Store Manager - SPAR Ardersier

CJ Lang & Sons Ltd; Ardersier; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

CJ Lang & Sons Ltd in Scotland is seeking a Store Manager to run a busy retail store, delivering excellent customer service and maximising sales and profitability. You will lead a team, plan strategically, and ensure smooth day-to-day operations in line with SPAR standards.

The role requires strong leadership, effective communication, and the ability to work at pace to meet changing customer needs. A proven retail background and a flexible approach are essential to drive performance and

Qualifications

• Experience in retail with leadership background.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work at pace.
• Commercial awareness to drive performance and revenue.

Responsibilities

• Manage a highly effective team to deliver above and beyond in their role.
• Deliver the right range, quality and availability of products per SPAR standards and promotions.
• Grow sales and maximise profit through expertise and knowledge.
• Lead the implementation and embedding of Food to Go across the team.
• Ensure store hours and resources are aligned to customer demand and resolve root causes with sustainable solutions.

Skills

Store leadership

Team management

Customer service

Sales optimization

Job description

As Store Manager, you will take full responsibility for running every aspect of a busy retail store. Suitable applicants will demonstrate strong leadership, management, and commercial skills. Additionally, you will be a natural forward planner, managing store operation to deliver excellent customer service and maximise sales and profitability.

If you have a proven background in retail, the determination to deliver, and flexible approach to work, this may be the ideal opportunity for you to take the next step in your career and, to help you achieve this, we offer a comprehensive training programme.

About the Role:

Manage a highly effective team, ensuring they have the capability to deliver above and beyond in their role by developing their operational, customer service and team skills.

Deliver the right range, quality and availability of products in line with SPAR standards, promotions, NPD and customer needs to build loyalty within the community.

Support your team and use your expertise and knowledge to actively grow sales and maximise profit.

Lead the implementation and embedding of Food to Go across your team, ensuring that it delivers to standards and sales set.

Manage your resources to deliver all store activities ensuring that hours are worked when and where these would most benefit customers, and to identify and resolve root cause issues, with sustainable solutions and continual reviews.

Ensure that your store is meeting or exceeding its safe and legal standards particularly in relation to food safety and hygiene, licensing of alcohol and cigarette sales. To deliver this will include coaching your team to use all tools available to provide a safe, clean, and legal place to work.

About you…

Knowledge and experience of the retail trade with exposure to Grocery sector is preferable.Experience at managing and leading a team.Excellent communication skills.Ability to work at pace and react to changing needs of our customers and the business.Commercial awareness to drive performance and maximise revenue