Team Leader

The Midcounties Co-operative; Buckler's Park; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the retail sector is seeking a Team Leader to oversee team performance and customer service. As a Team Leader, you will motivate staff, manage tasks, and enhance customer loyalty to achieve store targets. This role demands strong communication skills and a hands-on approach, ensuring an exceptional shopping experience for customers.

Qualifications

• Previous supervisory experience is desirable.
• Ability to listen and interact with team and customers.
• Flexibility to work a range of shifts.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to managers in coaching and guiding the team.
• Champion excellent customer service and motivate the team.
• Delegate tasks fairly and understand store performance.

Skills

Customer focused

Communication

Team leadership

Resilience

Job description

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About the role:

Working as a Team Leader in Your Co-op, you’ll be responsible for providing support to managers in coaching, guiding, and coordinating the work of the team to complete their tasks. You’ll also drive them to increase sales, secure customer loyalty and attain store targets.

Some of your key responsibilities would be:
•to champion excellent customer service
•to motivate and support the team by leading from the front
•to delegate the tasks fairly
•to understand how the store is performing against financial targets
•to have a good understanding of the products we sell and be able to offer guidance to customers sharing knowledge of local products and promotions
•to take ownership to ensure that customer complaints are dealt with professionally
•to be actively involved with community projects and supporting local community groups

You can find more details about Team Leader responsibilities in the attached Job Description document.

Your shift pattern may include some evenings and weekends, but we value your time outside of work and we’ll make sure your rota is available 4 weeks in advance – giving you peace of mind to be able to make the most of your days off.

We’ll review your application as soon as possible and if it matches with this role requirement, one of our friendly recruitment team will get in touch to chat and find out more about you. The next step of the process is to attend a face-to-face interview with a Store Manager where you can show us what you’re made of and you may even get an offer the same day!

Who are we looking for?

You will need:
•To be customer focused and deliver excellent store experiences
•A natural ability to listen, interact and communicate with customers and team members
•Enthusiasm and resilience to support your colleagues during demanding times
•Flexibility to work a range of shifts, ranging from daytimes to evenings and weekends
•Confidence and a friendly, approachable nature
•Some previous supervisory experience (desirable)