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  • Part Time Administrator

    Birmingham
    Temporary
    £25,000 - £30,000 per year

    We are seeking a meticulous and organised Part Time Administrator to join a retail business in Birmingham. This temporary role involves providing essential secretarial and business support to ensure smooth day-to-day operations.

    • This is a Part Time vacancy, working 19 hours per week.
    • Flexible temporary role with an opportunity to go permanent.
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  • Sales Support Executive

    Chiswick
    Permanent
    £32,000 - £35,000 per year

    The Sales Support Executive will play a crucial role in assisting the sales team with administrative and operational tasks to ensure smooth daily operations. This role in the retail industry is based in London and requires a detail-oriented individual with excellent organisational skills.

    • If you can work in Chiswick 5 days a week.
    • If you have worked in the automotive industry before.
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  • Marketing Assistant

    Chiswick
    Permanent
    £30,000 - £35,000 per year

    We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Marketing Assistant to support a dynamic team within the retail industry. This role offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to marketing campaigns and ensure the smooth execution of promotional activities in London.

    • If you can work in the Chiswick office 5 days a week.
    • If you have work in the Automotive industry previously.
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  • Accounts Payable Temp

    London
    Temporary
    £20 - £22 per hour

    The role supports the day-to-day running of the finance function within a fast-paced fashion environment, assisting with tasks such as processing transactions, reconciling accounts, and supporting month-end reporting. It offers the opportunity to gain broad exposure across the finance team while contributing to the financial operations of a growing, design-led consumer brand.

    • Exposure to a fast-paced luxury consumer environment
    • Exciting role for immediately available candidate
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  • Senior internal Auditor

    Nottinghamshire
    Permanent
    £55,000 - £60,000 per year

    This is an opportunity to join an established inhouse Internal Audit function where the focus is on delivering deep, end‑to‑end audits and providing meaningful input into business change. The role offers broad exposure across corporate functions and projects rather than narrow, repetitive audit cycles.

    • Great opportunity for a 2nd time mover in IA
    • Incredibly flexible environment with market-leading remuneration
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  • Accounts Payable Manager

    Gwynedd
    Permanent

    This is an Accounts Payable Manager opportunity to lead, modernise and future-proof a large-scale function within a fast-growing, acquisition-driven business operating across the UK. With significant investment behind them and a clear growth strategy, the business is now looking for a forward-thinking finance leader to take ownership of AP and drive the next phase of transformation with a strong focus on automation, process optimisation and AI utilisation.

    • Fantastic career defining role!
    • Drive real change
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  • Senior HR Business Partner

    Leicestershire
    Permanent
    £75,000 - £85,000 per year

    This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Human Resources professional to join the Leisure/Retail industry as a Senior HR Business Partner. The role is based in the Leicestershire area and offers a competitive salary along with excellent benefits, including a bonus and car allowance.

    • Working for a household name in the Retail/Leisure industry
    • Opportunity to partner multiple business divisions.
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  • Senior HR Business Partner

    Northamptonshire
    Permanent
    £75,000 - £85,000 per year

    This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior HR Business Partner professional in the Retail industry to contribute to the strategic objectives of the human resources department. With a Head office in the Midlands, this role focuses on delivering impactful HR solutions to support organisational growth and employee engagement across the South of the UK. This is a multi site role with travel

    • Working for a well known name in the Retail Industry in a Multi Site role
    • Opportunity to partner c-suite is specific business area
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  • Group Financial Reporting Manager - Swindon

    Swindon
    Permanent
    £70,000 - £75,000 per year

    Lead group consolidation and PLC external reporting, owning annual/half-year disclosures and acting as the technical accounting lead across the business. Partner senior stakeholders and auditors, advising on IFRS and supporting the business through ongoing growth and change initiatives.

    • Own PLC reporting in a visible, high-impact technical leadership role
    • Join a stable, cash-generative market leader entering a new growth phase
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  • Pharmacist Manager - Thornton Cleveleys

    Thornton-Cleveleys
    Permanent
    £55,000 - £65,000 per year

    This position offers an exciting opportunity to lead and manage the healthcare department within a retail setting. The role focuses on delivering exceptional customer service and ensuring operational efficiency in Thornton Cleveleys.

