Team Leader

Poundland; East Grinstead; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discount card

Birthday day off

Annual leave 28–33 days

Wellbeing resources via Retail Trust

Staff Shop discounts

Earned wage access

Training and development opportunities

Life assurance

Service awards

Pension

Job summary

Poundland in East Grinstead is seeking a Team Leader to support the Store and Assistant Manager in delivering a top-notch shopping experience. You’ll help manage deliveries, merchandising and daily operations on the shop floor and in the warehouse, coaching the team to stay busy and efficient.

The role suits someone with energy and a customer‑focused approach, with retail experience and some leadership it would be a bonus.

Qualifications

• Retail experience is preferred.
• Leadership experience is a bonus but not essential.

Skills

Retail experience

Leadership potential

Job description

Join us here at Poundland as a Team Leader and you'll play a key role in supporting the Store and Assistant Manager to lead the team and deliver a fantastic shopping experience for our customers every day. You'll help create a friendly, welcoming store where customers receive great service and colleagues feel supported on the shop floor to do their best work. From managing deliveries and merchandising, to supporting daily operations you'll keep standards high on the shop floor and in the warehouse, you'll be right at the heart of the action. Working in a fast-paced retail environment, you'll motivate the team, support store performance, and help ensure everything runs efficiently day to day. A positive, proactive approach and strong teamwork skills are essential. You'll be confident leading by example, supporting your colleagues to develop, and keeping the team focused on delivering great results. Retail experience is needed and some leadership experience would be a bonus but not essential, but most importantly we're looking for someone with energy, organisation, and a passion for people and customer service. We'll help you build on your skills with training and development opportunities to support your career with us. We offer rewards that go beyond the payslip, including:

• 10% employee discount card with increased discount events over the year.
• Celebrate your birthday, you'll get an extra day off for your birthday.
• 28 days holiday a year inc banks, rising by one day a year up to 33 days.
• We put wellbeing first through our partnership with Retail Trust which gives you and your family access to a fantastic range of resources.
• My Staff Shop, giving you an amazing number of discounts and shopping vouchers.
• For those unexpected moments, our partnership with a financial wellbeing platform enables you to access up to 50% of your monthly earned wages early, along with savings and financial advice.
• Training and development opportunities, we want you to grow your career with us, be that through one of the qualifications we offer or internal programmes, Team Leader can be just the first step.
• Plus, life assurance, loyalty service awards and people's pension.