Deputy Store Manager at Biltema in Säffle

Biltema offers a wide range of products for the whole family in the areas of Car/Motorcycle, Boat, Leisure, Home, Office/Technology, Construction, Car Care, and Tools. Biltema markets more than 19,000 items. Our vision is to make it easier for people to afford a car, boat, home, tools, and high-quality leisure items, thereby creating a richer leisure time for everyone. Biltema currently has a total of 172 stores in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland, of which 64 stores are in Sweden. Biltema is a strong brand in an exciting expansion, planning to open around 50 new stores in the Nordic region in the coming years.

Would you like to be part of Biltema and the family store? If so, you now have the opportunity to join us on our journey in our new store in Säffle. Biltema was founded in 1963 as a mail-order company focused on car parts and today has no less than 64 stores in Sweden with over 2,000 employees. In addition to a strong expansion rate with new stores in the Nordic region, the product range has expanded from car parts to over 19,000 items in product areas such as home, leisure, construction, tools, office, technology, and of course cars and car care.

What You Can Expect from Biltema

We offer a challenging job in an expanding company with great development opportunities! Our core values of Simplicity, Frugality, Action, Orderliness, and Flexibility permeate our entire operation. We view internal mobility positively and therefore prefer to recruit our own staff for vacant positions.

What You Can Expect from the Position

As a deputy store manager, you are the extended arm of the store manager. You have personnel responsibility for the store's employees and are overall responsible for the daily operations. You coach and lead employees through your presence in the store so that all customers receive optimal service and leave Biltema with a positive experience. Through engaging and inspiring leadership, you develop department managers and other employees. You follow up on sales and come up with creative ideas to showcase our extensive range of products.

You are well-versed in the store's operations and have ultimate responsibility for the store when the store manager is not present. This includes having the ultimate responsibility for workplace safety and ensuring, together with other employees, that you have a safe working environment. You are involved in planning and scheduling based on activities and events. You are happy to share your expertise and act as a sounding board for both the store manager and other employees.

As a deputy store manager, you are part of the store's management team and report to the store manager.

The position is a permanent employment that begins with a 6-month probationary period.

What We Expect from You

We are looking for someone who is results-oriented and has a high level of service awareness. As a person, you have the ability to motivate, coach, and inspire staff through your pedagogical way of communicating and leading. You easily create a good atmosphere and always ensure that your employees are ready to perform at their best. By seeing the entire sales cycle from planning and goods receipt to marketing and sales, you always strive to be solution-oriented and creative in situations that may arise.

We expect you to have at least 2-3 years of experience in similar positions within retail. This means you feel confident in your leadership and are comfortable with the agreements and regulations that apply to retail.

About the Recruitment Process

To ensure high quality in our recruitment process, we conduct reference checks, credit checks, and background checks.

Please note that we do not accept applications via mail or email. Welcome to upload your CV and cover letter on Biltema's website. Selection will be ongoing, and employment may therefore occur before the potential closing date of the advertisement. Therefore, do not wait too long to register your application.

Biltema has made a conscious choice for this recruitment, and we kindly ask for no contact from advertising sellers or other recruitment service sellers.