    • Supportive team
    • Working with one of the UK's largest supermarkets.
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  • Management Accountant

    Bournemouth
    Interim
    £40,500 - £49,500 per year

    The Management Accountant will play a key role, focusing on providing financial insights and supporting decision-making within the Accounting & Finance department. This FTC position offers the opportunity to work in a hybrid environment.

    • Excellent opportunity for a Management Accountant on a fixed term basis.
    • Hybrid working offering work / life balance.
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  • Pharmacy Manager - Brampton - Yorkshire

    South Yorkshire
    Permanent
    £55,000 - £65,000 per year

    This is an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Manager to lead operations in a retail healthcare setting. The role is based in based in Brampton in Yorkshire and will focus on delivering excellent customer service while ensuring compliance with pharmaceutical standards.

    • Supportive team
    • Ability to lead a team within on of the UK's largest Supermarkets.
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  • Pharmacy Manager- St Andrews

    International
    Permanent
    £55,000 - £65,000 per year

    This is an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Manager in the retail sector to lead and manage a healthcare department. The role focuses on delivering excellent customer care and ensuring the effective operation of the pharmacy in St Andrews in Northern Scotland.

    • Supportive team
    • Ability to lead a team for UK's largest supermarket
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  • Pharmacy -Newtown

    Newtown
    Permanent
    £50,000 - £60,000 per year

    Join the healthcare department of a leading retail organisation as a Pharmacist based in Newtown. This permanent role offers an opportunity to make a significant impact by providing expert pharmaceutical services in a retail environment.

    • Ability to develop furthermore in Pharmacy
    • Supportive and collaborative team
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  • FP&A analyst

    Newbury
    Permanent
    £30,000 - £30,000 per year

    This FP&A Analyst role in the retail sector offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to financial planning and analysis within the Accounting & Finance department. The position is based in Newbury and requires a detail-oriented professional to support key business decisions.

    • Join a growing business
    • Hybrid and Study Support
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  • Sales Administrator

    Leeds
    Permanent
    £26,000 - £28,000 per year

    The Sales Administrator will support the customer service department within the retail industry by handling administrative tasks, ensuring smooth communication, and maintaining accurate records. This permanent position offers an opportunity to contribute to a growing team while enhancing organisational efficiency.

    • Fantastic opportunity to grow a fast growing business
    • Opportunities for internal growth
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  • Pharmacist Manager - Hastings

    Hastings
    Permanent
    £55,000 - £65,000 per year

    This exciting opportunity as a Pharmacy Manager in the retail industry requires a motivated professional to oversee and optimise the healthcare department's operations. Based in Hastings, you will lead a dedicated team to deliver exceptional service and ensure compliance with healthcare regulations.

    • Working with a supportive and collaborative team
    • Working in one of the UK's largest supermarkets
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  • Deputy Pharmacist Manager - Broadstairs

    Broadstairs
    Permanent
    £50,000 - £52,000 per year

    The position of Deputy Pharmacist Manager within the retail industry requires a skilled professional to oversee the healthcare department's operations and staff. The role is based in Broadstairs in Kent and offers an exciting opportunity to support team development and ensure smooth departmental performance.

    • One of the UK's largest supermarket
    • Leading a supportive team
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  • Pharmacist - Carmarthen in South Wales

    Carmarthen
    Permanent
    £50,000 - £60,000 per year

    We are seeking a Pharmacist to join a reputable organisation within the retail industry, specifically in the healthcare department. This permanent role, based in Carmarthen in South Wales. This offers a great opportunity to provide high-quality pharmaceutical care and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.

    • Supportive team
    • Ability to develop and upskill within the role.
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  • Neath

    Neath
    Permanent
    £50,000 - £60,000 per year

    This is an exciting opportunity for a healthcare professional to join the retail industry as a key member of a growing team. The role is based in Neath and focuses on delivering exceptional service and expertise in a healthcare retail environment.

