About this role
Supermarket Department Manager – South Dublin
Our client, a leading retailer in Ireland, is seeking ambitious and motivated Department Managers to join their stores across South Dublin.
Opportunities are available across multiple departments, including Fresh Foods, Ambient Grocery, Online/Click & Collect, and HR. These roles offer an excellent platform for experienced retail professionals who enjoy leading teams, driving performance, and delivering exceptional customer experiences.
As a Supermarket Department Manager, you will take full ownership of your department, leading a dedicated team while ensuring operational excellence, commercial success, and outstanding customer service. Working closely with the Store Management team, you will play a key role in achieving store targets and maintaining best-in-class standards.
Salary: €42k – €45k DOE + Bonus + Pension
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, motivate, and develop a team within your department
- Drive sales, margins, and departmental KPIs
- Ensure excellent customer service standards are consistently delivered
- Manage stock levels, ordering, and inventory control
- Maintain strong merchandising and presentation standards
- Monitor productivity and labour costs within your department
- Deliver departmental targets and contribute to overall store performance
- Coach and support colleagues through training and development initiatives
- Ensure compliance with food safety, health & safety, and company policies
- Analyse reports and identify opportunities to improve sales and efficiency
Ideal Candidate
- Experience as a Department Manager, Assistant Manager, Duty Manager, or Senior Supervisor within grocery or supermarket retail
- Strong leadership and team management skills
- Commercial awareness with a track record of delivering results
- Excellent communication and organisational abilities
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced retail environment
- Passion for customer service and operational excellence
- Experience in Fresh Food, Ambient, Online Operations, or HR is highly desirable
- Driven, proactive, and focused on continuous improvement
If you are interested in this Supermarket Department Manager role, or any other grocery retail jobs on the Excel Recruitment website, please apply directly to Alan Treacy via the link below. All applications will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence.
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