Shop Manager

TN United Kingdom; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic shop manager for its Aberdeen location. This full-time role offers a chance to lead a dedicated team and ensure exceptional customer service in a fast-paced environment. With a focus on training and development, you will have the opportunity to grow within the company and potentially advance to area manager positions. The role includes a competitive salary, generous holiday allowance, and various perks, making it an attractive opportunity for those looking to build a rewarding career in retail management.

Benefits

30 days holiday

15% staff discount

Free life assurance

Great training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience as a manager or assistant manager is essential.
• A friendly, positive, hardworking approach is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day tasks in a busy shop environment.
• Motivate and inspire the team to provide great customer service.
• Control key shop costs and ensure compliance with standards.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Team Motivation

Customer Service

Relationship Building

Trustworthiness

Education

Management Experience

Assistant Manager Experience

Job description

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We are looking to recruit a new shop manager for our shop in Great Northern Road, Aberdeen City, Aberdeen. We offer a permanent full time position working a variety of shifts, 5 days from 7 each week.

Please note that for full time positions we will require you to be fully flexible in your availability for work throughout the week, including weekends.

The salary offered for this position is between £31,376.21 - £36,528.64 on a 45 hour contract.

In addition to your pay you will also benefit from:

- 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.

- Free life assurance.

As one of our shop managers you will:

- Lead by example, and get stuck in with the day to day tasks involved in running one of our busy shops.

- Motivate and inspire your team to run an efficient shop and provide a great service to our customers.

- Be responsible for the recruitment, induction and ongoing development of your team, through coaching, mentoring and providing feedback, developing a pipeline of talent for our business.

- Be fully accountable for the shop and responsible for ensuring that customers are looked after, deliveries are worked quickly and shop routines are completed to maintain a safe, clean and tidy shop.

- Take responsibility for controlling key shop costs including shrinkage, waste and payroll to achieve all KPI’s, reporting directly to your area manager.

- Meet standards in relation to customer service, cash handling, health & safety, stock management, merchandising and presentation.

You will need:

- A friendly, positive, hardworking approach to work.

- Excellent leadership skills with the ability to motivate people in a busy and challenging environment

- 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.

- Experience as a manager or assistant manager.

- A full driving licence is desirable. If you don't have a driving licence but meet all of the other criteria, you are still welcome to apply.

More than just a job:

There are many long-term opportunities for a career at Farmfoods. We have some great training programmes in place and always look to promote to area manager positions from within. Many people in senior 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.