Retail Supervisor - Full Time

Farmfoods; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6 weeks holiday

30 days holiday

15% staff discount

Life assurance

Staff pension

Virtual GP

Discounted cinema tickets

Gym memberships

Travel discounts

Staff benefits package

Job summary

Farmfoods Wolverhampton is recruiting a Retail Supervisor for a permanent 39-hour full-time role across 5 days. You will support the manager, lead a small team, open/close, handle cash and orders, and help control costs while delivering great customer service.

The role requires flexibility, weekend availability, and a friendly, reliable approach. We offer extensive benefits, training and development opportunities, and a competitive package.

Qualifications

• Friendly, positive, hard working approach to work.
• People person with ability to build relationships.
• Trustworthy and reliable as part of a small team.
• Some supervisory/managerial experience in retail helpful.
• Willing to complete Basic DBS check (England/Wales) if hired.

Responsibilities

• Support the manager and lead the team to run an efficient shop.
• Open/close the shop, handle cash, place orders and develop staff.
• Control operational costs including shrinkage, waste and payroll.
• Provide great service to customers and ensure shop routines are followed.

Skills

Retail leadership

Customer service

Cash handling

Flexible

Team player

Job description

We are looking to recruit a new retail supervisor for our shop in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. 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 £13.61 and you will be guaranteed a minimum of 39 hours work per week. This means you will be earning at least £530 per week and if you’re looking to earn a bit more then overtime may be available.

• Pay: £13.61 per hour.
• Hours: 39 hours across 5 days per week.
• Benefits: 6 weeks holiday, 15% staff discount, staff benefits package, and more!
• 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 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 complete a Basic DBS check (England/Wales) or Disclosure Scotland check (Scotland) if hired for the 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