Waitrose -Assistant Manager

Welcome Break; Lambourn; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading motorway service operator is seeking an Assistant Manager to support the Unit Business Manager in Lambourn. The successful candidate will manage staff, drive sales, and ensure excellent customer service. A competitive salary of up to £27,000 plus bonuses and benefits, including a £10 meal allowance and extensive employee discounts, is offered. Applicants must be 18 years or older and possess strong people management skills.

Benefits

30 days’ holiday increases with service

Employee discounts at various retailers

Contributory pension

Free on-site parking

Structured career path and bespoke training

Qualifications

• Experience in a supervisor or management role in customer service.
• Passionate about delivering great customer service.
• Able to motivate others and lead by example.
• Business-minded and focused on delivering profitable sales growth.

Responsibilities

• Support the Unit Business Manager in running the unit.
• Drive sales and profitability.
• Provide training and development to team members.

Skills

People management

Customer service

Sales growth focus

Multi-tasking

Job description

WAITROSE - Assistant Manager

Welcome Break, Waitrose, Lambourn Woodlands Berkshire, RG17 7TZ

Pay up to £27000 plus bonus and £10 on-shift meal allowance

Fantastic benefits & discounts, free parking & great career opportunities

Great managers aren’t born, they’re made. If you want to make it as a successful manager, Welcome Break could give you the perfect start.

As an Assistant Manager, you’ll support the Unit Business Manager in every aspect of running the unit – from people management to driving sales and profitability. It’s fast-paced and demanding but we’ll give you plenty of support and training to develop your career and help you progress.

A Welcome Break Assistant Manager Would Ideally

• Have experience in a supervisor or management role in customer service
• Be passionate about delivering great customer service.
• Be a good people manager who can motivate others and lead by example.
• Be a true multi-tasker able to juggle a range of tasks.
• Be business-minded and focused on delivering profitable sales growth.
• Have ambition to develop their management career.

Benefits

Key benefits for Assistant Managers:

• Competitive salary plus bonus
• £10 on shift meal allowance
• 30 days’ holiday increases with service
• Employee discounts (50% off onsite KFC, BK, Starbucks and Pizza Express to name a few)
• My Welcome Break discounts - savings at hundreds of retailers
• Contributory pension (after 3 months)
• Structured career path and bespoke training
• Free on-site parkingGenerous discounts on hotel rooms for you and family members

Due to responsibilities within the Assistant Manager role applicants will need to be 18 years of age or over.

About Welcome Break

Welcome Break is one of the UK’s leading motorway service operators, running 61 service areas and 31 hotels across the UK. Working for Welcome Break is not what it may seem to our everyday customer. When you come into one of our sites you will recognise your favourite brands such as Starbucks, Taco Bell, Subway, WHSmith, KFC, Pizza Express and Burger King, as well hotels under the Ramada and Days Inn brands. But what might come as a surprise is that we are all one team and that even with different uniforms, everyone works for Welcome Break.