Retail Supervisor - Part Time

Farmfoods; Chelmsford; On-site; Part time

Job summary

A family retail business in Chelmsford is seeking a part-time Retail Supervisor. In this role, you will support the management team, ensure excellent customer service, and maintain shop operations. Ideal candidates will have strong people skills and reliability, with opportunities for long-term career advancement. Competitive pay of £13.11 per hour and various benefits including discounts and training programs are offered.

Benefits

6 weeks holiday each year

Staff discount

Free life assurance

Workplace pension

Training and development opportunities

Staff benefits package including virtual GP

Qualifications

• A friendly, positive, hard working approach to work.
• To be a 'people person' who builds strong working relationships.
• Trustworthy and reliable as an important part of the team.
• Some experience in retail or management is an advantage.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

People skills

Reliability

Team leadership

Customer service orientation

Job description

Retail Supervisor - Part Time

We are looking to recruit a new retail supervisor for our shop in Chelmsford, Essex. We offer a permanent part time position working a variety of shifts, with a minimum of 24 hours work each week. Generally including some weekend work.

Hours & Pay

Hours: 24 hours per week.

Pay: £13.11 per hour.

Benefits

• 6 weeks 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.

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.

Requirements & Qualifications

• 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 your 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

Many people come to us for a part time job to earn a bit of money whilst they are studying at school, college or university and others find that it fits in well around other commitments like raising a family. 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.

Contract information

Position: PTSV, Hours: 24