Assistant Manager

Farmfoods; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-owned retail company is seeking a Full-Time Assistant Manager for their Hull location. In this role, you will work closely with the shop manager, developing and mentoring your team while ensuring efficient shop operations. The ideal candidate will have a positive attitude, reliability, and some management experience. Benefits include 30 days of holiday, training opportunities, and a staff discount. This position offers a great chance for career progression within the company.

Benefits

30 days holiday

15% staff discount

Training and development opportunities

Free life assurance

Workplace pension

Smart uniform

Staff benefits package

Qualifications

• Positive, hard-working attitude essential.
• Ability to build strong relationships with team members.
• Trustworthiness is vital for this role.
• Some prior experience in a managerial position is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist the shop manager in efficient store operations.
• Develop and mentor retail assistants.
• Oversee shop operations when manager is absent.
• Motivate the team to control costs effectively.
• Support recruitment and onboarding.

Skills

Friendly approach

Teamwork

Reliability

Management experience

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!

Job Details

Location: Bransholme, Hull. We offer a permanent full‑time position working a variety of shifts, 5 days a week usually including at least one weekend shift.

Flexibility: For full‑time positions we will generally require full flexibility in availability throughout the week, including weekends.

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.

Qualifications & 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.

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

Career Progression

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.

About Farmfoods

Farmfoods are a family business with ambition. We pride ourselves on offering our customers great value, quality products from clean and tidy shops with the friendliest team in retail. We aim to offer sensational value to customers on a great range of everyday family‑oriented goods. We back up our sensational value with a focus on delivering an 'old fashioned', genuine and friendly customer experience.

Contract Information

Position: ASM, Hours: 43, Days: 5.