Retail Manager


Company:	Leeds University Union
Salary:	from £34,492 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Leeds, LS2 9JZ
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	17 Sept 2026
Closing date:	30 Sept 2026

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Summary

Salary: £34,492 per annum

Full time - 36.5 hours per week on a rota basis, working five days out of seven

Closing Date: 9am Wednesday 30 September 2026

Job ref: 64/26

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Retail Manager to join our highly successful and vibrant Retail team at Leeds University Union. In this role you will lead, motivate and coach our team to deliver a high standard of operation and deliver exceptional customer experience, whilst creatively managing and developing our range of retail products and services to deliver exactly what our students need.

About the role:

Your role will be to develop and manage our two independent stores. Gear is our clothing store which exclusively sells University of Leeds branded clothing and Union Shop is our newest store, which sells stationery, greetings cards and gifts. This is a unique role in retail terms because it requires our manager to operate the full remit that an independent retail outlet needs. This means not only managing the regular day-to-day operations for both stores, but in addition you will manage purchasing, continually develop the product range, create a trading calendar, and gradually build a great deal of autonomy into your role. And of course, you will work with the team to deliver amazing customer service both in store and via our Gear website.

Take a look at both of our independent stores and more about what we do, at the link below;

Eat.Shop.Relax. - Leeds University Union

Leeds University Union is a special place to work and what we do is pretty special too. We are a charity that helps over 38,000 students to love their time at Leeds. Located at the heart of campus, the Union is a space for our students to meet people, make new friends, and get involved.

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