Assistant Manager

Farmfoods Ltd; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company based in Hull is looking for an Assistant Manager to support shop operations and provide a great service to customers. This full-time position requires flexibility across 5 days with at least one weekend shift. Responsibilities include running the shop, developing retail assistants, and overseeing operational costs. Ideal candidates should possess a friendly demeanor, reliability, and some prior management experience. Join for long-term career growth with training and promotion opportunities.

Benefits

£30,240 – £31,392 per annum

30 days holiday each year

Great training and development opportunities

15% staff discount

A smart uniform

Free life assurance

Workplace pension

Staff benefits package including virtual GP and discounts

Qualifications

• A friendly, positive, hard working approach to work.
• To be a ‘people person’ who finds it easy to build strong working relationships.
• To be trustworthy and reliable.
• Some experience as a manager, team leader or supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the shop manager to run an efficient shop.
• Develop your team through coaching and mentoring.
• Be accountable for the shop in the absence of the shop manager.
• Motivate and guide your team to control operational costs.
• Support the shop manager with recruitment and induction.

Skills

Friendly and positive approach

Ability to build strong relationships

Trustworthiness and reliability

Experience as a manager or team leader

Job description

Assistant Manager – Full Time

We are looking to recruit a new Assistant Manager for our shop in Holderness Road, Hull. We offer a permanent full time position working a variety of shifts 5 days from 7 each week usually including at least one weekend shift.

Please note that for full time positions we will generally require you to be fully flexible in your availability for work throughout the week, including weekends.

Pay & Benefits

• £30,240 – £31,392 per annum (43 hour contract)
• 30 days holiday each year
• Great training and development opportunities
• 15% staff discount at any of our 300+ shops on a great range of food and household essentials
• A smart uniform
• Free life assurance
• Workplace pension
• A staff benefits package which includes a virtual GP as well as discounted services and products such as cinema tickets, gym memberships, days out and travel

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the shop manager to run an efficient shop and provide a great service to our customers.
• Be responsible for the development of your team of retail assistants through coaching, mentoring and providing feedback.
• Be accountable for the shop in the absence of the shop manager and responsible for ensuring that customers are looked after, deliveries are worked quickly and shop routines are completed to maintain a safe, clean and tidy shop.
• Take responsibility for motivating and guiding your team to ensure the control of operational costs including shrinkage, waste and payroll.
• Support the shop manager with recruitment and induction of new team members.

Qualifications

• A friendly, positive, hard working approach to work.
• To be a ‘people person’ who finds it easy to get on with everyone and is able to build strong working relationships with the people you work with.
• To be trustworthy and reliable as you will be an important part of a small team. Your team and customers will depend upon you to do your job to the best of your ability at all times.
• Some experience as a manager, team leader or supervisor.

More than just a job

There are many long-term opportunities for a career at Farmfoods. We have some great training programmes in place and always look to promote to shop and area manager positions from within. Many people in senior management and central services positions at Farmfoods started their careers in our shops so this could be the start of a rewarding career for you.

A bit about us

Farmfoods are a family business with ambition. We pride ourselves on offering our customers great value, quality products from clean and tidy shops with the friendliest team in retail. We aim to offer sensational value to customers on a great range of everyday family oriented goods. We back up our sensational value with a focus on delivering an ‘old fashioned’, genuine and friendly customer experience. Our assistant managers are important members of the shop management team providing support to a small team of retail assistants and ensuring that their shops run smoothly and efficiently to provide great service to our customers.

Contract information

Position: ASM, Hours: 43, Days: 5