Assistant Manager

Musgrave Group; Derry/Londonderry; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Assistant Manager, where you will play a vital role in the daily operations of a busy store. This position offers the chance to work closely with the Store Manager to drive sales, ensure high standards, and lead a team dedicated to exceptional customer service. With a commitment to community and sustainability, this role not only offers a competitive hourly rate and weekly pay but also various perks like enhanced maternity and paternity pay, learning opportunities, and discounts. If you’re passionate about retail and ready to make a positive impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Competitive hourly rate

Weekly pay

Enhanced maternity pay

Paternity pay

Employee Assist Programme

Discount card for store shopping

Learning and development opportunities

Company uniform

Extra discounts on days out

Cinema ticket discounts

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience in a busy convenience or supermarket at Supervisor level.
• Proven experience in stock control and people management.

Responsibilities

• Support the store manager to maximize store sales and profitability.
• Champion a culture of safety and excellent customer service.

Skills

Customer Service

Stock Control

People Management

Cost Control

HACCP Implementation

Rota Planning

Education

GCSE Maths and English, Grade C or above

Further education in a related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The role is full time, 37.5 hours permanent contract. The successful candidate must be flexible to work days, evenings, and weekends.

Musgrave is one of Europe’s most successful family-owned businesses with a 140-year heritage in food and brand innovation, supporting communities across the island of Ireland and Spain. Every day we feed one-in-three people in Ireland through 15 market leading food and beverage brands that include SuperValu, Centra, Frank and Honest, and Musgrave Market Place. We support thousands of retail and foodservice family businesses who live and work in the heart of the communities they serve. We are committed to becoming the most trusted and sustainable business in Ireland and we are making changes across the company to ensure that happens. We want to make a positive impact on the world, and we will support our suppliers and customers to make a difference too.

Our people are the heart of our business. As our greatest asset, they make Musgrave a great place to work and in return we aim to be the very best place to work, grow, and thrive. We are now inviting applications for the position of Assistant Manager, Centra Banbridge.

This type of role will have an agreed shift pattern set within the store opening hours. Shortlisted candidates will have the opportunity to discuss working hours and shift patterns in further detail at the interview. Candidates must be able to travel to the Store via car, public transport, or other means to fulfill shift requirements.

The Role:

To work closely with the Store Manager in the daily operation of a store, the successful candidate will ensure that all colleagues and assets are engaged and managed to deliver a profitable store. In addition, you will deputise in the absence of the store manager, as and when required.

Responsibilities:

• Support the store manager to deliver on store KPIs.
• Support the store manager to maximise store sales and profitability.
• Support the store manager to deliver consistently high store standards in line with auditing.
• Support the store manager with stock take preparation and utilise action plans to improve stock take results.
• Champion a culture of safe place to work for colleagues by leading by example on food safety, health and safety, and compliance.
• Champion and lead excellent customer service for the store.
• Champion social media for your store to drive sales.
• Ensure customer availability of products by overseeing store ordering.
• Support your store manager to manage the team by completing, but not limited to, roster writing, return to work interviews, investigation and/or note taking in line with company disciplinary and grievance policies, recruitment, inductions, training & development, appraisals, and performance management, ensuring full compliance with company employment policies.
• Support your store manager to engage with store colleagues, the local community, and charity partners.
• You may be required to cover post office and cash with appropriate training, as and when required as part of this role.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive hourly rate
• Weekly pay
• Enhanced maternity pay, eligibility applies
• Paternity pay, eligibility applies
• Employee Assist Programme
• Discount card for store shopping, for you and one nominated user
• Learning and development opportunities for career progression
• Company uniform
• Extra discounts on days out, cinema tickets, and much more

The ideal candidate will have/be:

Role Criteria

• At least 2 years recent experience in a busy convenience or supermarket at Supervisor level within a sales-based environment with some experience of margin.
• GCSE Maths and English, Grade C or above (or equivalent) and/or further education in a related discipline.
• Proven experience in stock control, people skills, cost control, rota planning, and HACCP implementation.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.
• Good working knowledge of all fresh food areas.
• Good knowledge of retail stock take preparation and execution.
• Post Office, off licence, forecourt experience.

Musgrave is an equal opportunities employer.
We encourage applications from diverse candidates. If we can make any accommodations to enable you to be the best version of yourself during the interview, please let us know.