Store Manager - London

CO-OP; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail cooperative in London is seeking a skilled Store Manager to join their team. This full-time role offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package. Responsibilities include empowering the team for great service, developing an inclusive culture, and managing store performance. Experience in team leadership and strong problem-solving skills are essential. The successful candidate will be part of an organization with a clear social purpose and commitment to diversity.

Benefits

Annual bonus based on performance

36 days of holiday including bank holidays

30% colleague discount on Co-op products

Pension with up to 10% employer contributions

Wagestream app access to pay

Cycle to work scheme

Coaching and training for career development

Qualifications

• Experience guiding and developing a team in a busy, service-focused environment.
• Good communication skills; ability to coach, motivate and inspire a team.
• Resilience and strong problem-solving skills.
• The ability to understand and analyse commercial information.
• Willingness to roll up your sleeves and support the team with store activities.

Responsibilities

• Empower your team to deliver great service and promote the Co-op difference.
• Build an inclusive culture where everyone can share their views.
• Develop your team through regular performance conversations.
• Ensure the store is safe, legal, and operational.
• Manage and optimise the store's commercial performance.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Commercial awareness

Team support

Job description

Store Manager - London

Location: Barking - Riverside North, London

Salary: £30,000 - £33,000 per annum plus great benefits

Contract: Permanent

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Qualifications

• Experience guiding and developing a team in a busy, service-focused environment
• Good communication skills; ability to coach, motivate and inspire a team
• Resilience and strong problem-solving skills
• The ability to understand and analyse commercial information
• Willingness to roll up your sleeves and support the team with store activities

Benefits

• Annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• Holiday allowance of 36 days including bank holidays (rising with service)
• Colleague discount: 30% off Co-op branded products and 10% off other brands in-store
• 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 differently. 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 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'll 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.

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.

Location: London, UK

Industry: Retail

Rate: £30,000 - £33,000

Employment Agency: Co-op

Contact: Co-op

Reference: JS3005300002

Posted Date: 9/24/2025 7:23:48 PM