Trading Team Manager

B&Q; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 29,700 - 36,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Award-winning pension scheme

Company bonus scheme

ShareSave options

6.6 weeks holiday

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

A leading home improvement retailer in Carlisle is seeking a Trading Team Manager to lead a high-performing team. This role involves driving commercial delivery on the sales floor, conducting commercial reviews, and supporting team members in building product knowledge. You’ll be pivotal in ensuring effective stock management while creating a diverse and inclusive environment. The position offers a competitive salary, a company bonus scheme, and generous holiday benefits.

Qualifications

• Comfortable coaching to bring out the best in colleagues.
• Ability to lead team effectively.
• Passionate about process and organization.

Responsibilities

• Drive commercial delivery of the core trading sales floor.
• Conduct regular commercial reviews using sales data and insights.
• Support colleagues in building product knowledge.

Skills

Coaching skills

Leadership

Process management

Organizational skills

Job description

Permanent Contract – 36.75 hours per week

Salary – up to £33,000 per annum plus bonus, pension, and 6.6 weeks holiday

Location – B&Q Carlisle, Carlisle, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Every day, we give our millions of customers the ideas, advice, tools, and confidence they need to create a home they’ll love. Join us as a Trading Team Manager and you will be pivotal in driving commercial delivery of the sales floor and coaching colleagues to fulfil B&Q’s ambition to make every customer count.

Role

A great team needs a great leader; as a Trading Team Manager you will create a truly inclusive, high‑performing team to deliver an exceptional service for our customers in store. In this role you will:

• Drive commercial delivery of the core trading sales floor, leading end‑to‑end stock management, range change, and promotions.
• Conduct regular commercial reviews using sales data, loyalty insights, and customer feedback.
• Support colleagues to build deep product knowledge and meaningful customer interactions to make every customer count.

What We Need

Our Trading Team Managers are key to running our business by leading the team to deliver effective stock management rituals and routines as well as serving our customers. In this role, you should be leading in a way that demonstrates the following qualities:

• Comfortable coaching, to bring out the best in your colleagues.
• Lead rather than do.
• Passionate about process; you believe it’s the foundation of great availability.
• Well‑planned and organised.

What’s in it for me?

As part of a great team, you’ll be valued for who you are. We’re committed to making B&Q more diverse and representative of the communities we serve, where everyone can feel they belong and have equal opportunities. You will have access to a range of networks that represent our colleagues and allies and help us to continue to put diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business.

Benefits

We also recognise that wellness means different things to different people, and we want to help colleagues be at their best and feel well by offering a range of benefits to help you. As well as a competitive salary, our benefits package includes:

• Award‑winning pension scheme
• Company bonus scheme
• ShareSave options
• 6.6 weeks holiday
• Payroll giving
• Employee assistance programme
• Shopping discounts
• Colleague wellbeing benefits and lots more

So we can support you during the application or interview process, please contact [e-mail] for any recruitment adjustments.