Team Leader

Primark; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Primark in Jersey City is seeking a Team Leader to drive sales and deliver an outstanding customer experience by leading, motivating, and developing your team. You will partner with the store management to oversee daily operations and uphold high standards.

You’ll coach staff, manage tasks, ensure stock levels and merchandising quality, handle opening/closing duties, address feedback, and promote a positive, inclusive store culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate, and develop your team to drive sales and deliver an outstanding customer experience.
• Collaborate with store management to support daily operations and uphold high standards.
• Provide clear direction, daily coaching, and in-the-moment feedback to ensure expectations and service quality.
• Manage stock levels, size availability, merchandising execution, and maximize sales.
• Oversee opening, closing, and duty management to ensure smooth store operations.
• Review customer feedback and escalate issues appropriately to maintain service quality.
• Coach, motivate, and develop colleagues through effective communication, onboarding, and recognition.
• Ensure pricing, signage, markdowns, stockroom organization, and safety checks are completed to standard.

Job description

Because you don’t just succeed - you exceed. Retail our way.
A people-first culture. Inclusive spaces. Expanding teams, capabilities, and ambitions. And thanks to our incredible size and scale, more growth opportunities for you and more amazing experiences for our customers. As a Team Leader at Primark, progress is yours to own at the forefront of expanding this fashion revolution in the United States.
Our strong values run through everything we do. We’re caring, dynamic and we succeed together. There’s real accountability and ownership here as you shape your team’s development and encourage a fast, efficient, enjoyable customer experience.

Job Description

What You’ll Do

As a Team Leader, you will drive sales and deliver an outstanding customer experience by leading, motivating, and developing your team of colleagues. You will collaborate closely with the management team to support the daily running of the store, uphold excellent operational standards, and create a high performing and engaged colleague experience.

You will provide clear direction, daily coaching, and in-the-moment feedback to ensure colleagues understand expectations, deliver great service, and maintain strong store standards. With a consistent focus on size availability, stock fill, and merchandising execution, you will help maximize sales while creating a fast, friendly, and efficient shopping experience for customers.

Daily, you will collaborate with managers across the store to support colleague performance, manage operational priorities, and contribute to a positive, inclusive, and high-engagement culture.

Here is how it looks in action:

• Maintain strong stock levels and size availability to maximize sales and meet customer expectations.
• Deliver excellent store standards by ensuring the sales floor is well-presented, merchandised, and fully replenished.
• Allocate daily tasks and support schedules so colleagues are productive, engaged, and focused on the right priorities.
• Oversee key customer areas and ensure a fast, friendly, and efficient shopping experience.
• Support day-to-day store operations, including opening, closing, and store duty management when needed.
• Review customer service feedback, handle customer issues professionally, and **escalate** when appropriate.
• Coach, motivate, and support colleagues through effective communication, recognition, onboarding, and ongoing development.
• Ensure pricing, signage, markdowns, stockroom organization, and safety checks are completed accurately and in line with operational standards.

Qualifications

What You’ll Get

People are at the heart of what we do here, so it’s essential we provide you with the right environment to perform at your very best. We’re committed to your success and will provide you with a robust onboarding period. Here, you’ll be empowered to succeed. As we rapidly expand across the globe, we’ll give you the tools that you need to excel. We’ll also offer you competitive benefits and work life balance - we know your life outside of the store is important.

Additional Information

What You’ll Bring

As a Team Leader, you will report into the Department Manager & support the store by leading and developing a team of Sales Associates. Here is what you will bring to the role:

• The ability to lead, motivate, and manage a team effectively, fostering a positive and supportive working environment.
• Strong customer service skills with the ability to deliver a great shopping experience and resolve issues confidently.
• Good organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
• The ability to think on your feet, solve problems, and adapt to changing store needs or customer demands.
• Clear and effective communication skills for interacting with customers, colleagues, and management.
• Confidence using retail technologies, including cash registers, self-checkouts, tablets, and handheld POS devices.
• Position holder must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently, orally and in writing, with managers, supervisors, and hourly colleagues in English to provide instruction, coaching, corrective action, safety instructions and lead teams as a manager daily and