Store Manager, Full Time, Permanent

Warrens Bakery; Taunton; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

50% discount for you and a family/fri"

Free hot drinks on shift

Uniform provided

Ongoing training and development

Store incentives

Long service awards

Job summary

Warrens Bakery in Taunton is seeking a Store Manager for a full-time, permanent role. You will lead a team, manage daily operations and drive sales, standards and cost targets while ensuring top quality customer service on the high street.

The role requires flexibility to work across all seven days, including weekends, with hours aligned to shop opening times from 08:30 to 16:30. A passion for food retail and strong leadership will help you excel in this busy environment.

Qualifications

• Previous management experience in food retail or similar fast-paced environment.
• Ability to monitor and improve KPIs.
• Flexibility to work weekends and holidays.
• Must be 18 years or over.
• willingness to work across seven days when required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire the store team, including hiring, performance, scheduling and task assignments.
• Oversee daily shop operations to ensure a seamless customer experience.
• Develop and implement plans to achieve commercial targets for sales, standards, people and costs.
• Conduct regular audits to maintain hygiene and food safety standards.
• Oversee stock availability, ordering, counts, merchandising and stock rotation.
• Provide exceptional customer service and model best practice on the high street.
• Ensure the store team is safe, motivated and well-trained.

Skills

Team leadership

Daily operations

Commercial targets

Quality assurance

Stock management

Customer service

Team development

Job description

As the oldest Cornish pasty maker in the world, we pride ourselves on delivering delicious baked goods and brilliant customer service. We are now seeking a full-time, permanent Store Manager to lead and inspire our team in Taunton for 39 hours a week. The successful candidate will be passionate about customer service, team leadership, and delivering excellent food and beverage experiences.

Our store is open every day of the week, with operating hours from 08:30am – 16:30pm and the ideal candidate will be available to work flexible hours across all seven days including weekends.

Responsibilities:

• Team Leadership:Manage hiring, performance, scheduling, and task assignments for the team.
• Daily Operations:Oversee the daily operations of the shop, ensuring a seamless customer experience.
• Commercial Targets:Develop and implement plans to achieve commercial targets for sales, standards, people, and costs.
• Quality Assurance:Conduct regular audits to ensure the shop is functional, presentable, and maintains high standards of hygiene and food safety.
• Stock Management:Champion stock availability and product quality, oversee ordering, stock counts, merchandising, and stock rotation.
• Customer Service:Serve as a role model for delivering the best customer service experience on the high street.
• Team Development:Ensure the store team is safe, motivated, and well-trained.

Requirements:

• Previous management experience, preferably in food retail.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• The ability to monitor, manage and improve KPIs.
• Flexibility to work a variety of shifts, including weekends and holidays.
• Due to the tasks involved within this role, you must be 18 or over.

What We Offer:

• Pay: £29,000 – £31,000 per annum (depending on experience).
• Colleague discount:You and one family member or friend can enjoy 50% off our products.
• Free hot drinks while on shift:These aren’t just normal hot drinks from a kettle; they can be flavoured and crafted to your liking.
• Discount on Cornish Sea Salt products:Enjoy discount on a range of Cornish Sea Salt products.
• Flexibility:We offer flexible working hours to help you balance your work and personal life.
• Long Service Awards:Celebrate your career milestones with Warrens through our Long Service Awards.
• Uniform provided:We provide a uniform to ensure you look professional and feel comfortable at work.
• Ongoing training and development:Benefit from continuous training and development opportunities to grow your skills and advance your career.
• Store incentives:Participate in store incentives and earn rewards for your hard work and dedication.

If we miss you, we will leave a voicemail, so please check your messages regularly.

Please note – Our obligation to support legal working in the UK means that if you are successful in your application and you then provide us with right to work document that shows a date after which you will no longer be eligible to work in the UK, it will not be possible to offer this position on a permanent basis. We will instead issue a fixed term contract to run for the time you are eligible to work. Also, where permitted hours of working are a condition of your right to work, we will only be able to offer work up to of the number of hours stipulated.

As the oldest Cornish pasty maker in the world, we pride ourselves on delivering delicious baked goods and brilliant customer…

As the oldest Cornish pasty maker in the world, we pride ourselves on delivering delicious baked goods and brilliant customer…

Due to the tasks involved within this role, you must be 18 or over. As the oldest Cornish pasty maker…