Marie Curie is the UK’s leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country. Our retail stores play a vital part in helping us achieve our mission by bringing in significant revenue generation, building awareness and engaging local communities.  

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Retail District Manager to lead and continuously develop a successful portfolio of 22 Marie Curie stores, spanning across Wales and the West.  You will be responsible for delivering a strong commercial performance, with demonstrable experience of managing large retail areas including H&S audit compliance and people management.

This is a varied and rewarding role where you will work closely with Store Managers to drive income, develop high-performing teams, maximise donations, and ensure operational excellence across your district. You will be key in providing guidance, support and objective setting to ensure the Retail strategy, priorities and KPI’s are achieved alongside sales and profit targets.

If you are an influential leader and adept change driver, who is excited to showcase your creative visual merchandising skills to develop and grow our eBay income generation stream then we want to hear from you.

You will be responsible for

• Maximising all income opportunities by coaching and developing Store Managers to take ownership of their store performance, be responsible for the delivery of KPI results and the need to continually improve performance
• Supporting shop staff in the development of initiatives for increasing ‘over the door’ donations of goods to shops. Effectively support the employed driver and the van, to ensure sufficient levels of stock for distribution throughout the area to drive donated goods income and achieve maximum profitability
• Reviewing store visual & operating standards in consistent critical manner across the District, and follow up on all objectives using the structured Store visit report, within the agreed store visit frequency cycle
• Ensuring that all staff and volunteers are aware of their health and safety responsibilities and that all health and safety procedures are adhered to. Carrying out necessary training and complete risk assessments/resolving any issues 

Key criteria

• Information analysis (including financial statistics and retail KPIs)
• Good understanding of Basic IT packages i.e. E-mails, Word, Excel
• Excellent demonstrable literacy and numeracy skills, both written and verbal
• Retail branch/area management experience directly responsible for or supporting multi-sites
• Merchandising and space management
• Management and development of multiple income generators such as eBay Marketplace
• Experience in recruiting, training, leading and motivating individuals/teams
• A valid driving license

Please see the full job description here 

For more information or an informal chat please contact [email protected] 

Vacancy type: Permanent, full time  

Location: Home based, West and Wales

Salary: £34,000 per annum plus benefits

Hours per week: 35

Closing date: 30th April. We are reviewing applications as they are received, so we encourage you to apply early. 

Application Process  

• To apply, please send us your most recent CV and a cover letter detailing your experience, how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work for Marie Curie. 

• In this role you will have sole responsibility for the running of the store, which will involve lone working. Due to this, we are unable to recruit anyone for this role who is under the age of 18. 

Benefits you’ll love:  

• 25 days annual leave (exclusive of Bank Holidays)  

• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme (we will match your contribution up to 7.5%)  

• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and season tickets  

• Continuous professional development opportunities 

• Industry-leading training programmes  

• Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programmes  

• Enhanced bereavement, family friendly and sickness benefits  

• Access to Blue Light Card membership  

• Subsidised Eye Care  

At Marie Curie, our values are central to everything we do. They guide how we care for people, how we work together, and how we make decisions every day. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe for everyone — staff and volunteers alike — supportive, inclusive and rewarding.  We take stringent steps to ensure that anyone who joins our organisation are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. We actively consider our impact on the planet, embedding sustainability into everyday decisions to create a lasting, positive difference for the individuals we care for and the world we share.

We believe everyone should have the opportunity to thrive and fulfil their potential. Marie Curie is deeply committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, recognising both the social justice imperative and the strength a diverse workforce brings.  We actively encourage applications from people of all cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

We are happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. If you require any support, please contact us at [email protected].

Every application we receive is personally reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team, and in return, we ask that your application authentically reflects you — your experience, perspective and voice.