Customer Team Leader

Co-op Digital; Taunton; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discount

Flexible hours

Pension contributions

Holiday entitlement pro-rata

Training and development

Job summary

Co-op Taunton is hiring a Customer Team Leader to oversee a small team in a fast-paced store, helping deliver essential services to the community. You’ll lead shifts, support customer service, and ensure smooth daily operations on the shop floor and tills.

You’ll bring a passion for people, flexibility across opening, closing, and weekend shifts, and the ability to motivate others. The role offers in-store training, a 30% member discount, and generous holiday and pension benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in retail or store operations and team leadership.
• Willingness to work flexible shifts including evenings and weekends.
• Strong customer service and merchandising skills.
• Able to motivate and coach a small team on shift.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day store operations on your shift.
• Motivate and coach the team to deliver excellent service.
• Support tills and shop-floor operations.
• Drive merchandising and stock accuracy.
• Champion Co-op membership and community engagement.

Skills

Leadership

Customer service

Retail operations

Team management

Tools

Point of Sale (POS)

Job description

Customer Team Leader

Location: 7-9 Priorswood Place Eastwick Road, Taunton, TA2 7JW

Pay: £14.48 per hour

Contract: 15 hours per week + regular overtime, permanent contract, part time

Working pattern: A mix of opening, closing, and mid-day shifts, with flexibility across the week including at least 2 evening shifts and 1 weekend shift. Either, Friday after 6pm, any shift on Saturday, or Sunday. We're happy to discuss your availability further at interview.

30% colleague member discount in store - see below for more benefits

You must be aged 18+ to authorise age-related sales

Join us as a Customer Team Leader and take the next step toward managing your own store.

As a Customer Team Leader, you'll lead a small team in a fast-paced Co-op store, helping to deliver essential services to your community. Depending on your store this could involve you working in our post office or bakery or supporting online services and our home delivery drivers. Whatever the day brings, you'll play a key role in making life easier for our customers.

Why this job matters:

You'll keep our shelves stocked and support sales, helping us offer even more choice and exciting new services to our customers. You'll be a familiar face in the community, getting to know your customers and helping us stay connected with local and national charities. Plus, you'll be a champion for Co-op membership, helping to drive the growth of our unique business.

What you’ll do

• Own the day-to-day running of the store by leading the team on your shift
• Motivate, coach, and support your team to deliver great service and efficient operations
• Work hands-on on the shop floor and tills, supporting daily operations and setting the pace for a team of Customer Team Members
• Support store performance through merchandising, stock accuracy, and HR processes
• Champion Co-op through community engagement and membership growth

What you'll bring:

• Passion for people and leadership
• The ability to work flexibly and lead by example
• Skills in retail, merchandising, or team management (experience not essential)

Why Co-op?

At Co-op, we're owned by our members. And because we're owned by you, we can do right by you. So, when you join us, you're not just taking a job, you're joining a movement. We're an organisation that puts people and communities first, and we're powered by purpose. We want this to be a place where you can thrive, so you'll also receive:

• Full training and career development resources
• 30% discount on Co-op products in store
• Flexible access to you pay as you earn it
• Up to 10% pension contributions
• 36 days of holiday (pro-rata, including bank holidays)
• 24/7 access to GP appointments, and colleague support programme
• Market-leading policies to help you through life's big moments

A place you'll belong:

We're building diverse and inclusive teams that reflect the communities we serve.

We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to creating a workplace where colleagues can feel like they belong, supported by our inclusive policies and the ways we work.

We're proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme and offer interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for a job. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, we'll support you.

Learn more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process and our inclusion commitments at jobs.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion

We reserve the right to remove a vacancy before the scheduled closing date.