Retail Merchandising Team Leader

Prestige Talent Partners; Manchester; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel paid

Accommodation paid

Driver supplement £5/shift

Job summary

Prestige Talent Partners is seeking an Advanced Team Leader to manage retail merchandising teams delivering store openings, reflows and closures for major national retailers across Greater Manchester and surrounding regions. You will lead a hands-on team on-site with extensive travel, ensuring standards are met and projects run smoothly.

The role is field-based with travel and overnight stays, with shifts up to 50 hours weekly across days and nights. Accommodation is provided, and travel is paid.

Qualifications

• 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 to travel extensively, including overnight stays.
• Willing to work flexible shifts, including nights and weekends.
• Previous experience as a Retail Duty Manager or similar.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team on-site to re-merchandise 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.

Skills

People management

Communication

Organisational skills

Physical fitness

Travel readiness

Flexible shifts

Retail experience

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 re-merchandising 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 re-merchandise 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

• 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
• 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