Store Manager - London, Dover house

The Co-operative Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail cooperative in London is seeking an experienced Store Manager for the Dover House store. The role involves empowering a team, managing store performance, and developing an inclusive culture. The ideal candidate will have experience in a busy service environment and strong communication skills. Competitive salary of £34,650 - £38,500 per annum plus generous benefits, including annual bonus and holiday allowance.

Benefits

Annual bonus based on performance

Generous holiday allowance

Colleague member discount

Pension contributions up to 10%

Career development training

Qualifications

• Experience in guiding and developing a team in a service-focused environment.
• Ability to motivate and inspire team members.
• Capacity to analyse commercial information.

Responsibilities

• Empower team to deliver great service and promote Co-op difference.
• Build an inclusive team culture.
• Manage store's commercial performance.

Skills

Team guidance and development

Good communication skills

Resilience

Problem-solving

Commercial analysis

Job description

Overview

Store Manager: London, Dover House

Location: London, Dover House - Lower Marsh

Salary: £34,650 - £38,500 per annum plus great benefits

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.

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

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

Benefits

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

Diversity, Inclusion and Recruitment

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 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.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at the following URL: 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 and Assessments

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.