Retail Supervisor London, England
Job description
About Us
The Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity created in March 2017. We manage over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are: Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James’s Park, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park.
We also manage other important public spaces including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Our eight Royal Parks and other public spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK with 77 million visits every year.
We are now looking for a Retail Supervisor to join our team in our first flagship shop, the Boat House, on a temporary contract (June – August), full-time or part-time basis, working up to 36 hours per week.
The Benefits
- Salary of £30,701 (FTE) per annum depending on experience (£16.40 per hour)
- 26 days' annual leave (pro rata) plus public holidays, increasing to 29 days after 3 years’ service
- Pension scheme (3% employee contribution; up to 10% employer contribution) (subject to eligibility)
- Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan
- Employee assistance programme and access to mental health first aiders
- Learning and development opportunities
- Cycle to work scheme (subject to eligibility)
- Offices in a beautiful location
This is a terrific opportunity for a customer-focused retail management professional to join our exceptional organisation.
As we launch our first flagship store amidst the peaceful and historic backdrop of Hyde Park, we need you to play a key role in leading and ensuring the success of this exciting enterprise!
You’ll also have the chance to progress to our other outlets, meaning you’ll never have a dull day with us as you gain new skills and develop your career amongst some of London's most beautiful and treasured green spaces.
So, if you’re looking for an opportunity to further your retail career in a stunning location, with an organisation that will prioritise your personal and professional wellbeing, we want to hear from you!
The Role
As a Retail Supervisor, you will help lead our retail operations, starting with the Boat House and progressing to other outlets.
Supporting the Retail Manager, you will ensure sales targets are met, lead the team to provide excellent customer service and ensure exemplary visual merchandising and housekeeping standards.
You will also process deliveries, fulfil eCommerce orders, support the management of team rotas and create opportunities for upselling, encouraging donations.
Additionally, you will:
Be jointly responsible for the recruitment, induction, training and retention of staff- Set daily targets and monitor performance
- Manage controllable costs, expenditure and petty cash
- Oversee POS reconciliations
Please note, this role will involve lifting and manoeuvring stock.
About You
To be considered as a Retail Supervisor, you will need:
Retail management experience- Experience delivering an exceptional customer journey
- The ability to interpret data and manage stock processes
- Strong visual merchandising skills
- IT proficiency
- At a minimum, GCSEs or equivalent at level 4 / Grade C or above in Maths and English
Other organisations may call this role Retail Customer Supervisor, Shop Supervisor, Store Supervisor, Retail Sales Supervisor, or Customer Service Supervisor.
The Royal Parks is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.
So, if you are interested in this unique opportunity as a Retail Supervisor, please apply via the button shown. Successful candidates will be appointed on merit.
If successful in your application, we will invite you to a recruitment day in June.
