Retail Supervisor

CO-OP; Burton End; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A community-focused retail chain in Burton End seeks a Customer Team Leader to guide a friendly team in providing excellent customer service. Applicants should possess strong people skills, problem-solving abilities, and a desire to develop leadership skills. This permanent, part-time position offers varied shifts and benefits including discounts and a pension scheme.

Benefits

30% discount on all Co-op products

Pension scheme with up to 10% contributions

Wagestream money management app

36 days of holiday (pro rata)

Virtual healthcare services

24/7 employee assistance service

Cycle-to-work scheme

Qualifications

• Ability to lead and support team members effectively.
• Positive relationship-building with customers and colleagues.
• Capacity to manage operational and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide friendly and helpful customer service.
• Coach and train team members to enhance their skills.
• Ensure the store remains safe and compliant.
• Support store management in HR processes and other tasks.
• Engage with the local community through Co-op initiatives.

Skills

Great people skills

Strong organisational skills

Problem-solving skills

Desire to learn

Flexibility to work various shifts

Job description

As a Customer Team Leader, you'll be part of a friendly team that's dedicated to helping our customers. We'll look to you to 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

Qualifications / Skills

• 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

Details

• Pay: £13.99 per hour
• Contract: 30 hours per week + regular overtime, permanent, part time
• Working pattern: varied shifts including early mornings (store opening), afternoons, late evenings (store closing) and weekends, to be discussed at interview
• 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
• We're looking for Customer Team Leaders to join our team at Co-op

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
• Rota schedules 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.