Store Manager Crown Paints are looking to recruit a Store Manager to lead the team at our Crown Decorating Centre in Colchester * This role is a permanent, full time position working 40 hours per week (Monday-Saturday working hours) * In return, we are offering you a salary starting from£34,492 per annum+bonus + excellent benefits package. What you can expect from this role As the Store Manager, you will be looked upon by our full-time and part-time Sales Assistants/Drivers, for support and guidance in maximising profits within the store, through driving innovative yet effectivesales with our range of decorative paints and sundry items. We rely on you to manage and motivate in equal measure as you and your team provide every customer with a truly personal experience from the moment they enter our CDC. Our Crown Decorating Centres (CDC) play a pivotal role here at Crown Paints, and each store sits at the heart of our national network, currently made up of 147 CDCs. Our customer base varies from passing one-off retail customers through to builders and trades people who hold accounts and maintain repeat business. A key part of your role will be to identify potential new customers, establish positive relationships and open customer accounts regularly. Who we are looking for A commercially astute leader who can demonstrate retail management, team leadership and a consultative sales approach. Ideally you will be experienced in continually striving to improve store performance through regularly reviewing sales / KPI results, and identifying areas for development in the sale of key products. At Crown Paints, as part of our journey to excellence we always recruit based on four values that unite us all; Connecting to customers, Constantly challenging, Sociallycommitted, Inspiring confidence. To a large extent our values describe the way we already are, but there is also an element of aspiration… expressing the way we want to be. With great work comes great reward * Purchase a generous amount of significantly discounted paint for personal use* 36 days annual leave (including bank holidays and a paid mandatory store closure period ie.Christmas) * Opportunity to earn a performance bonus each quarter * A generous pension plan where the Company will match, and even double your contribution * Health&wellbeing perks - a range of medical dental and optical treatments for you?and your family * Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - 24/7access to confidential support via an employee helpline with qualified counsellors * Eating out, leisure and retail discounts available * Cycle to Work Scheme * Training and development throughout your role About Crown Paints Crown believes that every pot of paint is brimming with potential and we want to put that into the hands of everyone. As one of the UK’s leading paint brands, we support homeowners and professionals to ‘paint their own possible’ and create beautiful, transformative spaces for everyone to enjoy. With a heritage dating back to 1777, the company has a rich and colourful history, pouring 200 years of knowledge and skill into every tin of paint. Headquartered in Darwen in Lancashire, the same town the company started in all those years ago, Crown also has a manufacturing site in Hull and an ever-growing network of over 170 Crown Decorating Centres located throughout the UK and Ireland. We’re proud to have held the RoyalWarrant since 1949 in recognition of our commitment, passion and experience. As an industry leader in innovation and sustainability, Crown knows what a positive difference we can make to people and the planet and have set ambitious targets to become carbon neutral across all manufacturing operations, drive full circularity across product and packaging through recycling schemes, eradicate all waste to landfill and ensure 100% of paint containers make maximum use of recycled and recyclable materials.? A Part of Hempel? Crown Paints forms part of the global coatings group Hempel, who service sectors including decorative, infrastructure, marine, wind and thermal power. Hempel is proudly owned by The Hempel Foundation, an ownership structure that is unique in the coatings industry. The Hempel Foundation is dedicated to making a difference through philanthropic initiatives that bring aboutpositive change. This includes empowering children to learn, making coatings more efficient and sustainable and sustaining biodiversity all over the