Team Manager (39hrs) - Marks & Spencer St John

Team Manager (39hrs) - Marks & Spencer St John

Please ensure that you have the correct right to work documents. Candidates must be over 18 - This is a supervisory role - prior retail and supervisory role is required.

Do you have a cheerful personality? Are you friendly and enjoy interacting with customers? Do you enjoy working as part of a busy team? If this sounds like you then we would love to hear from you.

Come and join our dedicated, enthusiastic team at Marks & Spencer. We are looking to recruit a full-time Team Manager to join our team in St Clement. You will need to be able to direct, administer and control the day-to-day operations and activities of facilities and programmes in an assigned area.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides leadership, support, and guidance to facility management;
• Provide support by acting as a key holder, opening and closing whenever required;
• Ensures compliance with an established company and regulatory guidelines and procedures to provide high-quality service and outstanding customer care;
• Maintain availability levels across the store prioritising off sales and low levels;
• Keep up to date with store promotions to drive customers off in-store and promote key lines;
• Provide and train others to deliver great service, regularly observe individual interaction to provide feedback;
• Ensure the correct procedures are followed for wasting stock;
• Accurately use colleague rota to ensure service levels are provided within budget;
• Conduct relevant investigations into stock loss to drive efficiencies and minimize future loss;
• Drive an accurate till operation by colleagues in-store to reduce risk and loss and drive productivity;
• Adhere to and correctly implement shop floor and stock processes, policies and procedures;
• Ensure correct fill levels, and accurate date check completion so all products are safe and legal;
• Monitor and report temperatures in the daily book so all products are safe and legal;
• Manage and maintain accurate stock levels to ensure minimum waste and maximum availability;
• Ensure the correct procedures are followed for wasting and reducing stock;
• Ensure all employees receive the appropriate training and education, including ongoing compliance training;
• Complete daily store action plans to achieve consistent store standards;
• Ensure that customers know what products and services are on offer;
• Ensure that customers can pay quickly and easily and leave the store feeling positive;
• Establish good working relationships and clear channels of communication with the respective team;
• Provides informal feedback on an ongoing basis and formal feedback in the annual performance evaluation process to identify and develop talent;
• Ensures and promotes the development of the team/succession planning through coaching, training, and leadership development;
• Ensures efficient and economical performance following operating budgets, year-end goals and objectives.
• As necessary, work out of the role to meet customer and business needs.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise:

• General education;
• Current First Aid at Work Certificate (Preferred);
• Current Food Hygiene Certificate (Preferred);
• Customer service skills;
• Exceptional leadership skills;
• Effective time-management skills;
• Excellent coaching and development skills;
• Strong interpersonal skills;
• Patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations;
• Ability to receive feedback and act on it, when necessary;
• Ability to work on own initiative and under pressure to meet tight deadlines;
• Sensitivity and understanding;
• Good attention to detail;
• Background in Customer Service;
• Proven experience in effectively managing a team;
• Minimum 4 years of customer-facing/retail role experience.

Benefits:

• Attractive Salary
• Discount card for all our brands with a secondary card holder.
• 20 days holidays increasing with length of service
• Opt in Contributory Pension Scheme
• Opt in healthcare scheme

About SandpiperCI:

Sandpiper is an international food and retail service operator with 19 stores across three territories. We are proud to be a franchise partner with 6 of the worlds best brands.