Careers
at Hoopers
The key elements of Hoopers, which make it unique and guide us
in our daily business, are encapsulated in our core values:-
Hoopers Values
Proud
to be part of something respected and special
Personal development and hard work
Enjoyment and fulfilment from work
Work is important but is only part of our lives
Courteous service to customer and colleagues
About
Hoopers
Hoopers is an independent, family owned, department store group,
offering a point of difference in the high street that reflects
style, quality, value for money and a level of customer service
that cannot be matched elsewhere. Our success is based on the
product we sell and our commitment to our customers, suppliers,
stores and each other.
We truly believe in the individual and the valuable contribution
that each and every one of our people brings to Hoopers. Communications,
from the top to the bottom of our business, are open and informal;
a free flow of feedback and ideas is actively encouraged throughout
the Company.
Our unique position in the fast moving and exciting world of retail
means that we can truly offer something a little different to
those that wish to become part of a caring, friendly, yet progressive
company with a working environment that genuinely offers individual
challenge and opportunity, aligned with personal support and development
training. We believe that there should be more to a job than work
and pay. In addition to offering personal fulfilment in a stimulating
environment, working at Hoopers should be fun!
Our main purpose is to provide our customers with the most exciting
mix of fashionable products and to make shopping at Hoopers a
real joy. Our aim for the future is to be universally acknowledged
as the country's finest group of department stores in the provinces.
Hoopers
is primarily a fashion related business, offering a varied
and
unusual assortment. The stores specialise in designer and branded
fashion and all have departments for ladies' and men's fashions,
shoes, accessories, perfumery, cosmetics and gifts.
Other
departments, which differ from store to store, include childrenswear,
china, glass, cookshop, stationery, home interiors and furniture.
Harrogate, Tunbridge Wells and Wilmslow have separate Hoopers
For Men stores and every store has a restaurant, offering contemporary
food in a relaxed environment.
The
Benefits
In
addition to competitive rates of pay, Company benefits include
a generous staff discount scheme, performance related bonuses,
uniform or uniform allowance, service awards, confidential helplines
for legal, personal or work related problems; as well as a range
of voluntary benefits that include a stakeholder pension scheme,
discounted eye care, health cash plan, holiday club.
Job
Opportunities
Job
opportunities at Hoopers include a wide range of selling departments,
as well as a network of behind the scenes operations, with a variety
of roles and responsibilities, especially at our larger stores.
Positions can be full or part-time, permanent or temporary.
Our
teams are equally diverse and we take on school and college leavers
looking for that first step of their career, parents returning
to the workplace, those who are seeking a change of direction,
as well as experienced retailers who are simply looking for a
new challenge.
Enthusiasm,
an outgoing personality and sociable nature, combined with the
desire to give the highest levels of service to both customers
and colleagues are high on our list of priorities. People buy
people first!
Department Management
If you are interested in joining our management team,
whether in sales, administration, store operations or the
restaurant, you will need to be:-
Personable
and confident.
Looking for responsibility, with the chance to drive and deliver
improvement.
Able to communicate and influence effectively.
Commercially
aware with the ability to lead,
motivate and develop individuals.
Suitably
qualified, but the right mix of experience, potential and approach
to managing change are more important to us.
In
return, we will offer you a competitive remuneration package and
the opportunity for real career progression, with the support
of our management development training programme.
Training
We
believe that our success is firmly based on the success of our
people and we are committed to a development culture that provides
planned, structured training programmes from day one, allowing
for individuals to progress at their own pace. Equally, each individual
is encouraged to take ownership of their own development, maximising
every opportunity to learn. We believe in giving all our people
the opportunity to become as good as they can possibly be and
the Company encourages career progression by filling vacancies
internally whenever possible.
Hoopers is committed to the Investors in People Standard.
We have our own in-house management development programme, for
all newly appointed department and assistant department managers,
as well as for management trainees. External training opportunities
at all levels are also available, including National Vocational
Qualifications.
ENJOY
LIFE ...ENJOY RETAIL ...ENJOY US!
