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Retail Supervisor

CO-OP

Bolton

On-site

GBP 40,000 - 60,000

Part time

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Job summary

A community-focused retailer in Bolton is seeking a Customer Team Leader to guide the store team and enhance customer service. The role involves coaching team members, ensuring operational standards, and engaging with the local community. The ideal candidate will possess strong people skills and have a flexible approach to varied shifts. Join us for a rewarding part-time role that offers comprehensive training and excellent benefits.

Benefits

30% discount on Co-op products
Pension scheme with up to 10% employer contributions
Access to financial management app (Wagestream)
36 days of holiday (pro rata)
Virtual healthcare services for employees and their families
24/7 employee assistance service
Advance roster access via mobile
Cycle-to-work scheme

Qualifications

  • Ability to balance leading a team with hands-on work in the store.
  • Great customer relationship-building skills.
  • Strong organisational and problem-solving abilities.
  • Desire to learn and develop leadership skills.
  • Flexibility in working various shifts.

Responsibilities

  • Provide friendly service and manage the store during shifts.
  • Coach and supervise Customer Team Members.
  • Ensure store is safe, legal, and operational.
  • Support the Store Manager during their absence.

Skills

People skills
Organisational skills
Problem-solving skills
Ability to lead a team
Flexibility
Job description
Overview

As a Customer Team Leader, you'll be part of a friendly team that's dedicated to helping our customers. You'll help lead the store team – coaching and supervising our Customer Team Members and deputising for the Store Manager, while also delivering great customer service and performing a wide range of other tasks around the store like re-stocking shelves and cleaning up spillages.

At Co‑op, we do things a different way. For over 175 years we've been focused on making things fairer for our members and their communities, and as a colleague we promise to take care of you. You'll get support for your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing, as well as market leading policies to help you through life events from bereavement and pregnancy loss to fertility treatment and menopause.

What you’ll do
  • Friendly and thoughtful service – you’ll give friendly, welcoming, easy, helpful and thoughtful service every day, often taking ownership for managing the store and handling challenging situations
  • Develop your team’s capabilities through coaching and training, fostering an inclusive culture where everyone’s voice is valued and respected
  • Make sure that the store remains safe, legal, and fully operational
  • Manage diligence checks and stock accuracy to make shopping a great experience for our customers
  • Support your store manager by deputising when they’re not working and delivering a variety of HR processes
  • Lead the way when introducing new products and services in your store – work closely with your team to implement change and encourage open and honest feedback
  • Build relationships and get involved in your local community, supporting your Store Manager with the delivery of the local Co‑op community plan
Core capabilities
  • The ability to strike a balance between leading and supporting your team and rolling up your sleeves on the shop floor
  • Great people skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with customers and colleagues
  • Strong organisational and problem-solving skills
  • A desire to learn, grow and develop your leadership skills
  • The flexibility to work a range of different shifts
Pay and contract

Pay: £13.99 per hour

Contract: 20 hours per week + regular overtime, 12 month temporary contract, part time

Working pattern: varied shifts including early mornings (store opening), afternoons, late evenings (store closing) and weekends, to be discussed at interview

Training and application

Full, paid training provided

You can now apply for this role using your mobile device (no CV needed!)

You must be aged 18 or over to be a customer team leader at Co‑op, as you’ll need to authorise age-related sales.

Benefits
  • 30% discount on all Co‑op products in-store plus 10% discounts on all other brands
  • A pension scheme with up to 10% employer contributions
  • Wagestream – a money management app giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
  • 36 days of holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata for part‑time colleagues)
  • Virtual healthcare services for you and your family, including access to GP appointments, eye care, mental health support, and nutrition and fitness consultations
  • 24/7 employee assistance service
  • Rosters shared three weeks in advance and accessible on your phone
  • Cycle-to-work scheme
Building an inclusive workplace

We want to build diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. We want our stores to be inclusive environments, where our colleagues can reach their full potential. We celebrate our differences and recognise the importance of our teams reflecting the communities they serve.

If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We’re also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we’ll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We’ll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

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