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Location

Shropshire | United Kingdom

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Job description

Hope House Children’s Hospices have an opportunity for a Retail Business Development Manager to join our Retail team as a Hybrid worker covering Shropshire, Cheshire, North and Mid Wales. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis. In return, our Retail Business Development Manager will receive a competitive rate of £29,697 - £35,301 per annum, plus a car allowance of £4,920 per annum.

Hope House Children’s Hospices are here to make sure that no one faces the death of their child alone. We support more than 750 local families who are either caring for a terminally ill child, or whose child has died. Working at Hope House Children’s Hospices is more than just a job; you will join one of the most respected local charities and be part of an incredible team who are motivated to deliver our mission and ensure that support is available for every child and family who needs us across Shropshire, Cheshire, North and Mid Wales.

About the Retail Business Development Manager role:

Here at Hope House Children’s Hospices we are on an exciting journey to increase the annual contribution from our retail business, enabling us to reach every child and family who needs us.

Reporting to the Head of Retail, your role as Business Development Manager will be to support the implementation of the Retail strategy, driving a growth agenda and assisting the team in achieving objectives to generate new revenues and improve profitability.

A confident, outgoing and credible communicator, you will be driven, creative and comfortable with variety, able to engage with stakeholders and positively influence change.

You will be comfortable working to deadlines, flexible in your approach to working hours and times and be comfortable to regular travel around Shropshire, Cheshire and North and Mid Wales to deliver your objectives.

What we are looking for a Retail Business Development Manager who:

Ability to research and identify viable commercial opportunities;
Negotiation skills;
The acquisition, fit out and launch of new shops;
Report writing and the production of business cases;
IT and data literacy;
Project management and collaborative working;
Stakeholder management and communications;
Commercial flair and vision to continuously improve;
Planning and organisational skills.

In return for your commitment, we offer a great reward package, which includes

generous annual leave entitlement
pension scheme
staff rewards programme
flexible working arrangements
great development opportunities.

Closing date: Friday 15th March 2024

Interview date: tbc

If you think you have what it takes to be our Retail Business Development Manager then please click ‘apply’ now! We are welcoming informal discussions with our Head of Retail, Suzanne Cumming, contact us on 07443192597. We would love to hear from you!

Hope House and Ty Gobaith Children’s Hospices are committed to equality of opportunity and meeting the needs of children, young people and families. The care we provide and the environment we create to deliver care reflects our ongoing commitment to respecting the diversity of the communities we serve, and the individual physical, spiritual and emotional needs of each person and their loved ones.

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Salary

£29.7k - £35.3k per annum