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  • Pharmacist - Hampshire

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

    This is an excellent opportunity for a Pharmacist to join a retail-focused healthcare team in Hampshire The role requires expertise in delivering pharmaceutical services and ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations.

    • Support with extensive training and development
    • Gain exposure to a diverse range of clinical services
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  • Payroll Manager

    Suffolk
    Temporary
    £50,000 - £60,000 per year

    Great opportunity within the retail sector to take full payroll ownership of a high performing, large UK outfit. This is initially a fixed term contract with a likelihood of a permanent transition.

    • Take ownership of a large UK payroll function
    • Help the business navigate system change and BAU
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  • Management Accountant

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

    The role of Management Accountant in the retail industry offers an exciting opportunity to manage financial reporting, budgeting, and analysis. Based in Southampton, this permanent position is ideal for someone with strong accounting expertise and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

    • Management Accountant
    • Salary £50,000 - £60,000
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  • Management accountant

    Portsmouth
    Permanent
    £40,000 - £500,000 per year

    This role provides an excellent opportunity for an experienced accounting professional to contribute to financial operations within the retail industry. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in overseeing financial processes and ensuring accuracy in reporting.

    • Gain experience in reporting, budgeting, forecasting, audits and controls.
    • Join a respected organisation with strong career development opportunitie
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  • Management Accountant

    Chester
    Permanent

    Are you a Management Accountant who enjoys getting involved in every aspect of finance, rather than sitting behind month-end reports? We're recruiting for a growing, entrepreneurial business in Chester looking to appoint a Management Accountant to become a key member of a close-knit finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives in an SME environment, enjoys variety, and wants to play an active role in supporting the wider business.

    • 2 days working from home
    • Full ownership of a business entity
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  • Pharmacist - Basingstoke

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

    This is an exciting opportunity for a healthcare professional to join a reputable retail organisation as part of their healthcare department. The role involves delivering exceptional service and overseeing key aspects of operations in Basingstoke.

    • Making a real difference to patients' health and wellbeing every day.
    • Fast paced and high performing pharmacy.
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  • Category Manager - Indirect Procurement - Professional Services

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

    Category Manager - Corporate Services - Professional Services - Indirect Spend

    Leeds ( Hybrid)

    • Procurement Manager - Category Manager - Indirect Spend- Professional Services
    • Leeds - Hybrid working
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  • Personal Assistant

    Crawley
    Permanent
    £28,800 - £35,200 per year

    This Personal Assistant role in the retail industry requires a highly organised individual to provide administrative support and manage schedules effectively. The position is based in Crawley and offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to the smooth operation of a professional environment.

    • Well established business
    • Good benefits package
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  • Commercial Finance Analyst

    Bradford
    Permanent

    As Commercial Finance Analyst, you'll take ownership of departmental P&Ls, deliver insightful reporting and analysis, and provide commercial support that drives performance across the business.

    • Partner with senior leaders to drive commercial performance and strategy.
    • Own budgeting, forecasting and commercial reporting in a key finance role.
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  • Group Order to Cash Manager (18 month FTC)

    Doncaster
    Interim
    £55,000 - £60,000 per year

    The Group Order to Cash Manager will oversee the end to end order to cash process, ensuring efficiency and accuracy in financial operations. This role would suit a professional who has a proven track record in order to cash, people management and driving continuous improvement.

    • Initially an 18 month FTC but has the potential to become permanent.
    • Offering a plethora of benefits, see below.
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  • Sales Ledger Manager - Dynamic and supportive organisation

    Sale
    Permanent
    £60,000 - £65,000 per year

    A exciting permanent opportunity for a full time Sales Ledger Manager role based in South Manchester with flexible hours and hybrid working

    • Sales Ledger Manager Opportunity
    • Dynamic, growing and highly successful organisation
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  • Purchase Ledger Manager - PE backed, dynamic and welcoming organisation

    Sale
    Permanent
    £60,000 - £65,000 per year

    A fantastic permanent opportunity for a full time Purchase Ledger Manager role based in South Manchester with hybrid home working and flexible hours

    • Purchase Ledger Manager
    • Exciting PE backed organisation with hybrid working
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  • Accounts Receivable Clerk

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



    As an Accounts Receivable Clerk, you'll be responsible for raising customer invoices, allocating payments, reconciling accounts, and supporting the collection of outstanding balances. Working within a growing retail business, you'll play a key role in maintaining cash flow, resolving customer queries, producing aged debtor reports, and supporting month-end processes.

    • Join a growing finance team where strong performance is recognised
    • Take ownership of key Accounts Receivable processes in a growing organisation
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  • Accounts Payable Clerk

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



    Join a rapidly growing retail business in South Manchester as an Accounts Payable Clerk, taking ownership of invoice processing, supplier reconciliations, payment runs, and maintaining strong supplier relationships within a high-volume finance environment.

    • Step into a business creating clear opportunities to progress and develop.
    • Gain exposure to a high-volume, fast-paced retail environment.
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  • Credit Controller - Interim

    Guildford
    Temporary
    £29,000 - £31,000 per year

    This is an excellent opportunity for a Credit Controller to join a reputable business in the retail industry, based in Guildford. The role involves managing accounts receivable and ensuring timely payments while maintaining strong client relationships.

