Retail Supervisor - Full Time

Farmfoods; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Retail Supervisor for its Milton Keynes location. This full-time role offers a dynamic work environment where you'll support the management team in delivering exceptional customer service while ensuring the shop runs smoothly. With a focus on teamwork, you'll take charge in the manager's absence, handling cash, managing orders, and fostering a positive atmosphere among staff. Join a company that values its employees and offers opportunities for career advancement through training and development. If you're passionate about retail and ready to make a difference, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

30 days holiday each year

15% staff discount

Free life assurance

Workplace pension

Great training and development opportunities

Smart uniform

Staff benefits package

Qualifications

• Experience as a supervisor or team leader in retail is preferred.
• Ability to build strong working relationships with team members.

Responsibilities

• Support the manager in running an efficient shop and providing great service.
• Take responsibility for shop operations in the manager's absence.
• Handle cash, place orders, and develop retail assistants.

Skills

Team Leadership

Customer Service

Cash Handling

Operational Cost Control

Education

Experience in Retail Management

Job description

Farmfoods Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

Retail Supervisor - Full Time

We are looking to recruit a new retail supervisor for our shop in Wolverton, Buckinghamshire. 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 £13.11 and you will be guaranteed a minimum of 39 hours work per week. This means you will be earning at least £511 per 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.
• 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.

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 with 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.

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

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Sales and Business Development

Industries

Retail