Store Manager Coventry, England
Job description
About the Role:
Our Store Managers are at the heart of keeping our stores thriving. They are known for putting customers first and for inspiring their store team to deliver a memorable shopping experience. You’ll not just be a store manager, but you will play an active part in engaging and building relationships with your community.
Some of your key responsibilities would be:
- to take overall accountability for your store and team, ensuring a great customer experience is being delivered and the highest standards are being adhered to
- to provide excellent leadership to your team to create a high-performance culture
- to be a positive role model to the team and advocate the co-op values
- to lead the team to drive sales, memberships and community engagement
- to drive people related activities such as training, development and performance, whilst still being hands on within the store when needed
- to be actively involved with social initiatives and volunteering hours to support your local community
You can find more details about Store Manager responsibilities in the attached Job Description document.
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 complete a telephone interview and attend a face-to-face interview with a District Manager where you can show us what you’re made of.
About You:
You will need:
- Experience within retail management, preferably in a food store setting (required)
• To be customer focused, in order to deliver effective and efficient store experiences
• Commercial and business acumen
• Natural ability to listen, interact and communicate with customers and team members
• To be self-assured, organised and able to multi-task
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, still click apply! You may just be the candidate we are looking for.
Why Join Us?
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 June 2023):
- 20% off Food shopping (usually 10% all year round rising to 20% on a pay day weekends)
- Holidays for less with up to £500 off Travel
Other benefits:
• up to 60% off Childcare fees
• equal wages regardless of the age
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Paid time off for volunteering
• Colleague Support Fund
• GroceryAid Colleague Mental Health Support
• Ethical mobile and broadband deals
• Annual leave that grows with your career
• Full training and accredited development programmes
• 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!
