Main - Team Leader

WH Smith PLC; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

WHSmith is seeking a Team Leader in Plymouth to guide and inspire a customer-facing team, delivering exceptional service and achieving store objectives. You will champion a learning culture, support colleagues’ development, and help ensure safe, compliant store operations.

You will bring recent retail leadership experience, a proactive, hands-on approach, and strong communication skills to build relationships with colleagues and customers.

Qualifications

• Current/recent retail leadership experience (preferably in a fast-paced environment) with working knowledge of KPI’s such as ATV.
• Experience of proactively leading from the front, getting stuck in, and helping your team on the shop floor.
• Flexibility to support other stores in the area when needed.
• Ability to build strong relationships and communicate clearly and effectively.
• Experience of supporting employee training and development, and motivating teams to deliver their best.

Responsibilities

• Guide and engage the team to deliver excellent standards and results in line with the Trading plan.
• Create a culture of learning, support and recognition—spot opportunities for development of personal skills and product knowledge.
• Support colleagues in an environment where everyone feels valued and welcome.
• Create a sense of pride within the store to ensure safe and legal operations.

Skills

Leadership experience

KPI knowledge

Cover stores area

Relationship building

Training & development

Job description

As a Team Leader you'll lead and inspire your team to provide exceptional customer service, meet business objectives and create a working environment that helps our colleagues to develop and achieve. We want you, our customers and our colleagues to be proud to share their journey with us.

What being a Team Leader is all about?

• Guiding and engaging your team to deliver excellent standards and results in line with the Trading plan.
• Creating a culture of learning, support and recognition - spotting opportunities for development of personal skills, product knowledge and self-awareness.
• Supporting our colleagues in an environment where everyone feels valued and welcome.
• Creating a sense of pride within the store to ensure we are operating safely and legally.

What our Store Leadership Team would love to see:

• Current/recent retail (or similar) leadership experience (preferably in a fast-paced environment) with working knowledge of KPI’s such as ATV.
• Experience of proactively leading from the front, getting stuck in, and helping your team on the shop floor.
• Flexibility of approach that will allow you to support other stores in the area when needed.
• Ability to build strong relationships and communicate clearly and effectively.
• Experience of supporting employee training and development, and motivating teams to deliver their best.

How we reward our teams:

• Salary
• Pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Paid annual leave
• Employee discounts
• A range of deals from retail partners that will help you save money and make memories, whether a delicious meal, an adventurous day out, or tickets to see the latest blockbuster.
• Employee Assistance Programme to support you with help and guidance for your wellbeing whether physical, mental or financial.

About us:

WHSmith has a remarkable heritage and we are growing particularly in our airports, hospitals, rail stations and motorway services. Our aim is simple, to offer our products to everyone on any of life's journeys. Our InMotion brand, a leading digital accessories business, continues to grow and develop, offering an amazing customer experience with all the latest tech. We have created great partnerships with the likes of M&S and Costa Coffee, broaden our offering to our customers throughout the UK. That's why, as we continue our journey, our aim is simple: to make every one of life's journeys better!

WHSmith are proud to be an inclusive employer, we want our colleagues to feel welcome, and free to be themselves with us.