Retail Supervisor

Farmfoods; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in Bournemouth is seeking a full-time Retail Supervisor to manage shop operations during the manager's absence and ensure excellent customer service. You will be required to handle cash, oversee deliveries, and control operational costs. We offer competitive pay, flexible shifts, and opportunities for career advancement within the company. Join us to be a valuable part of a dedicated team, with training programs aimed at promoting internal candidates to management positions.

Benefits

30 days holiday

15% staff discount

Free life assurance

Workplace pension

Virtual GP and discount services

Qualifications

• Experience in a supervisory or leadership role is preferred but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Support the manager in running the shop efficiently.
• Take responsibility for operations in the manager's absence.
• Open and close the shop, and handle cash.
• Manage operational costs including shrinkage and payroll.

Skills

Friendly and positive attitude

Ability to build strong relationships

Trustworthy and reliable

Job description

Overview

Retail Supervisor – Full Time

We are looking to recruit a new retail supervisor for our shop in Poole, Bournemouth. We offer a permanent 39 hour full time position working a variety of shifts, 5 days from 7 each week.

Please note that for full time positions we will generally require you to be fully flexible in your availability for work throughout the week, including weekends.

Pay & Benefits

Pay: £13.11 per hour, with a guaranteed minimum of 39 hours per week. Earnings from at least £511 per week, with overtime possible.

• 30 days holiday each year.
• Great training and development opportunities.
• 15% staff discount to use in any of our 300+ shops on a range of food and household essentials.
• A smart uniform.
• Free life assurance.
• Workplace pension.
• A staff benefits package including a virtual GP and discounted services/products such as cinema tickets, gym memberships, days out and travel.

Responsibilities

• Be an important part of the management team and support the manager in leading the team to run an efficient shop and provide a great service to our customers.
• Take full responsibility for running the shop in your manager’s absence ensuring that customers are looked after, deliveries are worked quickly and shop routines are completed to maintain a safe, clean and tidy shop.
• Open and close the shop, handle cash, place orders and develop your team of retail assistants.
• Take responsibility for the control of operational costs including shrinkage, waste and payroll.

You will need

• A friendly, positive, hard working approach to work.
• To be a ‘people person’ who finds it easy to get on everyone and is able to build strong working relationships with the people you work with.
• To be trustworthy and reliable as you will be an important part of a small team. Your team and customers will depend upon you to do your job to the best of your ability at all times.
• Some experience as a supervisor, team leader or manager in retail or other similar industries would certainly come in handy but we would still love to hear from you if you think you’ve got what it takes to take the first steps in your retail management career.

More than just a job

If you decide to stick around then there are many long-term opportunities for a career at Farmfoods. We have some great training programmes and always look to promote to Shop and Area Manager positions from within. Many people in management and central services positions at Farmfoods started their careers in our shops so this could be the start of a rewarding career for you.