Assistant Manager - Costa Coffee Northwood

Soar Group; Tankerton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free drinks on shift

50% discount on food & bottled drinks

Company pension with matched employer/

Mystery guest visit bonuses

Job summary

Costa Coffee is seeking an enthusiastic Assistant Manager to support the Store Manager, drive sales, and deliver the highest coffee experience. You will lead a team, oversee daily operations, and uphold standards across hygiene and customer service.

You will plan rotas, mentor staff through coaching and training, manage stock and budgets, and ensure the store runs smoothly while promoting Costa Coffee values and guest satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Experience in supervisory/management role within a coffee or branded restaurant environment.
• Strong knowledge of Hygiene, Health & Safety and branded audits.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Support Store Manager and deputise in their absence.
• Efficient management of store operations to deliver the best coffee experience.
• Plan weekly rotas, shifts and staff holidays.
• Drive sales growth with the team to maximise KPIs.
• Manage stock and orders to ensure 100% supply.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Customer service

Job description

About us

Here at Costa Coffee we are all about passion, energy and teamwork, serving memorable moments for every one of our customers. As an Assistant Manager you'll you be working for the nations favourite coffee shop, you will enjoy brilliant training and amazing benefits so that you enjoy Costa Coffee as much as our customers do.

What we offer:

We are really proud of the work our Management Teams deliver and we want you to feel valued and rewarded;

Competitive starting salary.

Great opportunities to progress and develop.

Free handmade drinks and 50% discount on food and bottled drinks (whilst on shift).

Company pension scheme and matched contributions.

Great team member incentive schemes including mystery guest visit bonuses.

About the role:

It is all about coffee, but not any coffee it's Costa Coffee! You'll perfect your craft through amazing training, taking care to make every customer experience an awesome one. As a Costa Coffee Assistant Manager, your main responsibilities will be:

Supporting your Store Manager in delivering the below and deputising for the store manager in their absence.

Efficient management of the store operation, ensuring we deliver the best coffee experience to our customers.

Plan and coordinate weekly, rotas, shifts and staff holidays.

Driving sales growth through working with your team to maximise key sales areas and KPIs.

Effective financial management of your store P&L working to productivity and gross profit targets.

Developing your team and ensuring that all team members receive the best training in-store supplemented through the online learning platform.

Support your team by motivating, coaching, engaging and managing your team to drive their performance and deliver excellent customer service and store standards.

Manage the stock and order systems for food & consumables ensuring that the store has 100% supply of items for the customer.

Ensure the store is operated adhering to all company standards, polices & procedures

Ensure that all brand standards are delivered throughout the shift to ensure complete customer satisfaction - completing all relevant checks, standards, food & health and safety checks and taking necessary remedial action or escalating as required.

Implement and maintain the Statutory and Company standards of hygiene, health and safety and take any action as is necessary.

What we are looking for:

A great Assistant Manager candidate having previous experience within a supervisory/management capacity either within a coffee or branded restaurant environment. You will have extensive knowledge and experience of Hygiene, Health & Safety and branded audits.

A positive outlook with bags of personality

A passion for delivering excellence in everything you do

Good communication skills because you will be talking to our amazing employees and customers daily

Courage to show your confidence

You will often need to multitask, therefore a hard-working attitude is key here