Department Supervisor

Halfords Group PLC; Scotland; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading UK retail company is seeking a Department Supervisor for their Kilmarnock location. In this part-time role, you will supervise a team and enhance customer service while supporting management in daily operations. Your experience in retail leadership and coaching will be crucial in achieving sales targets. The position offers benefits like employee discounts, wellness programs, and career development opportunities. Join us to be a part of a growing success story in motoring services and cycling products.

Benefits

25% off most products

Up to 50% off garage bills

Discount on Breakdown Cover

Discounts on shopping and holidays

Employee wellness programme

Trade Price Bike Scheme

Life Assurance

Uniform

Sharesave scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Wagestream financial planning app

Health Cash Plan

Qualifications

• Experience of supervising or leading a small team.
• Experience of delivering great customer service ideally in a retail sales or a services business environment.
• A commitment to your own development is essential.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coach others to deliver market-leading standards.
• Support the store management team to ensure the best service delivery.
• Follow all in-store security and stock loss procedures.

Skills

Supervising or leading a small team

Delivering great customer service

On-the-job training and coaching

Working to tight deadlines

Achieving exceptional results against sales targets

Job description

Apply now Job no: 562728
Work type: Part time, 30 hours per week
Site: Kilmarnock, Glencairn Retail Park
Categories: Retail Management, Retail Colleagues
Location: East Ayrshire
Salary: £13.01 per hour
Business Area: Retail

£13.01 per hour

About the role

Ready to take the next step in your Retail career? Take your knack with customers to the next level, working with your team to wow every Halfords customer you meet. This role is the gateway to management - you’ll have responsibility for the day to day running of a department, supervising and coaching others to deliver market leading standards to our customers.

A key part of the sales floor leadership team, you’ll support the store management team to enable the best service delivery to our customers. Your standards of customer service are already legendary and you’ll have an infectious enthusiasm for our products and services.

You’ll have some key holder responsibility too and will be committed to following all in store security and stock loss procedures.

Back to that gateway to a management role: we invest heavily in training to give our colleagues skills to develop their careers, so whatever career path you want to follow and whatever pace you want to progress, we have the support here to help you make your ambitions a reality, whether it’s in Retail or elsewhere in the Group.

Qualifications

• Experience of supervising or leading a small team
• Experience of delivering great customer service ideally in a retail sales or a services business environment
• Experience of delivering on the job training / coaching to others
• Experience of working to tight deadlines
• A track record of achieving exceptional results against sales targets
• Ideally, you will also have some technical knowledge and skills in motoring or cycling, but this is not essential as technical training is provided – a commitment to your own development is essential!

Benefits

• Store discount, with 25% off most products across Halfords and Tredz
• Employee discount, with up to 50% off your garage bills at Halfords Autocentre
• Discount on Halfords Breakdown Cover, with bike cover as standard for all annual policies
• Discounts on everything from groceries and shopping through to holidays, insurance, days out, restaurants and more
• Employee wellness programme offering free, independent, confidential support and counselling 24 hours a day, seven days a week
• Fantastic Trade Price Bike Scheme - buy one bike per year from a range of bikes which have been significantly reduced
• Life Assurance
• Uniform
• Option to join our Sharesave scheme: save to purchase shares at a 20% discount
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Wagestream – a financial planning app that gives you more control over your pay. Access up to 30% of your pay as you earn it and save automatically from your salary to build a rainy-day fund for the future
• Health Cash Plan - claim cash back towards your healthcare costs and get access to health and well-being services

Position

Department Supervisor, Kilmarnock, Glencairn Retail Park, East Ayrshire

We’re in an exciting chapter – rapidly growing our business with a focus on motoring services and electric mobility. We’re the UK’s leading retailer of motoring and cycling products and services, and the UK’s largest vehicle service, maintenance and repair business. Join us and be part of our success story in getting the nation safely back on the move.

Not sure you meet all the criteria? We'd encourage you to take the wheel and apply anyway! At Halfords we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for our colleagues. We're an equal opportunities employer and proud to welcome applications from all backgrounds and embrace diversity within our one Halfords Family.