Simply Foods Store Manager - North East Area

Location

North East England | United Kingdom

Job description

Calling all talented Store Managers. Would you describe yourself as ambitious, bold, dynamic and resilient? Are you looking for your next challenge?

We’re looking for a Simply Food Store Manager in the North East who will lead the delivery of our retail plan across all areas of the store including commercial, operations, people, visual and customer. You will ensure your teams within the store are clear on their part to play and you will be accountable for the delivery of an inspirational, improved and consistent visual customer journey instore, which inspires our customers to shop and buy more often.

The successful candidate will spend 12 weeks in our Metrocentre Academy store as part of their training and induction to M&S, before being placed in a Simply Food store in the North East region.

What’s in it for you

Being a part of M&S is exactly that – becoming a part and playing your part. We’re an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and always evolving business built on core values.

Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special…

• 20% Colleague discount on most things from furniture, fashion and food.
• A first-class welcome to M&S with a tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development. Having options to progress is something we’re proud of at M&S.
• Attractive annual bonus, based on company performance and personal objectives.
• Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days!
• Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices website. Including GymSave – that offers up to 25% off Gym Memberships and the option to become an M&S Shareholder using our ShareSave & ShareBuy Schemes
• Charity Volunteer Day – A paid day away from work to support your chosen charity.
• A very generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance
• Every colleague at M&S has access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support – this includes access to our 24/7 Virtual GP, PAM Assist to support you & your family as well as many other schemes

What you’ll do

Your key accountabilities will include

• Drive profitability and sales through the delivery of the Store P&L and Retail Plan across the store
• Create the right culture, role modelling new digital ways of working and leadership behaviours
• Deliver great standards and service by setting clear expectations with direct reports and ensuring that they are clear on the part they play
• Regularly reviews individual performance of the leadership team through quality conversations, celebrating success and managing underperformance where required
• Ensuring all line management and people activities are delivered in accordance with company process and policy
• Deliver operational excellence to maximise product availability, minimise stock and cash loss across the total store

Who you are

Your skills and experience will include

• Proven ability to lead a high performing management team to deliver excellent customer service and KPI’s across the store
• Has a substantial understanding and up to date knowledge of commercial, visual, operational and people processes and systems
• Successfully embeds change for lasting commercial impact and results
• Holds themselves and their teams accountable for delivering objectives and business targets
• Ensures all direct reports have performance objectives aligned to the business plan and reviewed on a regular basis to reflect business changes
• Shows colleagues why they matter to M&S, their part to play in delivering the plan and what the results of their work are

Everyone’s welcome

M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That’s why we’re revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. There’s never been a better time to be part of our team. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact.

We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process, and we are happy to talk flexible working.

If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment.

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