Retail Merchandising Team Leader

Prestige Talent Partners Ltd; Manchester; Remote; GBP 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel paid

Accommodation paid

Driver shift bonus

Job summary

Prestige Talent Partners Ltd is seeking an Advanced Team Leader to oversee retail merchandising teams on store openings, reflows and closures for major national retailers. This field-based role requires hands-on leadership across Greater Manchester and surrounding regions.

You will travel extensively, manage performance, and ensure projects are delivered to standard and on time, with accommodation and travel expenses covered.

Qualifications

• Strong people management experience, including handling behavioural or performance issues in person.
• Resilient, well organised and a confident communicator.
• Comfortable with physical work and hands-on delivery in a live retail environment.
• Willing to travel extensively, including overnight stays.
• Willing to work flexible shifts, including nights and weekends.
• Desirable: previous Retail Duty Manager experience; full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team on-site to remerchandise entire store footprints.
• Oversee stock dressing and stock replenishment.
• Manage store systems, including scanning stock in/out.
• Handle equipment profiling; full builds not required.
• Manage shelf edge price ticketing and point-of-sale.
• Monitor team performance and address issues on-site.
• Act as customer-facing point of contact on-site.
• Work hands-on with the team to deliver projects to standard and on time.

Skills

People management

Communication

Flexible/adaptable

Willingness to travel

Physical stamina

Flexible shifts

Tools

Driving licence

Job description

Job Title: Advanced Team Leader – Retail Merchandising

Location: Field-based / Nationwide travel (Greater Manchester and surrounding regions - no fixed base; travel to store required)

Pay: Up to £14.32 per hour (dependent on experience) + £5 per shift for driving team members

Hours: Up to 50 hours per week across 10-hour shifts, including days and nights. Intermittent contract - core team members typically work consistently across c.44 weeks per year, with a break in December.

Number of vacancies: Up to 6

About the Role

We're recruiting Advanced Team Leaders to manage retail merchandising teams delivering store openings, reflows and closures for major national retailers including Sainsbury's, Boots and B&Q. You'll lead a team of minimum wage workers through full store footprint remerchandising projects, working hands-on alongside them throughout.

Extensive travel is required, with all travel and accommodation covered. This is a physical, fast-paced role suited to someone who thrives leading teams in a live retail environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team on-site to remerchandise entire store footprints
• Oversee stock dressing and stock replenishment
• Manage store systems, including scanning stock in and out of location
• Handle equipment profiling (e.g. peg tin, shelving) - full builds not required
• Manage shelf point-of-sale and shelf-edge price ticketing
• Manage team performance and behaviour in person, addressing issues as they arise
• Act as the customer-facing point of contact on-site
• Work hands-on alongside the team to deliver projects to standard and on time

Person Specification

Essential:

• Strong people management experience, ideally including managing behavioural or performance issues face-to-face
• Resilient, well organised and a confident communicator
• Comfortable with physical work and hands-on delivery
• Willing and able to travel extensively, including overnight stays
• Willing to work flexible shifts, including nights and weekends

Desirable:

• Previous experience as a Retail Duty Manager or similar
• Full UK driving licence (drivers receive an additional £5 per shift)

What We Offer

• Competitive hourly pay, up to £14.32/hour
• Travel and accommodation paid
• Additional £5 per shift for drivers
• Consistent work for core team members across c.44 weeks of the year