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We are now looking for an Assistant Store Manager for Nordstan, which is the largest store in Gothenburg. We have a team of approximately 16 sales staff and over 900 m² of sales space filled with books, pens, notebooks, games, and inspiration. We offer:

• A key role with one of Sweden's leading players in the sale of literature, as well as books, pens, notebooks, and games, in one of the chain's largest stores.
• A platform to develop yourself, your leadership skills, and your knowledge of our assortment and retail.
• A retail chain characterized by pride in our own product and a desire to always meet customer expectations.
• An exceptionally strong brand in an exciting industry with many opportunities.

As an Assistant Store Manager at Akademibokhandeln, you share responsibility with the Store Manager for results, personnel, concept, and operations in the store. You drive daily operations forward while, together with the Store Manager, you lead long-term development with a focus on sales, customer experience, and a strong team – always in line with the company's goals. You are driven by leading, inspiring, and developing the sales staff in the store through active leadership. At the same time, you serve as a role model in your own actions as a salesperson in your customer interactions. We are looking for someone who:

• Is a role model in customer meetings and inspires the team to exceed customer expectations.
• Drives personal sales towards set goals according to our "sales joy" concept.
• Has experience leading and implementing change processes.
• Has several years of leadership experience from sales-driven operations, preferably within retail.
• Has good commercial knowledge and knows what creates a successful store.
• Takes initiative to maximize the store's economic results.
• Communicates clearly with sales staff, managers, and colleagues and feels comfortable taking responsibility and making decisions.
• Is structured and organized.

The position is permanent, full-time, with commencement as agreed. We apply a 6-month probation period. Background checks are conducted on final candidates in all recruitments. We call for interviews on an ongoing basis, so do not wait to submit your application. In this recruitment, we collaborate with Retail Recruitment. Questions can be directed to the responsible recruiter, Julia Stranne. If you match this description, you are warmly welcome to apply for the position. Come and spread the joy of reading with us! We offer a fun and varied job in an exciting and inspiring industry. We want your engagement, and if you share our passion for customers, leadership, and our assortment, we have a fun and developmental job for you. Welcome to Akademibokhandeln! Bokusgruppen is Sweden's leading bookseller, reaching a very large portion of the Swedish population with its strong and complementary brands Akademibokhandeln, Bokus, BTJ, and Bokus Play. In addition to books in all channels and formats, a large and inspiring other assortment is offered, as well as services for libraries and schools. With the vision "Joy of reading for everyone, every day," Bokusgruppen aims to meet customers' varied needs and be the first choice for as many people as possible. Bokusgruppen has approximately 491 employees in offices and stores, with headquarters in Stockholm and offices in Malmö, Gothenburg, and Lund. The annual turnover is approximately 2.2 billion SEK. Bokusgruppen has been listed on Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market since June 2021. More information at www.bokusgruppen.com.