Store Manager

Overview of the role At Well Pharmacy, we're investing in the future of retail and healthcare through the launch of our new design store at Birchwood. We're looking for an exceptional Store Manager who is passionate about retail excellence, creating outstanding customer experiences, and inspiring teams to deliver the very best every day. This is a unique opportunity to lead a high potential strategic pharmacy that will showcase the very best of our retail and healthcare offering. Whilst pharmacy experience is desirable, it's not essential. What matters most is your ability to create a culture of high standards, build an engaged and high-performing team, and identify opportunities to continually evolve and enhance the customer experience. Main Responsibility As Store Manager, you'll take ownership of the overall performance and development of our new design store, leading from the front to deliver exceptional retail standards, commercial success, and outstanding customer service. You'll create an environment where colleagues are motivated to take pride in their work, recognise opportunities to improve, and consistently exceed customer expectations. You'll play a key role in shaping the future of the store by identifying local opportunities, developing partnerships within the community, and working collaboratively with a range of internal and external stakeholders to drive innovation, enhance the customer proposition, and deliver sustainable growth. Leading a high-performing team, you'll embed a culture of continuous improvement, operational excellence, and retail best practice, ensuring the store sets the benchmark for standards, customer experience, and commercial performance across the business Lead, Inspire & Build a High-Performing TeamCreate a culture of energy, ambition and accountability where colleagues are empowered to deliver their best every day.Inspire your team to embrace change, challenge conventional thinking and continuously improve the customer experience.Develop future talent through coaching, mentoring and succession planning, building a pipeline of capability for the business.Embed a mindset of innovation and ownership, encouraging colleagues to identify opportunities and turn ideas into action.Lead from the front, setting the standard for customer experience, operational excellence and commercial performance.Create an Exceptional Customer ExperienceContinually evolve the customer journey, identifying opportunities to make every visit engaging, seamless and memorable.Champion a customer-first culture where exceptional service is the expectation, not the exception.Use customer insight, feedback and local knowledge to enhance and shape the store offering.Drive awareness and engagement with healthcare services, digital solutions and retail opportunities that add value for customers.Position the branch as a destination within the local community, building strong relationships and lasting customer loyalty.Drive Growth, Innovation & Business PerformanceTake full ownership of branch performance, identifying and delivering opportunities to improve both customer outcomes and commercial results.Continuously seek innovative ways to enhance the retail proposition, increase footfall and improve customer engagement.Identify local market opportunities, trends and partnerships that will strengthen the branch's position within the community.Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to bring new ideas, initiatives and opportunities into the store.Use data, insight and commercial awareness to make informed decisions and drive sustainable business growth.Champion new concepts, products, services and ways of working, ensuring the branch remains at the forefront of retail and healthcare excellence.Establish the branch as a benchmark location, recognised across the business for innovation, standards and performance.Deliver Operational ExcellenceCreate an environment that consistently reflects the highest standards of retail presentation, customer experience and professionalism.Ensure all company policies, procedures and professional standards are adhered to while maintaining an agile and forward-thinking approach.Drive continuous improvement across all aspects of branch operations, identifying smarter and more effective ways of working.Maintain a safe, compliant and well-managed store environment for customers and colleagues. The Ideal Candidate EssentialExperience managing or supervising people within a retail, healthcare or customer-focused environment.Proven ability to lead, motivate and develop teams.Strong customer service and relationship-building skills.Commercial awareness and a track record of delivering results.Excellent communication and coaching skills.Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.You'll Be Someone Who:Is passionate about customer care and community healthcare.Leads with energy, enthusiasm and positivity.Enjoys coaching and developing others.Is empathetic, approachable and people-focused.Thrives on delivering measurable results.Takes ownership and leads by example.Is adaptable, resilient and solutions-focused.Works collaboratively to achieve team success.Bestway Healthcare is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer. If you have any specific requirements, we'll do everything we can to support you. Whether it is to find a pharmacy that is accessible, or if it is a part time position you are looking for, we can help find the role that is right for you. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process, we will be happy to accommodate you.Please be aware that due to the high number of applications we receive it may not be possible for us to provide an outcome to all applicants. If you are not contacted within 28 days of your submission unfortunately you will have been unsuccessful.