Assistant Manager

Farmfoods; Bradford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Farmfoods is seeking an Assistant Manager for their Bradford location. This full-time permanent role requires flexibility in working hours and offers a competitive salary along with numerous benefits. The Assistant Manager will work closely with the shop manager to ensure operational excellence and customer satisfaction, while also providing leadership to a team of retail assistants. Opportunities for career advancement through training and development are available.

Benefits

30 days holiday per year

15% staff discount

Free life assurance

Staff benefits package

Qualifications

• Experience as a manager, team leader or supervisor required.
• Friendly, positive, hard-working approach needed.
• Trustworthy and reliable team player.

Responsibilities

• Assist shop manager in running an efficient shop and providing customer service.
• Develop team through coaching and mentoring.
• Be accountable for shop operations in manager's absence.

Skills

Leadership

Team Development

Customer Service

Operational Management

Communication

Job description

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We are looking to recruit a new Assistant Manager for our shop in Tong Street, Bradford.We offer a permanent full time position working a variety of shifts 5 days from 7 each week usually including at least one weekend shift.

Please note that for full time positions we will generally require you to be fully flexible in your availability for work throughout the week, including weekends.

The salary offered for this position is between £30,240.00 - £31,392.52 per annum on a 43 hour contract.

In addition to your pay you will also benefit from:

- 30 days holiday each year.

- Great training and development opportunities.

- 15% staff discount to use in any of our 300+ shops on a great range of food and household essentials.

- Free life assurance.

- A staff benefits package which includes a virtual GP as well as discounted services and products such as cinema tickets, gym memberships, days out and travel.

As one of our assistant managers you will:

- Work closely with the shop manager to run an efficient shop and provide a great service to our customers.

- Be responsible for the development of your team of retail assistants through coaching, mentoring and providing feedback.

- Be accountable for the shop in the absence of the shop manager and responsible for ensuring that customers are looked after, deliveries are worked quickly and shop routines are completed to maintain a safe, clean and tidy shop.

- Take responsibility for motivating and guiding your team to ensure the control of operational costs including shrinkage, waste and payroll.

- Support the shop manager with recruitment and induction of new team members.

You will need:

- A friendly, positive, hard working approach to work.

- To be a ‘people person’ who finds it easy to get on everyone and is able to build strong working relationships with the people you work with.

- To be trustworthy and reliable as you will be an important part of a small team. Your team and customers will depend upon you to do your job to the best of your ability at all times.

- Some experience as a manager, team leader or supervisor.

More than just a job:

There are many long-term opportunities for a career at Farmfoods. We have some great training programmes in place and always look to promote to shop and area manager positions from within. Many people in senior management and central services positions at Farmfoods started their careers in our shops so this could be the start of a rewarding career for you.