s eye! It all started on a college rugby pitch in 1970, when Fran Cotton & Steve Smith first met in Loughborough. 1980 saw the end of Fran & Steve’s illustrious rugby careers as they looked to the future. They joined Bukta sportswear, that was responsible for producing a lot of sport team’s kits around this era. It was here they honed and learnt the clothing trade. 1987 - In a small office in Altrincham, Cotton Traders was born! 1998 - Cotton Traders open its first retail store at Cheshire Oaks, we go on to open countless more nationwide! 2022 - Cotton Traders goes online and since then we haven't stopped growing,... Today, Cotton Traders is a renowned brand and multi channel retailer with an extremely loyal and dedicated customer base. With over 70 retail stores across garden centres, outlets and travel sites, millions of catalogues mailed to customers each year and a busy Contact Centre! We also have our head office based in Altrincham and our ever growing Distribution Centre in Nottingham. Wherever you work and whatever you do, we value and invest in our people and ensure that they have the opportunity to thrive at Cotton Traders. .

Culture & Values

  • Customer first

    Our customers are at the heart of everything we do and every decision that we make. We have a dedicated and loyal customer base that always deserves the very best, and quality products that are built to last. Putting our customers first also means putting each other first – our internal customers, our colleagues. We always go the extra mile, with a positive attitude that drives customer-focused solutions.

  • Respect & Openness

    We value honesty and transparency, and we’re proud that our open and optimistic culture ensures that all of our colleagues feel included and are involved in the business. Respect & openness reflects how we operate; we are polite, respectful and considerate, and we treat others how we wish to be treated. We live by the philosophy that no idea is a bad idea, valuing creative thinking, supporting each other and striving for each other’s success.

  • Strive for better

    As a team, we are constantly evolving to make the business a better place to be, through being inquisitive, enthusiastic and challenging the status quo. By striving for better, we push the boundaries and ensure that we’re always searching for creative and innovative solutions, developing both as individuals and together as one team.

  • Quality

    After over 30 years in the game, we champion world-class quality that always exceeds our customers’ expectations - from sourcing skin-kind fabrics to ensuring that our customers enjoy a positive shopping experience in-store and at home. We believe that trust changes everything, and that having trust in our brand and our team is essential to our success. Our people are empowered to succeed and take pride in their work; always anticipating any opportunities for improvement.

  • One team

    Fuelled by our sense of team spirit, we are incredibly proud of our culture and our employee community. Whether it’s working on the day-to-day or wider projects, our colleagues collaborate together, learning from one another along the way. It is through this ‘One Team’ spirit that we can achieve what we set out to achieve, and so much more.