Assistant Manager

Farmfoods; Sunbury-on-Thames; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A national grocery retailer in Sunbury-on-Thames is seeking a full-time Assistant Manager. You will assist the shop manager while developing your team and ensuring exceptional customer service. Ideal candidates will have management experience and a friendly approach to work, with numerous opportunities for career growth within the company.

Benefits

30 days holiday each year

15% staff discount

Great training and development opportunities

Free life assurance

Workplace pension

Qualifications

• Friendly and positive approach to work.
• Some experience as a manager, team leader, or supervisor.
• Trustworthy and reliable.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the shop manager to run an efficient shop.
• Develop the team through coaching and mentoring.
• Ensure customer care and manage shop routines.
• Control operational costs including shrinkage and waste.
• Support recruitment and onboarding of new team members.

Skills

Team leadership

Customer service

Reliability

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Assistant Manager - Full Time

Hours: 43 hours across 5 days per week.

Pay: £30,240 - £33,948.94 per annum.

Benefits: 6 weeks holiday, 15% staff discount, staff benefits package, and more.

Pay & Benefits

The salary offered for this position is between £30,240.00 and £33,948.94 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 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.

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, hardworking 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.

Career Development

There are many long‑term opportunities for a career at Farmfoods. We have 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