Retail Team Leader

Midcounties Co-operative; Berkeley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job description

About the Role:
Working as a Team Leader in Your Co-op, you’ll be responsible for providing support to managers in coaching, guiding, and coordinating the work of the team to complete their tasks. You’ll also drive them to increase sales, secure customer loyalty and attain store targets.

Some of your key responsibilities would be:

1. to champion excellent customer service
2. to motivate and support the team by leading from the front
3. to delegate the tasks fairly
4. to understand how the store is performing against financial targets
5. to have a good understanding of the products we sell and be able to offer guidance to customers sharing knowledge of local products and promotions
6. to take ownership to ensure that customer complaints are dealt with professionally
7. to be actively involved with community projects and supporting local community groups

Your shift pattern may include some evenings and weekends, but we value your time outside of work and we’ll make sure your rota is available 4 weeks in advance – giving you peace of mind to be able to make the most of your days off.

We’ll review your application as soon as possible and if it matches with this role requirement, one of our friendly recruitment team will get in touch to chat and find out more about you. The next step of the process is to attend a face-to-face interview with a Store Manager where you can show us what you’re made of and you may even get an offer the same day!

About You:
You will need:

1. To be customer focused and deliver excellent store experiences
2. A natural ability to listen, interact and communicate with customers and team members
3. Enthusiasm and resilience to support your colleagues during demanding times
4. Flexibility to work a range of shifts, ranging from daytimes to evenings and weekends
5. Confidence and a friendly, approachable nature
6. Some previous supervisory experience (desirable)

At Your Coop we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can bring their authentic selves to work, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description, don’t worry! still click apply! You may just be the candidate we are looking for, and we believe in transferrable skills.

Why Join Us?
Benefits that benefit you – we offer discounts on all ‘Your Co-op’ services, including Your Co-op Food, Your Co-op Childcare, Your Co-op Travel and more! We believe that as Colleagues, you deserve to benefit from the goods and services you sell and provide each day, whilst representing us. You can see details about all discounts offered on the Reward and Benefits page!

The cost-of-living crisis is putting pressure on us all. That's why we are now offering an enhanced discount rates to all Colleagues at Your Coop (valid until end of January 2024):

1. 20% off Food shopping (usually 10% all year round rising to 20% on a pay day weekends)
2. Holidays for less with up to £500 off Travel

Other benefits:

1. up to 60% off Childcare fees
2. equal wages regardless of the age
3. Refer a Friend Scheme
4. Paid time off for volunteering
5. Colleague Support Fund
6. GroceryAid Colleague Mental Health Support
7. Ethical mobile and broadband deals
8. Annual leave that grows with your career
9. Full training and accredited development programmes
10. Uniform

… and many more!

At Your Co-op you’ll experience a real sense of being part of a team and close community. We invest a third of our profits in our members and a third in our community support initiatives. As Fairtrade supporters, we strive to ensure that everyone involved in production is treated and paid fairly. Not only that, our strict food policies mean that everything you buy will always be ethical, sustainable, and top quality.

If this sounds like something for you, why wait? Apply today to become part of Your Co-op Team!

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