Retail Supervisor - Full Time

Farmfoods Ltd; Dover; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday

15% staff discount

Great training and development

Smart uniform

Free life assurance

Workplace pension

Job summary

Farmfoods Ltd in Dover, Kent, is seeking a Retail Supervisor for a permanent full-time position. The role is 39 hours across 5 days with a pay rate of £13.61 per hour, including a guaranteed minimum and potential overtime.

You will support the manager, open/close the shop, handle cash, place orders and manage a team of retail staff. Benefits include 6 weeks holiday, 15% staff discount, training, life assurance and a workplace pension.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising or managing in retail or similar environment preferred.
• Proven ability to lead a team and deliver good customer service.
• Willingness to be flexible including weekends and variable shifts.

Responsibilities

• Lead the shop team in the manager's absence to ensure a smooth operation and excellent service.
• Open and close the shop, manage cash, place orders and supervise retail staff.
• Contribute to cost control, shrinkage reduction, waste minimization and payroll.
• Support training and development of retail assistants and maintain a tidy shop.

Skills

People management

Customer service

Team leadership

Retail operations

Cash handling

Job description

Retail Supervisor – Full Time

• Hours: 39 hours across 5 days per week.
• Pay: £13.61per hour.
• Benefits: 6 weeks holiday, 15% staff discount, and more!

We are looking to recruit a new Retail Supervisor for our shop in Dover, Kent (postcode: CT16 2QH). 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:

We offer an hourly pay rate of £13.61and you will be guaranteed a minimum of 39 hours work per week. This means you will be earning at least £530per week and if you’re looking to earn a bit more then overtime may be available.

• - 30 days holiday each year.
• - Great training and development opportunities.
• - 15% staff discount to use in any of our 300+ shops on a great range of food and household essentials.
• - A smart uniform.
• - Free life assurance.
• - Workplace pension.

As one of our retail supervisors you will:

• - 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.
• - To completea Basic DBS check (England/Wales) or Disclosure Scotland check (Scotland) if hired forthe advertised position which will be sent to you via email and confirm if you have any previous or unspent convictions.Your employment is subject to a satisfactory check.

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.

A bit about us:

Farmfoods are a family business with ambition. We pride ourselves on offering our customers great value, quality products from clean and tidy shops with the friendliest team in retail.

We aim to offer sensational value to customers on a great range of everyday family oriented goods. We back up our sensational value with a focus on delivering an ‘old fashioned’, genuine and friendly customer experience.

Our supervisors are important members of the shop management team providing support to a small team of retail assistants and ensuring that their shops run smoothly and efficiently to provide great service to our customers.

Contract information:

Position: FTSV, Hours: 39, Days: 5