    • Are you looking to work for a growing business?
    • An opportunity within the finance team.
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  • Procurement Manager

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

    This is an excellent opportunity for an established Buyer to step up into a Procurement Manager role to oversee and optimise procurement operations within the industrial and manufacturing sector. The role is based in Widnes and requires a focus on supply chain management and cost efficiency.

    • Excellent opportunity for a Buyer to step up!
    • Hybrid working with lots of flexibility!
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  • Pharmacist - Suffolk

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

    The role of Pharmacist at an independent pharmacy in Suffolk involves providing expert healthcare advice and ensuring the safe and effective distribution of medicines. This is a permanent opportunity within the retail healthcare industry, offering a rewarding and impactful career

    • Support with extensive training and further development.
    • Gain exposure to a diverse range of clinical services
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  • Power BI Developer

    Bristol
    Permanent

    This leading Retail organisation are looking to appoint a Business Intelligence / Power BI Analyst to support their finance function in developing Dashboards and Power BI Reports to support senior management decisioning and automate processes. Your primary focus turning data from multiple sources into clear, actionable insights for the business in Power BI.

    • Opportunity to work in a newly created role
    • Opportunity to lead on reporting capability enhancement with career progression
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  • Finance Assistant / Purchase Ledger

    Runcorn
    Permanent
    £28,000 - £30,000 per year

    The Finance Assistant role in the retail industry involves supporting the accounting and finance team with daily financial operations and administrative tasks. This permanent position in Runcorn is ideal for someone with a keen eye for detail and a passion for numbers.

    • Finance Asst / Purchase Ledger - Runcorn
    • Permanent Role - up to £30k
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  • Sales Manager

    West Yorkshire
    Permanent

    Sales Manager required to manage and drive distribution across specialist retail channel, including garden centres, Deli's and Farmshops.

    • Exciting Sales Manager role
    • Award Winning Heritage Food Business Based in Yorkshire
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  • Pharmacist - Stowmarket

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

    The position of Pharmacist in Stowmarket requires a professional who can oversee the delivery of healthcare services while ensuring the highest level of patient care. This role is ideal for a motivated individual who excels in managing pharmacy operations within the retail industry.

    • Gain exposure to a diverse range of clinical services
    • Support with training and further development
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  • BI Analyst

    Nintendo
    Windsor
    Permanent

    The BI Analyst plays a key role in supporting data-driven decision-making by analysing financial, sales, and operational performance data and delivering actionable insights across the business. Responsible for maintaining and enhancing reporting infrastructure, improving data accessibility and accuracy, and driving continuous improvements in reporting and business intelligence, this role contributes to commercial performance within a dynamic retail environment.

    • An excellent opportunity to work for an established, global organisation
    • Located in Windsor, well-connected by public transport
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  • Data Protection Officer

    Wakefield
    Permanent
    £60,000 - £70,000 per year

    The Data Protection Officer will ensure compliance with data protection regulations and lead the implementation of privacy policies in the retail industry. This role is based in Wakefield and focuses on safeguarding customer and organisational data.

    • Work directly with senior leadership
    • Manage and mentor a specialist privacy team
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  • Data Protection Manager

    Uxbridge
    Interim

    This Data Protection Manager will sit as part of the wider legal team and will support on all data protection initiatives, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations, and providing expert guidance on data privacy matters within the legal department.

    • 12 month fixed term contract
    • Data Protection Manager paying up to £75k.
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  • Commercial Finance Manager

    Alfreton
    Permanent
    £60,000 - £65,000 per year

    This is a fantastic opportunity to be working directly for the Head of Finance. This is the area of the business that looks after all figures for the entities that operate from Head Office, including management accounts, overheads and budgeting/ forecasting

    • business partnering, analysis, stakeholder management
    • Decision support, financial modeling
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  • Credit Controller

    Leicester
    Permanent
    £31,000 - £33,000 per year

    This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Credit Controller to join a well established team based in Leicester.

    • Excellent opportunity for an experienced Credit Controller
    • Offering 2 days home working
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  • Pharmacist - Swindon

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

    This exciting opportunity as a Pharmacist within the retail healthcare industry involves delivering excellent pharmaceutical services and ensuring patient care is a top priority. Based in Swindon, this permanent position offers a competitive salary and a chance to make a meaningful impact in the community.

    • Opportunities to work in both community and health-centre settings
    • Clinically driven that offers strong exposure to NHS services.
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  • Pharmacist - Flint

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

    This exciting opportunity as a Pharmacist within the retail healthcare industry involves delivering excellent pharmaceutical services and ensuring patient care is a top priority. Based in Flint, this permanent position offers a competitive salary and a chance to make a meaningful impact in the community.

    • Opportunities to work in both community and health-centre settings
    • Clinically driven that offers strong exposure to NHS services.
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  • Payroll Assistant

    Reading
    Temporary
    £15 - £17 per hour

    Great opportunity if you require part time working, to come into the fold and make an instant impact into the lean operation. Based in Reading, you will be assisting the day to day payroll tasks as well as supporting wider team members.

    • Join a highly collaborative business!
    • Part time hours, Interim assignment
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  • Compliance Officer - SMF16

    London
    Permanent

    Our client a leading Global Investment Management firm are looking to hire a Compliance Officer for their Retail Investments business who will take on the SMF16 within 3 -6 months

    • Growing Compliance functions
    • Opportunity to become SMF16 within 3-6 months of joining the firm
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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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