Assistant Manager

Farmfoods; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A retail company is seeking an Assistant Manager for a full-time role in Greater London. You will oversee shop operations, support team development, and ensure exceptional customer service. The ideal candidate has management experience and a friendly, proactive attitude. This position offers competitive pay and numerous staff benefits, including discounts and training opportunities.

Benefits

30 days holiday each year

Great training and development opportunities

15% staff discount

Smart uniform

Free life assurance

Workplace pension

Staff benefits package

Qualifications

• A friendly, positive, hard working approach to work.
• Ability to build strong working relationships.
• Some experience as a manager, team leader or supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Run an efficient shop providing great service.
• Develop team through coaching and mentoring.
• Ensure safety, cleanliness, and organization in the shop.
• Guide team to manage operational costs.
• Support recruitment and induction of new team members.

Skills

People skills

Team development

Trustworthiness

Job description

Assistant Manager – Full Time

Location: Feltham, Hounslow, Greater London.

Hours: 43 hours across 5 days per week.

Pay: £30,240 – £33,948.94 per annum.

Pay & Benefits

• 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 including a virtual GP, discounted services and products such as cinema tickets, gym memberships, days out and travel.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• 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.

About Farmfoods

Farmfoods are a family business with ambition, offering great value, quality products, and a friendly customer experience. We pride ourselves on clean and tidy shops with the friendliest team in retail.

Career Opportunities

Many long-term opportunities correspond to promotion within the company; training programmes promote internal advancement to shop and area manager positions. Senior management and central services positions often started from shop-level roles.

Contract Information

Position: Assistant Manager (ASM), Hours: 43, Days: 5.