Store Manager - Bexley

Co-op; City Of London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail cooperative in Bexley is seeking a skilled Store Manager to guide the team's performance and create a fantastic shopping experience. This full-time role offers a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, including an annual bonus and substantial holiday allowance. Candidates should possess strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to inspire their team and enhance store operations.

Benefits

Colleague member discount

Annual bonus

Generous holiday allowance

Pension with employer contributions

Coaching and training support

Qualifications

• Experience guiding and developing a team in a service-focused environment.
• Ability to promote the Co-op difference to customers and members.
• Willingness to support store activities.
• Resilience to manage challenges effectively.

Responsibilities

• Empower your team to deliver great service.
• Build an inclusive culture for open communication.
• Develop your team through regular performance discussions.
• Ensure store safety, legality, and operational efficiency.
• Manage store performance and HR processes.

Skills

Good communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Team leadership

Analytical skills

Job description

Closing date: 21-11-2025

Store Manager – Bexley

Location: The Co-operative Food, 147-149 Blendon Road, Bexley, DA5 1BT
Salary: £32,00 - £34,000 per annum plus great benefits
Contract: Permanent

We’re looking for a skilled Store Manager to join our retail team. This full-time Store Manager role comes with a competitive salary and brilliant benefits package.

As a Store Manager, you'll help to deliver the store purpose by guiding the commercial and community strategies in your store. You'll also lead your team and show them how to make shopping at Co-op a fantastic experience, you'll help them to grow and learn so they can show our customers, colleagues and members the difference Co-op brings to local communities.

In this role, you can expect to:

• Empower your team to deliver great service, personally promoting the Co-op difference to customers and members
• Build an inclusive culture where everyone can speak up and share their views
• Develop your team through regular performance conversations to help them reach their potential
• Make sure the store is safe, legal and operational
• Manage and optimise your store’s commercial performance, recruit new team members and manage HR processes

You’ll need experience of guiding and developing a team and working in a busy, service-focused environment. Good communication skills are essential, and you should be able to coach, motivate and inspire your team. You’ll also need:

• Resilience and great problem solving skills
• The ability to understand and analyse commercial information
• Willingness to roll up your sleeves and support the team with delivery of store activities

In return for your passion and commitment, you’ll get a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes an annual bonus (based on personal and business performance), A generous holiday allowance of 36 days including bank holidays (rising with service)

You’ll also get:

• Colleague member discount with 30% off Co-op branded products and 10% off other brands available in-store
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Stream app – giving access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• Cycle to work scheme
• Coaching and training to support your career development

At Co-op, we’re proud to do things a different way. As one of the world’s largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we’ve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

We’re building diverse and inclusive teams that reflect the communities we serve.

We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to creating a workplace where colleagues can feel like they belong, supported by our inclusive policies and the ways we work.

We’re proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme and offer interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for a job. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, we’ll support you.

Learn more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process and our inclusion commitments at jobs.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion

As part of the application process for this job, you'll need to complete two online assessments. It will take around 20 minutes to complete these tests.