Customer and Trading Manager - Convenience at Sainsbury's

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

31 May, 26

Salary

30450.0

Posted On

02 Mar, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

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Skills

People Management, Performance Management, Customer Service, Operational Leadership, Scheduling, Disciplinary Procedures, Employee Relations, KPI Delivery, Team Coaching, Fast-Paced Environment, Retail Operations, Availability Management, Customer Satisfaction, Colleague Engagement, Motivating Others, Driving Performance

Industry

Retail

Description

What you’ll be doing: * Working closely with a small team of managers to make sure the store runs like clockwork every day. * Taking responsibility for the day to running of the store, often being the only manager in with accountability for the full shop. * Work alongside a team to complete all tasks, ensuring our customers are served efficiently and safely. * People management is also big part of the role, managing performance and capability, conducting disciplinaries and ensuring scheduling and pay are accurate. * Where we have close knit networks of convenience stores it may mean that you need to help another store now and then. What makes a great customer & trading manager: * Previous line management responsibilities in a fast-paced, operational environment. * Provides brilliant customer service, and coaches a team to do the same. * Delivers KPI's or other performance indicators. * Can manage disciplinaries, performance issues or other similar employee relations issues. * Leads operations and comfortable doing this alone in the absence of more senior management. Essential Criteria: * A track record of delivering brilliant customer service and coaching colleagues to do the same. * Experience of leading a team in a fast-paced, customer-facing environment — you’ve motivated others, driven performance, and kept operations running smoothly. * Operational leadership skills — you’ve taken responsibility for store operations in the absence of more senior managers. * Demonstrated success in meeting or exceeding KPIs — whether it’s sales, availability, customer satisfaction or colleague engagement, you’ve made a measurable impact. * Has managed employee relations issues, including performance and absence management.

Responsibilities

The role involves working closely with a management team to ensure the store runs efficiently daily, often taking sole managerial accountability for the entire shop floor. Key duties include people management, handling performance and capability issues, ensuring accurate scheduling and pay, and potentially assisting neighboring convenience stores when needed.