Store Manager - Bicester Village

Tala is seeking a Store Manager for their new location in Bicester Village from November 26 to January 27, focused on driving commercial performance and customer experience.

• Experience in a retail environment, preferably in fashion, activewear, or wellness—but above all, a genuine passion for these areas is a must.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, allowing you to connect effortlessly with customers and inspire your team.
• A natural problem-solver—proactive, quick to learn, and able to thrive both independently and as part of a dynamic team.
• Strong visual merchandising instincts, with a keen eye for detail to keep the store looking stylish and on-brand at all times.
• Excellent multitasking skills, balancing customer service, sales, and store operations seamlessly in a fast-paced environment.
• Fluent in English (reading, writing, and speaking) to ensure clear and engaging customer interactions.
• Passionate about building customer relationships, from discussing upcoming collections to gathering customer insights that foster long-term loyalty.

• Proven store management experience in activewear, fashion or lifestyle retail, ideally in a premium or fast-growth brand.
• A track record of delivering against sales, payroll and profitability targets.
• Genuine commerciality — you can read a P&L and a trade report and know what to do next.
• Strong people leadership: a proven recruiter, coach and developer of retail talent.
• A proven record of delivering excellent customer service, and the standards to hold others to it.
• A strong understanding of brand visual identity and how to translate it to the shop floor.
• Confident communicator, comfortable influencing both a shop floor team and senior stakeholders.
• Solid operational grounding across stock management, systems, cash handling and compliance.
• A problem solver and self-starter who is comfortable in an ambiguous, fast-growing business that is learning as it goes.
• Flexibility to support weekends, key trading moments and new store openings.
• A genuine passion for TALA, our product and our community.

• 28 days holiday a year inclusive of bank holidays
• You'll be automatically enrolled in our company pension scheme with Aviva
• Employee discount after probation period
• Clothing allowance spending gift
• TALA Uniform