Responsibilities

• Become the face of Goose & Gander within the Bristol community.
• Build meaningful relationships with local customers, universities, creatives, cafés, fitness studios, charities and businesses.
• Plan, organise and host regular in-store events, workshops, launches and community activations.
• Identify opportunities to grow our local presence through partnerships and collaborations.
• Create excitement around new product launches and seasonal campaigns.
• Gather customer feedback and community insight to help shape future initiatives.
• Lead the Park Street store, creating a positive, ambitious and inclusive culture.
• Recruit, train and develop an exceptional retail team.
• Coach the team to deliver outstanding customer experiences every day.
• Lead by example on the shop floor and set the standard for service and brand knowledge.

Requirements

• An experienced retail manager or senior retail leader.
• Passionately about building communities and creating memorable experiences.
• Confident leading and developing high-performing teams.
• Commercially minded with a track record of delivering sales growth.
• A natural relationship builder who enjoys networking and creating partnerships.
• Organised, proactive and comfortable managing multiple priorities.
• Creative, energetic and full of ideas.
• Passionate about fashion, lifestyle and community-led brands.
• Flexible to work weekdays, evenings and weekends when required for events.

Preferred

• Experience organising community events, brand activations or local partnerships would be highly desirable.

Benefits

• The opportunity to lead one of our flagship stores.
• A unique role combining retail leadership with community building.
• The freedom to create and deliver your own local events and partnerships.
• A supportive, ambitious and creative working environment.
• Staff discount and early access to new collections.
• Clear opportunities for progression within a fast-growing brand.
• The chance to play a key role in shaping the future of Goose & Gander in Bristol.