Team Leader - Womenswear

Fenwick Limited; Kingston upon Thames; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading department store group in the UK is seeking a Womenswear Team Leader to join their Manager Academy program. This role offers the opportunity to coach and develop a team of Sales Advisors while ensuring a top-notch customer experience. Ideal candidates are ambitious with team coaching skills, and will benefit from a competitive salary and various perks including a colleague discount and additional leave days.

Benefits

25% Colleague Discount

28 days annual leave

Birthday day off

24/7 online GP and mental health support

Discounts on products and leisure activities

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Desire to build a career in retail.
• Experience in coaching high performing teams is a plus.
• Effective communication in both verbal and written forms.

Responsibilities

• Drive the success of your team as a First Line Manager.
• Support and develop Sales Advisors, ensuring accountability for their success.
• Engage with customers to deliver an exceptional shopping experience.

Skills

Ambition

Team coaching

Effective communication

Job description

Overview

We are excited to announce we have an opportunity to join our Manager Academy as a Womenswear Team Leader, a development programme designed for people like you - looking to take their first step in managing people or accelerate their retail management career!

Responsibilities

As a Team Leader you will be seen as a First Line Manager where you will be the driving force behind the success of your team, working shoulder to shoulder with your sales manager. Your role is vitally important to us, as you will support and develop your team of Sales Advisors being accountable for their success; You will be a strong presence on the shop floor, coaching, developing, and engaging your team, embedding product knowledge, and inspiring them to deliver an unrivalled customer experience that you yourself role model through leading an inclusive working environment!

On completion of the 3 month Manager Academy, the rate of pay for this role will increase to £14.76 per hour.

Please note we are currently recruiting for one Team Leader in the following department:

• Womenswear (37.5 hours per week) - Fixed Term Contract - 4 months

Manager Academy details

Want to hear about our Manager Academy?

We have designed a development programme which offers you the unique opportunity to develop your skills whilst in a first-line manager role within a premium multichannel retailer.

• Bite-Sized Blended Learning
• Graduation Ceremony
• Career Growth
• Passionate Colleagues to Support You

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package including:

• 25% Colleague Discount (across most areas)
• 28 days annual leave (including bank holidays) increasing by 1 day each year to a maximum of 33 days (pro rata for part time colleagues)
• Birthday day - 1 additional day off in the month of your birthday
• WeCare a 24/7 online GP, mental health support service, get fit programme and more.
• ‘Perks*’ - a great way to get discounts, exclusive deals and cashback on a range of products and leisure activities.
• Pension scheme

Candidate requirements

What we are looking for in a candidate:

• Ambitious people with a desire to build a career in retail
• People who love working with and coaching high performing teams
• Supervisory or management experience (desirable but not essential)
• Effective communicators in both verbal and written mediums
• Warm, welcoming, and vibrant when building professional relationships with colleagues and customers

About Fenwick

Fenwick is the UK’s largest family-owned department store group with a rich heritage and history that has shaped who we are today! We are on an exciting journey of investment, looking towards a future that is every bit as bold and brilliant as what has gone before. We work collaboratively and our 2,000 strong workforce spans across our stores, our support functions including Digital, Buying & Merchandising, IT, Finance, People and Customer Service teams plus our valued restaurants and distribution centres and we are always on the lookout for talent to join our ever-growing family to exceed our customers' expectations.