    • Ability to develop and train furthermore within Pharmacy
    • Excellent team
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  • Finance Assistant

    Runcorn
    Permanent
    £27,000 - £31,000 per year

    The Finance Assistant will support the accounting and finance team with day-to-day financial operations, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in all tasks. This role in the retail industry is based in Runcorn and is perfect for someone with strong organisational skills and attention to detail.

    • Finance Assistant - Runcorn
    • Permanent Role - up to £31k
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  • Pharmacist - Newcastle Under Lyme

    Newcastle-under-Lyme
    Permanent
    £50,000 - £60,000 per year

    This exciting opportunity is for a Healthcare professional to join a retail environment in Newcastle Under Lyme. The role involves overseeing healthcare services in a fast-paced and customer-focused setting.

    • Ability to develop furthermore
    • Supportive team
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  • Purchase Ledger Clerk

    Maidstone
    Permanent

    The role of a Purchase Ledger Clerk within the retail sector involves ensuring accurate and timely processing of supplier invoices and payments. This position is based in Maidstone and requires a detail-oriented individual with experience in accounting and finance.

    • Rapidly expanding business
    • Opportunities for career development
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  • Credit Controller

    Southampton
    Temporary
    £18 - £22 per hour

    The Credit Controller will play a vital role in managing accounts and ensuring timely payments. This temporary role requires a detail-oriented individual with strong organisational skills.

    • Develop your career within credit control.
    • Gain experience in a busy, fast paced finance team.
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  • Pharmacy Manager - Devizes

    Wiltshire
    Permanent
    £55,000 - £65,000 per year

    This is an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Manager to join a leading retail organisation within the healthcare sector. Based in Devizes - Wiltshire, the role requires expertise in pharmacy operations and a commitment to delivering exceptional customer service.

    • Ability to develop within Pharmacy
    • Supportive team
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  • managment accountant

    Coventry
    Permanent
    £50,000 - £55,000 per year

    This is an exciting opportunity for a Management Accountant to join a reputable company in the retail industry. Based in Coventry, this role focuses on delivering accurate financial insights to support business decision-making.

    • Managing fiscal health at this firm allows the candidate to protect iconic sites
    • The candidate will secure vital assets while ensuring long-term cultural legacy
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  • Temporary Data Cleansing Admin

    Wembley
    Temporary
    £15 - £16 per hour

    Join a leading retail organisation as a Temporary Data Cleansing Admin in London. This role requires a detail-oriented professional to assist with data management and ensure accuracy in the Secretarial & Business Support department.

    • Immediate start
    • Temporary posiiton, clearning up a company's data
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  • Management Accountant

    Manchester
    Permanent
    £40,000 - £50,000 per year

    Reporting into the Financial Controller, you will play a key role in producing timely and accurate financial information, while working closely with operational and commercial stakeholders across the business

    • Management Accountant with commercial elements
    • Growing business with expansion plans
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  • Management Accountant - FTC

    Bournemouth
    Interim
    £40,000 - £45,000 per year

    The Management Accountant role requires expertise in accounting and finance to support business operations and decision-making. The position is based in Bournemouth and focuses on delivering accurate financial reporting and analysis to stakeholders.

    • Maternity cover contract which can start quickly.
    • Ideal opportunity for an ACCA or CIMA studier.
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  • German Speaking AR Specialist

    London
    Permanent
    £35,000 - £40,000 per year

    We are seeking a motivated German Speaking AR Specialist to join a leading organisation in the luxury furniture sector. The ideal candidate will excel in accounts receivable processes and demonstrate strong communication skills in both German and English.

