Store Manager
- Location
- Kendal, United Kingdom
- Work mode
- On-site
- Seniority
- Manager
- Salary
- £31,000 / year
- Department
- R3 North West & North Wales
- Posted
- 9 Oct 2026
Verified open 2 Nov 2026 · Source: Teamtailor
About the role
As a Store Manager at bensons for beds, you’ll lead the team and create a welcoming store where customers can find the right products for a better night’s sleep. You’ll bring together brilliant customer service, strong product knowledge and a positive team culture to help your store succeed.
You’ll take ownership of your store’s performance, support your colleagues to reach their potential and make sure every customer receives an experience worth remembering.
What you’ll be doingYou’ll lead the day-to-day running of your store, setting clear expectations and giving your team the support they need to deliver great results.
You’ll:
Lead, motivate and develop your team to deliver excellent customer service and achieve sales targets
Create a welcoming store environment and ensure customers receive helpful, personalised advice
Use sales performance and customer feedback to spot opportunities and agree actions that improve results
Coach your team in product knowledge, customer conversations and effective sales techniques
Support recruitment, onboarding, training and ongoing development within your team
Keep the store presented to a high standard, with products, promotions and displays looking their best
Ensure store procedures are followed, including those relating to health and safety, security and cash handling
Manage rotas and resources to support the needs of the store and its customers
Work collaboratively with colleagues across the business to share best practice and support wider goals
Passionate about helping customers and delivering a consistently positive experience
Commercially minded and approachable
Experience managing a team
Confident setting goals, monitoring performance and taking action to improve results
A supportive coach who can build capability and confidence in others
Organised and comfortable managing competing priorities
Proactive, resilient and able to solve problems calmly
A team player who can build strong working relationships
Comfortable working in a fast-paced retail environment and adapting to changing needs
We know leading a store takes commitment, and we want to give something back. Alongside your salary and any role-specific reward, you’ll also get access to a range of benefits, including:
Medicash: cashback on a range of health and wellbeing services, including dental, eye care, virtual GP access, specialist consultations, diagnostic tests and scans, physiotherapy and more
Access to Retail Trust support, including mental health, wellbeing and financial guidance
BUPA Private Healthcare
Life Assurance
Salary Sacrifice Holiday Buy and Sell Scheme
50% off Bensons for Beds products
Income Protection
Stream, including discounts, savings account access and access to early pay
Gym membership discount
Cycle to work scheme
Career progression opportunities
Qualifying periods apply.
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