Store Manager SPAR

Job Description

Location: SPAR Hagley, Worcestershire DY9 0NGContract Type: PermanentHours: Full Time / Part Time, Job Share, up to 40 hours per week. Various shifts available.Salary: £27,000 per annum (pro rata for part time) plus potential to earn bonus and excellent benefits package.Benefits: Bonus Scheme potential of up to £10,400 pa, Company Sick Pay, Additional Holidays, Company Pension Scheme, Life Cover, Staff Discount, Long Service Awards, Cycle to Work Scheme, Employee Volunteering opportunities, Health Cash Plan.Closing date for applications: 4th May 2023About the Role:We have an exciting opportunity for a SPAR Store Manager who is motivated, friendly, hands-on and passionate about their store offering excellent service and standards to our customers. Reporting directly to the Area Manager, you will deliver maximum salesand profit through the continuous improvement of the store and staff, whilst delivering great Key Performance Indicator (KPI) results.UK driving licence preferred as travel to other store etc.Store Manager Key Tasks/Responsibilities:

• To deliver customer service in line with SPARkling Service standards
• To be fully aware of Key Result Areas and assist in working to deliver and improve them
• To generate ideas for driving the business and its team forward
• To monitor competitor activity and propose appropriate responses
• To develop a motivated and empowered team through a positive management style
• Staff recruitment, planning and training
• To use relevant processes and policies to control the security of people, stock and cash
• To ensure compliance with the relevant legislation and health and food safety responsibilities as defined in the induction and period training

Store Manager skills required:

• Previous experience at a supervisory or managerial level in a food retail environment (or similar) essential
• Ability to ensure scheduled training and development delivered to required standard is essential
• An understanding of budgets & targets and the ability to work to deliver and improve them essential
• Basic knowledge of health and food safety and legislative responsibilities of a retail environment and the skill to manage those responsibilities essential

Whats in it for you

• Develop your skills and capability in a highly supportive and multi-diverse culture
• Outstanding Training & Development
• Gain hands-on experience in a high volume, fast paced convenience store
• Generous staff discount
• Proactive promotion of internal candidates
• Paid Breaks
• Free Tea & Coffee

Excellent benefits package including:

• Early access to your pay through EarlyPay
• 24/7 access to your payslips and Rotas via HR/Payroll portal
• 10% Staff Discount in our SPAR stores
• Access to our colleague benefits scheme which offers a wide range of high street retail, holiday & leisure discounts
• Company Life Insurance worth 1 x Annual Salary and 6 x Annual Salary with Company Pension Scheme
• Company Pension Scheme
• NEST pension scheme
• Extra Holidays - Purchase Scheme
• Cycle to work - Bicycle purchase scheme
• Long Service Awards (e.g. 25 years service is £500 in vouchers and extra 4 weeks paid leave)

About Us:A.F. Blakemore & Son Ltd is one of the largest privately owned companies in the UK. Our forward-thinking family-owned business began life in 1917 as a counter-service grocery store and has grown from these humble beginnings into a company that now owns 260SPAR convenience stores and employs more than 7,000 people, with a turnover of £1.3 billion. As one of the largest convenience retailers in the UK, we are always looking for innovative ways to create a point of difference. Food and drink have always been ourlifeblood, and today our business has multiple divisions specialising in retail, food service and wholesale distribution.You may have experience of the following: Retail Manager, Retail, Convenience, FMCG, Grocery Manager, Supermarket, Food, Retail Management, Business Development, Food Service, Convenience Store, Store Manager, Retail Manager, Branch Manager, etc.REF-204405