Dual-Sited Store Manager, Full Time, Permanent

Warrens Bakery Limited; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Colleague discount

Free hot drinks on shift

Discount on Cornish Sea Salt products

Flexible working hours

Long Service Awards

Uniform provided

Ongoing training and development

Store incentives

Job summary

Warrens Bakery Limited is seeking an experienced Dual-Sited Store Manager to lead our teams across Shell Co-op Glastonbury and Shell Co-op Bridgwater. This full-time, 40-hour-per-week role involves managing two stores, driving sales, and delivering outstanding customer service from launch to operation.

Ideal candidates will have prior management experience in food retail, be comfortable with early starts and weekend work, and demonstrate strong leadership, communication, and KPI focus to ensure

Qualifications

• Proven management experience in retail or food retail.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Flexibility to work a variety of shifts, including weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the two-store team across Glastonbury and Bridgwater.
• Oversee daily store operations to ensure a smooth customer experience.
• Drive commercial performance by meeting sales, standards, people, and cost targets.
• Maintain high standards of hygiene and food safety through regular checks.
• Manage stock, merchandising, and product quality across both stores.
• Model excellent customer service and staff development.

Skills

Team leadership

People management

Customer service

Scheduling

KPI monitoring

Job description

Lead our Teams in SHELL CO-OP Glastonbury and Bridgwater!

Dual-Sited Store Manager, Full Time, Permanent

As the oldest Cornish pasty maker in the world, we pride ourselves on delivering delicious baked goods and brilliant customer service. We are now recruiting for an experienced Dual-Sited Store Manager to lead our teams across two exciting new store locations in SHELL CO-OP Glastonbury and SHELL CO-OP Bridgwater. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in launching our new stores, building strong teams, delivering excellent customer service, and driving sales performance.

This is a full-time position working 40 hours per week. Hours are normally worked over four 10-hour days and typically two days per week in each store, however flexibility is required as these may be worked over five days or allocated differently between stores to meet business needs.

The anticipated start date for this role is approximately 26 November 2026, although this may be subject to change. Your first few days will be spent training in our Cullompton store, providing you with the knowledge, skills, and support needed to succeed in the role.

What We Offer:

• Pay: £35,000 – £38,000 per annum (depending on experience).
• Colleague discount: You and one family member or friend can enjoy 50% off our products.
• Free hot drinks while on shift: These aren’t just normal hot drinks from a kettle; they can be flavoured and crafted to your liking.
• Discount on Cornish Sea Salt products: Enjoy discount on a range of Cornish Sea Salt products.
• Flexibility: We offer flexible working hours to help you balance your work and personal life.
• Long Service Awards: Celebrate your career milestones with Warrens through our Long Service Awards.
• Uniform provided: We provide a uniform to ensure you look professional and feel comfortable at work.
• Ongoing training and development: Benefit from continuous training and development opportunities to grow your skills and advance your career.
• Store incentives: Participate in store incentives and earn rewards for your hard work and dedication.

Responsibilities:

• Team Leadership: Manage hiring, performance, scheduling, and task assignments for the team.
• Daily Operations: Oversee the daily operations of the shop, ensuring a seamless customer experience.
• Commercial Targets: Develop and implement plans to achieve commercial targets for sales, standards, people, and costs.
• Quality Assurance: Conduct regular audits to ensure the shop is functional, presentable, and maintains high standards of hygiene and food safety.
• Stock Management: Champion stock availability and product quality, oversee ordering, stock counts, merchandising, and stock rotation.
• Customer Service: Serve as a role model for delivering the best customer service experience on the high street.
• Team Development: Ensure the store team is safe, motivated, and well-trained.

Requirements:

• Previous management experience, preferably in food retail.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• The ability to monitor, manage and improve KPIs.
• Flexibility to work a variety of shifts, including weekends and holidays.
• A love of coffee and an appreciation for creating great customer experience
• Comfortable working independently, including periods of lone working, whilst remaining part of a wider retail team environment.
• Able to reliably travel to the store (and between stores) for shifts starting from 5:30am and flexible to work across the store’s trading hours, including weekends and bank holidays where required.
• Due to the tasks involved within this role, you must be 18 or over.

If you’re a motivated, customer-focused individual with leadership skills and a passion for delivering quality products, we want to hear from you!

Please note – Our obligation to support legal working in the UK means that if you are successful in your application and you then provide us with right to work document that shows a date after which you will no longer be eligible to work in the UK, it will not be possible to offer this position on a permanent basis. We will instead issue a fixed term contract to run for the time you are eligible to work. Also, where permitted hours of working are a condition of your right to work, we will only be able to offer work up to of the number of hours stipulated.