Shift Lead - Food - Lewisham Food Outlet

Marks and Spencer; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company is seeking a Team Support Manager in the City of London. This role involves leading the fill operation, coaching team members, and ensuring exceptional customer service standards. The ideal candidate should possess strong leadership skills, a good understanding of operational excellence, and the ability to thrive in a dynamic environment. This position offers the opportunity to significantly impact the store's daily operations and customer experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading teams and delivering exceptional customer service.
• Strong digital capabilities and understanding of operational processes.
• Ability to coach and develop team members effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team in absence of the Colleague Manager.
• Coordinate resources for operational tasks.
• Ensure a great customer service experience.

Skills

Customer service delivery

Team leadership

Coaching and feedback

Operational excellence

Digital capability

Job description

Summary

Team Support Manager

All the details

Work Pattern

Week 1
Sunday 11:00-19:00
Wednesday 10:00-18:00
Thursday 10:00-18:00
Saturday 10:00-18:00

Week 2
Tuesday 10:00-18:00
Wednesday 10:00-18:00
Thursday 10:00-18:00
Friday 10:00-18:00

Purpose of the Shift Lead role

To lead the fill operation, delivering a salesfloor that is ready to trade, taking operational responsibility for coordinating resource to Serve, Sell and Fill. and to lead the floor in the absence of the Colleague Manager

Coordinate resource to deliver the operational tasks during the fill operation and in the absence of the Colleague Manager

Lead the fill operation, coaching colleagues on One Best Way and driving productivity in readiness for store opening

Allocate resource effectively to deliver a quick payment experience

Enable all daily operational processes to be implemented efficiently across their area of the store, at the correct times

Coordinate the team to deliver a clean, safe and well-presented store

Play their part in creating a great team atmosphere that is inclusive of everyone

Role model great Customer Service

Role model the M&S behaviours and Colleague Expectations across the store

Support Colleague Managers by sharing observations of colleagues to help deliver high performance and recognise great colleagues

Support nearby stores if operationally required

Responsible for being a key holder and answering call outs as required

Responsible for tasks related to the opening and closing of the building, including receipt of vehicles, temperature controls, logging operational issues with relevant Helpdesks, cash handling and TSL compliance in peripheral hours.

Purpose

• Duty Manage in the absence of the next level Leader when required
• Champion new ways of working within stores through an open mindset and positive attitude
• Leads colleagues in delivery of task prioritising customer first
• Plans, allocates and follows through on delivery of task to a consistent standard across the store
• Drives on the job productivity
• Supports colleagues through coaching and feedback
• Uses MI to take action to drive performance
• Helps maintain a safe and legal environment for colleagues and customers
• Supports the delivery of an inspirational,improvedand consistent visual customer journey instore which inspires our customers to shop and buy more often

Key Accountabilities

• Delivers great standards and service by putting the customer first
• Acts on customer feedback to deliver improvement
• Ensures the delivery of brilliant basics
• Coach the team to deliver excellent standards of product presentation
• Supports the delivery of plan A
• Provides regular and timely feedback to line manager to support colleague performance
• Supports with the training and coaching of colleagues maximising digital tools and channels
• Identifies colleagues for recognition and celebrate success within the store
• Provides feedbacktoBIG to improve colleague experience
• Supports the Team Manager with the delivery of store selling and cost targets by utilising MI to identify opportunities andtakes action
• Role models new ways of workingthrough the use ofdigital tools
• Allocates resource efficiently to deliver process, task and service ensuring activity is completed consistently and productively
• Delivers operational excellence ensuring all processes and tasks are delivered in line with business expectation
• Maintains a safe and legal store environment
• Supports visual merchandising updates across all launches,eventsand campaigns

Key Capabilities

• Understands how M&S operates,it'sstrategy, future and the role they play
• Effectively manages own reactions and responses around change
• Helps colleagues to develop by listening, askingquestionsand giving feedback to encourage reflection and different thinking
• Sets performance objectives for self in conjunction with line manager and in line with business plans
• Takes accountability for planning and managing own work efficiently to ensure objectives are met
• Treats all colleagues the fairly, understanding that different people will provide different perspectives and have different needs
• Builds positive relationships by being a good listener and getting to know people by establishing a connection
• In control of their own reactions and considers how to share their perspective to create better reaction for team

Technical Skills/ Experience

• Support the delivery of excellent customer service and KPI's across the store
• Good level of digital capability and can access and utilise relevant systems
• Good knowledge of the commercial operation, brilliantbasicsand operational excellence
• Current working knowledge of all VM principles
• A good communicator with the ability to build relationships and work within a team
• A good knowledge of the legal requirements associated with the role of a customer assistant and when duty managing
• Maintain high presentation standards, attention to detail and deliver on time, right first time
• Interpret data relevant to the role
• Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability to change

Key Relationships and Stakeholders

• Customers
• Colleagues
• Store Leadership
• BIG