Assistant Manager

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

Job summary

A well-known grocery retailer is seeking an Assistant Manager for their shop in Bury. In this full-time role, you will assist the shop manager and lead a team to deliver excellent customer service. Ideal candidates will have some management experience, a friendly demeanor, and the ability to motivate their team. This position offers a salary of £30,240 to £31,392 per annum with various benefits including training opportunities, a staff discount, and a workplace pension.

Benefits

30 days holiday

15% staff discount

Training and development opportunities

Workplace pension

Life assurance

Staff benefits package

Qualifications

• Friendly, positive approach to work.
• Ability to build strong working relationships.
• Trustworthy and reliable team player.
• Experience as a manager, team leader, or supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Assist the shop manager in daily operations.
• Develop and mentor team members.
• Be accountable for shop operations in manager's absence.
• Control operational costs including shrinkage and waste.
• Support recruitment and induction of new team members.

Skills

Friendly and positive approach

Ability to build strong relationships

Trustworthy and reliable

Experience as a manager or team leader

Job description

Assistant Manager – Full Time

Hours & Pay

• Hours: 43 hours across 5 days per week.
• Pay: £30,240 - £31,392 per annum.
• Benefits: 6 weeks holiday, 15% staff discount, staff benefits package, and more!

We are looking to recruit a new Assistant Manager for our shop in Bury, Greater Manchester. 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.

Pay & Benefits

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.
• A smart uniform.
• Free life assurance.
• Workplace pension.
• 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.