Assistant Manager

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

Job summary

A leading grocery retailer in Glasgow is seeking a full-time Assistant Manager. This permanent position involves working 43 hours per week over 5 days, often including weekends. Responsibilities include overseeing store operations, managing staff, and ensuring high standards of customer service. The role offers a competitive salary ranging from £30,240 to £31,392 per annum, along with benefits such as 6 weeks of holiday and staff discounts.

Benefits

6 weeks holiday

15% staff discount

Staff benefits package

Qualifications

• Experience in retail management is preferred.
• Strong leadership and communication skills are essential.
• Ability to work flexible shifts including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of the store.
• Manage staff and ensure high customer service standards.
• Handle inventory and supplies management.

Job description

Assistant Manager – Full Time
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 Peat Road, Glasgow. 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

• £30,240.00 - £31,392.52 per annum on a 43 hour contract.
• 30 days holiday each year.
• Great training and development opportunities.
• 15% staff discount to use in any of our 300+ shops.
• 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.
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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.
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• 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 with 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.