Store Manager

PINGST SECOND HAND · Full-time

Smedbyvägen 8, ÅKERSBERGA, Sweden

PMU SECOND HAND – Your Find Changes Lives and the Environment PMU Second Hand is Sweden's most comprehensive nationwide second-hand chain. Together with our partner organizations and associations, we operate 57 stores between Trelleborg and Haparanda. 25 of these are fully administered by PMU, which means we have direct employer responsibility there. The purpose of the stores is to generate economic resources for international projects supported by PMU or our partners. Through the stores, we also make significant social contributions locally. Shopping second-hand is also the most environmentally responsible consumption option. We want to challenge congregations to see PMU Second Hand as a tool for the congregation to truly be a congregation. We believe that a second-hand store needs to be run professionally, yet customers must continue to experience that they are making finds. We want donors, staff, and customers to feel that they are truly changing lives and the environment. Everyone's contribution is that important. Our role as a central organization is to support the stores in operating and developing their business successfully. We also have a mission to open more stores. ABOUT THE STORE Together with "Secondhandföreningen i Åkersberga," we operate a fresh store in Åkersberga. The store is well-established and known in its area and is in an expansive and developmental phase. We want to continue the positive development the store has had so far and are therefore seeking a driven and inspiring leader. The store is centrally administered by PMU Second Hand but operated locally in collaboration with Secondhandföreningen i Åkersberga. The store's objectives are to: generate economic surplus for social and humanitarian efforts through projects that PMU and the Association are engaged in be a social meeting place provide employment for people outside the regular labor market actively make a significant difference for our environment spread knowledge about the situation in developing countries be a platform to make PMU and the Association better known in Åkersberga ABOUT THE POSITION As Store Manager, you will lead the daily operations of the store together with the Operations Manager. You will supervise volunteers and people in various forms of work training alongside other staff. The work focuses on creating as high a turnover of donated goods as possible. This means maximizing sales and creating an attractive store and donation reception. You will actively participate in preparing the store for sales and working in the store when it is open. The position also involves close collaboration with the Association, which is involved in operations. As Store Manager, you are ultimately responsible on-site for matters affecting daily work when the Operations Manager is not present. You will receive good central support from the Regional Manager, Store Developer, Marketing Communicator, and Operations Management in your work. The position is full-time with start date as soon as possible/by agreement. You report to the Operations Manager. WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR We seek a driven and inspiring leader with experience running second-hand stores and collaborating with government agencies, or other relevant background. As a person, you are organized, results-oriented, and clear in your communication. You understand the value of sometimes being a leader and sometimes being a manager. You should have experience from similar roles and love second-hand. You may also bring other valuable experience that can contribute to growth in our store. Your interpersonal skills are very important, and we will base our decision on personal suitability. You have an open and representative manner and a strong ability to develop and lead people based on their own circumstances. You who are applying… Want to be part of changing lives and the environment Have documented business and marketing experience or experience from social work Have previous experience in retail and store operations Have experience supervising others Have experience recruiting and leading volunteers Have experience leading collaborations with various government agencies in labor market policy initiatives Have experience as a manager or leader Can train, motivate, and inspire store staff Share our Christian faith and are well familiar with what it means to work in close collaboration with a congregation Have a driver's license for a car YOUR APPLICATION Want to learn more about how you can be part of changing the world every day? Contact Marlene Malmberg with questions about the position. Please send your cover letter and CV via email to [email protected]. Feel free to describe how your Christian faith has consequences in your daily life. We look forward to your application as soon as possible, but no later than September 30. Mark your application with "Store Manager Åkersberga." We reserve the right to conduct interviews on a rolling basis. PMU – PART OF PINGST PMU, Pingstmissionens utvecklingssamarbete (Pentecostal Mission's Development Cooperation), is one of Sweden's largest aid organizations. PMU is the department for international development activities and humanitarian work within the legal entity Pingst – free congregations in collaboration. PMU's mission is clear: We want to combat all forms of poverty, and we want to do it together. This is our faith, our will, and our calling as a church. We believe in the equal value and equal rights of all people. Our work is based on human rights and the conviction that every person has the inherent ability to change their own life. By strengthening individuals and influencing decision-makers, we can contribute to sustainable change. Beyond direct work with development projects and humanitarian efforts, we work with advocacy, communications and fundraising, and second-hand stores in Sweden. Read more at www.pmu.se