Job Description

TK Maxx

At TJX Europe, every day brings new opportunities for growth, exploration, and achievement. You’ll be part of our vibrant team that embraces diversity, fosters collaboration, and prioritises your development. Whether you’re working in our Distribution Centers, Corporate Offices, or Retail Stores—TK Maxx & Homesense, you’ll find abundant opportunities to learn, thrive, and make an impact. Come join our TJX team—a Fortune 100 company and the world’s leading off-price retailer.

Job Description:

Assistant Store Manager Bench Head | TK Maxx

At TK Maxx, no two days are ever the same. Our unique off-price retail model creates a fast-paced environment where every day brings fresh opportunities, new challenges, and exciting discoveries.

We're looking for an ambitious and people-focused leader to join our Assistant Store Manager Bench team. This role provides a fantastic opportunity to enter the business, fast-track your understanding of our unique retail model, and build the experience needed to progress into future Store Manager opportunities.

You'll support a variety of neighbouring stores across the region, helping leadership teams continue to deliver exceptional performance, customer experience, and operational excellence.

Stores supported within this region include:

• Tk Maxx Peterborough Brotherhood
• Tk Maxx Corby
• Tk Maxx Huntingdon
• Tk Maxx Peterborough Queesnsgate (Base Store)

The Opportunity

As an Assistant Store Manager Bench Head, you'll gain exposure to multiple stores, leadership teams, and operating environments. You'll support stores across the region where additional leadership capability is required, whether that's covering vacancies, supporting development plans, helping during peak trading periods, or strengthening operational performance.

This role offers a unique opportunity to learn from different store teams while developing a comprehensive understanding of what makes TK Maxx successful.

It's an outstanding route into the business and a proven way of accelerating your development towards Store Manager opportunities in the future.

What You'll Do

• Partner with Store Managers to deliver business performance and operational excellence.
• Support leadership teams across multiple store locations.
• Lead, coach, and develop large teams to achieve outstanding results.
• Help drive recruitment, onboarding, succession planning, and talent development.
• Support stock flow, Door to Floor execution, customer experience, and store standards.
• Maintain compliance, health & safety, and payroll controls.
• Step into leadership roles as required to support neighbouring stores.
• Identify opportunities to improve performance and share best practice across the region.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for leaders who thrive in high-volume, fast-paced environments and enjoy making an impact.

You'll have:

• Experience leading and developing large teams.
• Strong operational and commercial awareness.
• Excellent coaching and people-development skills.
• The ability to influence, motivate, and inspire others.
• Experience managing performance and delivering results through people.
• Flexibility to travel across multiple store locations.
• The confidence to adapt quickly to different teams and environments.

You may currently be:

• An Assistant Manager seeking broader exposure and development.
• A Store Manager looking to join a larger retail business.
• A Hospitality Manager leading high-volume operations.
• A Distribution or Logistics Team Leader.
• A leader from another fast-paced customer-facing environment.

What's In It For You?

• Competitive salary
• Bonus earning potential
• Associate discount
• Pension and life assurance
• Private medical cover
• Structured career development opportunities
• Exposure to multiple stores and leadership teams
• A fast-track route towards future Store Manager opportunities
• A culture that champions individuality, inclusion, and growth

Compensation & Travel

The successful candidate will be assigned a designated base store within the region. Travel expenses are catered for when travelling to support stores beyond your base store location, in line with company policy.

If you're looking for a role that will accelerate your development, broaden your experience, and help shape your future leadership career within TK Maxx, we'd love to hear from you.

As proud as we are of our past success, it’s our future that excites us most. We strive to provide opportunities for growth, recognition and a competitive salary and benefits package. Share our determination to think bolder and bigger, and be part of our future. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and/or sexual orientation.

Address:

Unit 84

Location:

EUR TK Maxx UK Store 376 - Peterborough (City Centre)