Retail Supervisor - Full Time

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

Job summary

A retail company in Suffolk is looking for a Retail Supervisor to manage shop operations and lead a team. The role requires a friendly and reliable individual who can build relationships with customers and staff. Averages 39 hours a week at a pay rate of £13.11 per hour, with numerous benefits including staff discounts and training opportunities.

Benefits

30 days holiday each year

Great training and development opportunities

15% staff discount

Free life assurance

Workplace pension

Staff benefits package

Qualifications

• Friendly, positive, hard-working approach to work.
• Ability to build strong relationships with team and customers.
• Trustworthy and reliable team player.
• Some experience as a supervisor or team leader is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support the manager in leading the team for efficient shop operations.
• Take full responsibility for the shop in the manager's absence.
• Handle cash, place orders, and develop retail assistants.
• Control operational costs including shrinkage, waste, and payroll.

Skills

Friendly and positive attitude

Ability to build strong working relationships

Trustworthiness and reliability

Experience in retail management

Job description

Retail Supervisor – Full Time

Hours: 39 hours across 5 days per week.

Pay: £13.11 per hour. Guaranteed minimum of 39 hours per week, earning at least £511 per week.

Benefits:

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

We are looking to recruit a new retail supervisor for our shop in Sudbury, Suffolk. We offer a permanent 39‑hour full‑time position working a variety of shifts, 5 days per week. Full‑time positions generally require you to be fully flexible in your availability for work throughout the week, including weekends.

Role Overview

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.

Requirements

• 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.
• Trustworthy and reliable, 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 be helpful, but we would still love to hear from you if you think you've got what it takes to start a retail management career.

Career Path

If you decide to stick around then there are many long‑term opportunities for a career at Farmfoods. We have 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.

About Farmfoods

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.