    • Opportunity to use German daily in a fast-paced finance role.
    • Chance to grow AR experience within an international team.
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A guide to retail jobs

Retail careers can vary greatly but all typically provide services to either both businesses and individual customers or specialise in products specific to one or the other. Retailers normally have their staff working in teams and those teams can be located within stores, an office, or even a warehouse. Working times are usually allocated on a shift basis and will vary depending on the specific products and/or services being provided. The type of products that retailers sell can vary, they may sell very specific products or offer a diverse range of merchandise. For example, a retailer might specialise in selling electronics, produce, entertainment or clothing while some larger stores might offer a mixture of these. Good customer service is a key part of any retail sales success and most retailers now have an online presence that bridges the gap between online sales and the high street shops.
Michael Page Retail & Fashion have forged strong relationships with our clients over the past 40 years. The jobs we recruit for range from positions within traditional stores to multiples and department stores, as well as multi-channel operations, online retailers, mail order and TV shopping channels, covering food, non-food and general merchandise.

Retail jobs we recruit

  • Assistant Store manager
  • Head of Merchandising
  • Buyer
  • Technologist - retail
  • Retail Store Manager
  • Merchandiser
  • Sales Advisor
  • Retail Customer Services Manger
  • Sales Consultant - retail

Key retail tasks

  • Greet customers as the first point of contact.
  • Deal with customer refunds.
  • Handle customer complaints.
  • Work within established guidelines, particularly with brands.
  • Receive and store stock deliveries.
  • Set up displays and POS material.
  • Assist customers in finding the products they are looking for.
  • Process cash and card payments.
  • Stock shelves with merchandise.
  • Report any problems or discrepancies.
  • Provide customers with advice and guidance on product selection.
  • Balance cash registers with receipts.

Key retail skills

As a retailer, good communication skills are a must when dealing with queries and executing a sale. If the customer can’t understand you or if you fail to get your point across, that oversight could impact any potential sale. You need to be comfortable working directly with members of the public because sales roles require regular interaction with customers, whether that’s on the phone or face-to-face. You also need to possess a confident demeanour, not only will this improve a customer’s confidence in you as a sales representative but it will also increase their association with the brand or product you are selling to them. A shy and uncertain sales person might discourage a customer from making a purchase. 
Being helpful and polite, while possessing a comprehensive understanding of your area of sales is a must. The better you know your product, the more confident you will be in selling it and similarly your potential buyer will have more confidence in you. Finally, a person that works within retail needs to be able to work effectively as part of a sales team which would include getting point of sales (POS) items ready, filling in if a colleague is away, completing a sale on behalf of a colleague or helping a colleague by persuading a customer that the product that they’re considering is the right one.

Qualifications and experience

Retail jobs have no formal educational requirements. However, most employers look for what you already know. For a lot of retail jobs, experience is learned while training on the job, although some large stores have training programs for new hires. If you have any prior experience with the products you'll be expected to sell it will be a plus, such as IT experience when applying for a sales position at a computer or electronics store. Prior experience will help boost your initial salary.
However, if you’ve set your sights on long-term career progression then there are various levels of qualifications available for you to choose from and these qualifications enable employers to make better informed decisions during the crucial recruitment stages. The levels range from entry level through to level 8. The higher levels begin from the City &Guilds Higher Professional Diploma in Retail Management (level 4) and the BTEC Higher National Diploma in Retail Management (level 5) and are reserved for those that want to be leaders in their field, e.g. managing directors.  The topics covered do these courses range from customer service, managing retail operations, finance, managing retail environment, to consumer behaviour, supply chain, and retail marketing. Westminster Kingsway College and the University of Brighton offer diploma courses too, like the Access to Higher Education Diploma Business level 3.
If you're interested in undertaking a foundation degree then there are courses available, supported by Skillsmart Retail – the sector skills council. There are higher education institutes that also offer courses including Manchester Metropolitan University, the University of the Arts London, and Leicester College. The degree courses offer a more specialist focus like fashion retailing, retail marketing or buying. There are also postgraduate degree options that include retailing MBAs.
A few big employers are also offering workplace-based courses which allow flexibility to students and provide valuable hands-on experience to better equip them when they progress with their career.
If you would like to discuss your career options, get in touch with our team of specialist retail consultants. Alternatively, if there is a specific position you are interested in contact the listed consultant directly.
To browse jobs by salary, region or industry use the filter on the left-hand side of the page to find your perfect role.

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