Retail Supervisor - Part Time

Farmfoods; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent retail chain in Gateshead is seeking a Retail Supervisor for a part-time role. You will support the management in providing exceptional customer service and ensuring efficient shop operations. The ideal candidate should be friendly, reliable, and able to build strong relationships with the team. This position offers competitive pay, opportunities for career advancement, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

6 weeks holiday

15% staff discount

Free life assurance

Workplace pension

Staff benefits package

Qualifications

• Some experience in a supervisory role in retail is helpful.
• Ability to handle cash and perform shop routines.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the manager in running an efficient shop.
• Take responsibility in manager's absence.
• Handle cash and develop retail assistants.

Skills

Friendly and positive approach

Building strong working relationships

Trustworthiness and reliability

Job description

Overview

Retail Supervisor - Part Time, 20 hours. We are looking to recruit a new retail supervisor for our shop in Wrekenton, Gateshead. This is a permanent part-time position with a variety of shifts, generally including some weekend work.

Pay & Benefits

Pay: £13.11 per hour with a guaranteed minimum of 20 hours per week. This equates to at least £262 per week, with overtime potentially available.

• 6 weeks holiday each year.
• Great training and development opportunities.
• 15% staff discount in our 300+ shops on a wide range of food and household essentials.
• A smart uniform.
• Free life assurance.
• Workplace pension.
• Staff benefits package including a virtual GP and discounted services and products (cinema tickets, gym memberships, days out, 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 customers.
• Take full responsibility for running the shop in the manager’s absence, ensuring customers are looked after, deliveries are processed 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.

Qualifications

• 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 colleagues.
• To be trustworthy and reliable as you will be an important part of a small team. Your team and customers will depend on you to perform your best at all times.
• Some experience as a supervisor, team leader or manager in retail or other similar industries is helpful, but we would love to hear from you if you think you have what it takes to start a retail management career.

More than just a job

Many people join us part-time while studying, and others find it fits around other commitments. There are long-term opportunities for a career at Farmfoods, with training programmes and opportunities to be promoted to Shop and Area Manager positions from within. Many people in management and central services started their careers in our shops, making this a potentially rewarding career path.

About Farmfoods

Farmfoods is a family business that aims to offer sensational value and a friendly customer experience. We focus on great value, quality products, clean and tidy shops, and a welcoming team.

Contract information

Position: PTSV, Hours: 20