Team Manager - Braintree Great Notley Superstore

Tesco UK; Great Notley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesco UK is hiring a Store Team Manager to lead our team and deliver outstanding customer service in-store. You’ll drive daily operations, coach staff, and ensure a welcoming shopping experience for customers.

In this role you’ll recruit and develop colleagues, manage shift patterns, and use insights to optimise store performance while maintaining safety and compliance. Join us to grow your career in retail with a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading and developing high-performing teams.
• Strong communication skills to motivate and guide colleagues.
• Customer-first mindset with focus on great store experiences.
• Ability to coach and train staff to improve performance.
• Resilience and good judgement to make effective decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team to deliver a great in-store customer experience.
• Recruit, train and develop colleagues to build a capable team.
• Coach the team to be knowledgeable about products and services.
• Lead trade activity to grow sales and maximise profit.
• Develop knowledge to deliver Store Change Plan.
• Identify and resolve root-cause issues with sustainable solutions.
• Prioritise colleague safety and ensure legal trading.

Skills

People leadership

Customer service

Team development

Communication

Decision making

Retail operations

Job description

Availability Window

• Mon: 07:00:00 – 13:00:00
• Wed: 16:00:00 – 22:00:00
• Fri: 10:00:00 – 19:00:00
• Sat: 13:00:00 – 22:00:00

Customers are at the centre of everything we do. Working in our stores means variety, teamwork, and plenty of daily challenges. You’ll meet great people, learn new skills, and be part of an inclusive team. Whether you want stability, flexibility, or a chance to grow your career, this role could be a great fit.

Competitive salary with an excellent benefits package.

Team Manager shift patterns vary day to day but are planned in advance to support work–life balance.

Leading the team to deliver a great experience for customers in-store.

Recruiting, training, and developing colleagues to build a capable, high‑performing team.

Coaching the team to be knowledgeable and passionate about products, ensuring great range, quality, and service for customers.

Lead trade activity, using insight and expertise to grow sales and maximise profit.

Developing your knowledge to deliver the Store Change Plan, ensuring resources and hours are used where they benefit customers most.

Identifying and resolving root‑cause issues with sustainable, long‑term solutions.

Prioritising colleague safety and ensuring the store always trades legally by coaching the team to use all security and safety tools effectively.

Staying curious and seeking opportunities to serve our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.

Proven experience leading and developing high‑performing teams.

Clear communication skills, with the ability to share knowledge and collaborate effectively to deliver strong results.

A welcoming, customer‑first approach, building strong relationships with colleagues and customers.

Resilience and sound judgement to make effective decisions that support both customers and colleagues.

Consistent energy and drive, inspiring confidence and motivating the team to deliver beyond expectations.

Awareness of competitor activity and the ability to identify new ideas and initiatives to improve the store for customers.

Tesco’s vision is to be every customer’s favourite way to shop. Our purpose is to serve customers, communities and the planet a little better every day by acting responsibly and sustainably.

We’re committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, and want everyone to feel represented and able to be themselves, Everyone’s Welcome.

We also understand that life varies for each of us, so we’re always open to conversations about flexible working. Talk to us during your application about how we can support you.

We are proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader, and we are committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please click here.