Assistant Store Manager Review
at Screwfix
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Retail Manager
Blackpool, Lancashire
Review Submitted: April 2025
Overall Rating
5 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
5/5
Store standards – Make sure everything runs smoothly, from front of house to the warehouse
Inspire your team – hands on and lead by example, to motivate team to give a great customer experience
Store management – budgets, Rota’s and Payroll, P&L analysis, managing stock and improving profits .
Inspire your team – hands on and lead by example, to motivate team to give a great customer experience
Store management – budgets, Rota’s and Payroll, P&L analysis, managing stock and improving profits .
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
All content relevant to job role, manageable work load. Practical and informative. Allowances made for learning styles and preferred method of communication
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
Extremely customer focused, further developing those skills.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
5/5
Great organisation, aware of course content and timeline from beginning. Course works at pace that works for you
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
Great support, hours for learning booked in to rota and can be worked in store or at home dependant on preference. When reaching out to colleague in store or head office, everyone responds quickly, with great advice or support. Fantastic company for interdepartmental cooperation.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
5/5
Excellent support, check on your wellbeing throughout and will do all they can to help you reach your goals
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
5/5
Confidence in my own abilities and thought processes, learning how to self reflect and plan ahead.
Confidence to change coaching styles in order to help support team and encourage their growth within the company
Confidence to change coaching styles in order to help support team and encourage their growth within the company
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
5/5
US inclusion network offers a social media style place to form clubs, support groups and arrange extra curricular activities
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Screwfix to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Best kept secret in retail! Great for progression, manageable work load, genuinely caring and supportive at all levels. Championing diversity and equality
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Screwfix?
Screwfix is extremely customer focused and encourages individuality. Put customers first and be yourself... simple
