Assistant Manager

Farmfoods Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A family business in retail is seeking an Assistant Manager for their shop in Kirkby-In-Ashfield. The position involves working 43 hours across 5 days, with responsibilities including managing the shop, developing a team, and ensuring excellent customer service. The role offers a salary between £30,240 and £33,948.94 per annum along with a comprehensive benefits package including generous holidays and staff discounts. This position provides an opportunity for career growth within the company.

Benefits

30 days holiday

Great training opportunities

15% staff discount

Free life assurance

Workplace pension

Qualifications

• Friendly and positive approach to work.
• Ability to build strong working relationships.
• Trustworthy and reliable.
• Experience as a manager, team leader, or supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Run an efficient shop and provide great service.
• Develop team through coaching and mentoring.
• Ensure shop routines maintain a safe environment.
• Control operational costs including shrinkage and payroll.
• Support recruitment and induction of new team members.

Skills

Team leadership

Customer service

Time management

Job description

Assistant Manager – Full Time

We are looking to recruit a new Assistant Manager for our shop in Kirkby‑In‑Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. We offer a permanent full‑time position working a variety of shifts 5 days a 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 throughout the week, including weekends.

Position Details

• Hours: 43 hours across 5 days per week
• Pay: £30,240 - £33,948.94 per annum (43‑hour contract)
• Benefits: 6 weeks holiday, 15% staff discount, staff benefits package, and more!

Benefits

• 30 days holiday each year
• Great training and development opportunities
• 15% staff discount to use in 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
• Co‑ordinate the development of your team of retail assistants through coaching, mentoring and providing feedback
• 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
• Motivate and guide 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
• 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
• Trustworthy and reliable, as you will be an important part of a small team whose customers depend on 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 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 is 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.

Contract information

Position: Assistant Manager

Hours: 43

Days: 5