Store Manager - Greggs

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Derby; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food service company in Derby is seeking a Store Manager to enhance the customer experience and lead a team in delivering excellent service. The ideal candidate will have experience in a high-volume retail or catering environment and a proven ability to achieve financial targets. You'll enjoy an annual salary of £33,000 and bonuses, with opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Benefits

Annual bonus up to £7,800

Up to 60% colleague discount with various brands

Enhanced benefits including pension and sick pay

Development opportunities including funded qualifications

Qualifications

• Experience in managing teams in a retail or hospitality environment.
• Strong understanding of financial targets including budget and P&L.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the unit achieves financial targets.
• Support and develop your team for personal and professional growth.
• Adhere to brand standards.
• Drive high-quality customer service and sales.
• Lead shifts including opening and closing the unit.

Skills

Proven experience managing and leading teams in a high-volume retail or catering environment

Experience working with budgets, P&L, labour costs, and cost-saving initiatives

Ability to build positive stakeholder relationships

Experience motivating and developing teams through mentoring, training, and succession planning

Ability to remain calm under pressure

Job description

Store Manager £33,000 per annum - 40 hours per week

Address: Donington Park Services, M1 Junction 23A, Castle Donington, Derby DE74 2TN

About the role

As a Store Manager, you will understand that it is all about people; it’s where we look to create a memorable customer experience. We’ll empower you to treat your restaurant as your own and help shape the winning culture that we are aspiring to achieve.

In this role, you’ll lead your team in delivering Greggs’ much-loved sausage rolls, baked goods, and exceptional service as we transform the UK’s rest stop experience.

What you will get in return

• Annual bonus up to £7,800
• Up to 60% colleague discount for you, family, and friends with brands such as Costa Coffee, Pret A Manger, M&S Simply Food, Burger King, Greggs, KFC, WHSmith, and more
• Enhanced benefits, including pension, sick pay, maternity, paternity, and life assurance
• Development opportunities including funded qualifications, leading to the next step in your career as a Site Operations Manager

Key responsibilities

• Ensure the Greggs unit achieves its financial targets, including budget and P&L
• Support and develop your team, fostering a supportive environment for personal and professional growth
• Adhere to and ensure delivery of brand standards
• Drive high-quality customer service and sales
• Lead shifts, including opening and closing the unit

Skills & Knowledge

• Proven experience managing and leading teams in a high-volume retail or catering environment
• Experience working with budgets, P&L, labour costs, and cost-saving initiatives
• Ability to build positive stakeholder relationships
• Experience motivating and developing teams through mentoring, training, and succession planning
• Ability to remain calm under pressure

Ideal candidate

Whether you are an assistant general manager, deputy manager, or already managing within retail, catering, or hospitality, we want to hear from you! If you're looking to take your career to the next level, apply today.

Note: Internally, this role is called Department Manager.

Additional info

Annual bonus of up to 20%, final value subject to location and performance.

Interested in what it’s like to work for us? Find out from our colleague Luca.