Shop Manager

Greggs plc; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay plus commission

Colleague discount up to 50%

Free hot drinks on shift

Paid breaks

Profit sharing 10% of profits

Health and Wellbeing App with remoteGP

Holiday entitlement grows with career

Colleague share plans

Pension scheme with up to 7% match

Employee assistance app and helpline

Long service awards

Savings and discounts for daily needs

Job summary

Greggs plc in Bolton is seeking a Shop Manager to lead a team and deliver fast, friendly service to customers across in-shop, delivery, and online channels. You will champion excellent customer experiences and ensure smooth daily operations.

Preferred candidates have supervisory experience in food-on-the-go or retail, with a proven ability to develop teams, maintain high standards, and foster an inclusive culture where everyone feels welcome.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering excellent customer service in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven track record as a Supervisor or Line Manager in retail or food-on-the-go settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team to deliver fast, friendly service and maintain high shop standards.
• Drive performance through recruitment, training and colleague engagement.
• Monitor wage controls, waste, and customer service standards to optimise costs.
• actively involve in food preparation and serving customers to ensure quality.
• Maintain a clean, well-stocked and welcoming shop environment.

Skills

Customer service leadership

Team supervision

Retail experience

Job description

Join us as a Shop Manager and you'll lead and motivate your team to deliver fast and friendly service to our customers.

We serve our customers across a number of different channels; in-shop, delivery, Click + Collect and drive thru. You'll be responsible for making sure customers have a brilliant experience when shopping with us - whether they order in store or order their food online.

Typical day at work

• Lead the team to deliver amazing results and maintain the excellent standards of the shop
• Drive high performance through recruitment, training and development, and colleague engagement
• Keep a close eye on things like wage controls, waste controls and customer service standards
• Roll your sleeves up and get involved in food preparation and serving customers
• Ensure the shop is clean, well-stocked and welcoming

What we can offer you

• Competitive pay plus commission
• Colleague discount allowing you and a family member to enjoy up to 50% off your favourite Greggs products
• Free hot drinks for you to enjoy while on shift
• Paid breaks allowing you to recharge your batteries
• We share 10% of all our profits with our colleagues
• Health and Wellbeing App providing Remote GP and Physiotherapy services
• Holiday entitlement that grows as your career grows with us
• Colleague share plans to help you invest and save for your future
• Pension scheme to help you plan for your future. We'll match your contributions up to 7%
• Confidential employee assistance app and helpline to help with your wellbeing
• Long service awards celebrating key milestones in your career
• Savings and discounts for your everyday shopping, leisure and wellbeing

About you

If you have a track record as a Supervisor or Line Manager, have lots of experience delivering excellent customer service and have worked in a food-on-the-go environment or within retail, this could be the role for you.

You'll also be supportive of an inclusive culture - recognising and valuing that difference is good.

If you've previously used your skill set to develop a team of people and been supportive of an inclusive culture, recognising and valuing that difference is good, you'll fit right in here.

About us

Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes us so special is our culture - how we behave and support each other. Everyone's welcome at Greggs. Whatever their background, preferences or beliefs we want all of our colleagues to feel welcome and able to be themselves at work. You can read more about us here: Greggs Careers | About Greggs.