Store Manager - Harlow

CO-OP; Latton Bush; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail cooperative in England seeks an experienced Store Manager to guide a team in delivering exceptional service and achieving commercial success. This full-time role offers a competitive salary and a strong benefits package including bonuses, generous holidays, and discounts. Ideal for someone with a proven record in team leadership and problem-solving in a service-oriented environment.

Benefits

Annual bonus based on performance

36 days holiday allowance

30% off Co-op branded products

Pension with up to 10% employer contributions

Wagestream app access

Cycle to work scheme

Career development coaching and training

Qualifications

• Experience of guiding and developing a team.
• Ability to work in a busy, service-focused environment.
• Willingness to support with delivery of store activities.

Responsibilities

• Empower your team to deliver great service.
• Build an inclusive culture within the team.
• Manage and optimise the store's commercial performance.

Skills

Good communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Team leadership

Understanding commercial information

Resilience

Job description

Store Manager - Harlow

Location: Manor Hatch, Harlow

Salary: £34,650 - £38,500 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, helping 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
• A 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)
• 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
• Wagestream 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.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We will ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply. If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate. You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process. You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at jobs.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-wellbeing.

Application process

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. We reserve the right to remove a vacancy before the scheduled closing date.