Team Manager

Waitrose & Partners
Edinburgh
Workplace: OnsiteTemporaryGBP 32,000 - 45,600 annuallyFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Stakeholder management","Customer focus","Adaptability"]

Lead day-to-day operations in a Waitrose shop by motivating and managing your team to deliver distinctive, Partner-led customer service. Use commercial leadership to maximize sales and profit while minimizing wastage, ensuring strong availability, merchandising, and a legal, secure store operation. Improve customer satisfaction, embed change effectively, and create a supportive culture while carrying out people responsibilities like performance conversations, holidays, and absences.

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Waitrose & Partners
Waitrose & Partners
3 days ago

Team Manager

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Job Summary

Lead day-to-day operations in a Waitrose shop by motivating and managing your team to deliver distinctive, Partner-led customer service. Use commercial leadership to maximize sales and profit while minimizing wastage, ensuring strong availability, merchandising, and a legal, secure store operation. Improve customer satisfaction, embed change effectively, and create a supportive culture while carrying out people responsibilities like performance conversations, holidays, and absences.
Location: Edinburgh
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Temporary
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Oversee the entire day-to-day operation of the shop.
  • •Maximize sales and profit while minimizing wastage using commercial skills.
  • •Ensure high availability and merchandising and deliver an efficient, legal, secure store operation.
  • •Improve and maintain customer satisfaction through Partner-led service.
  • •Manage your team including leading, inspiring, performance conversations, organising holidays, and managing absences.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: GBP 32,000 - 45,600 annually
Perks:Flexible Working

Key Requirements

  • •Experience leading a team in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment.
  • •Ability to build high-performing teams, identify talent, and run regular honest performance conversations.
  • •A passion for retail with understanding of competitors and economic factors affecting the business.
  • •Ability to realistically assess workload and adapt plans to meet deadlines and maintain stakeholder relationships.
  • •Clear communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
Experience:Retail
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationStakeholder managementCustomer focusAdaptability

Company Brief

Waitrose & Partners
Waitrose & Partners is a UK supermarket chain offering groceries, fresh produce, and premium food products through its network of stores and online shopping. It is part of the John Lewis Partnership and emphasizes quality, customer service, and ethical sourcing.
Industry: Omnichannel Retail
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Bracknell, United Kingdom
Founded: 1904
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