Team Manager - Cafe - Brooklands at MS

, , United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

19 Dec, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

20 Sep, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Leadership, Digital Confidence, Customer Service, Performance Management, Data Utilization, Coaching, Flexibility, Communication, Problem Solving, Team Development, Operational Excellence, Visual Merchandising, Change Management, Relationship Building, Resilience, Planning

Industry

Retail

Description

Our Team Managers are responsible for leading the majority of our colleague population and are integral to the in-store team. Your role is to help our people be the best that they can be, to assist in driving sales, commerciality and service standards within your store. One of the requirements for this role is flexibility to work across various departments. This in return provides a strong grounding across all elements of our business and therefore supports with career progression in the future. We have a flexible / hybrid approach - talk to us about part time or job share opportunities in this role, if it’s meaningful to you, it’s important to us. What’s in it for you Being a part of M&S is exactly that – playing your part to bring the magic of M&S to our customers every day. We’re an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and ever evolving business built on doing the right thing and bringing exceptional quality, value, service to every customer, whenever, wherever and however they want to shop with us. Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special… · 20% colleague discount across all M&S products and many of our third-party brands for you and a member of your household. · Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days! · Discretionary bonus schemes awarded based on how you achieve your personal objectives and our performance as a business. · A generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance. · A dedicated welcome to our teams with a tailored induction and a wide range of training programmes to develop your skills. · Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices portal to maximise your financial and personal wellbeing. · Industry-leading parental, adoption and neonatal policies, providing support and flexibility for your family. · Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support for all colleagues including access to our 24/7 Virtual GP and PAM Assist to support you and your family. · A charity volunteer day to support a charity or cause you're passionate about through a dedicated day away from work. What you’ll do Your key accountabilities will include · Driving a selling culture within your team · Consistently raising performance and capability of the team to support developing internal talent · Utilising and exploit data to support with operational decisions · Implementing a continuous improvement mentality within the team and work in partnership with the wider team. · Energising your team to deliver first class customer service within a fast-paced environment Who you are Your skills and experience will include · A proven leadership track record and the ability to lead effectively through ambiguity. · Being digitally confident. Having an understanding of systems and have the ability to exploit them. · Comfortable having difficult conversations and able to get effective resolutions with both colleagues and line managers. · Ability to juggle a number of priorities whilst still maintaining an excellent standard and working with pace. · Demonstrate flexibility and resourcefulness to change and the ability to lead teams through change with a growth mentality. Purpose Support the growth and profitability of the store through the implementation of the retail plan and delivery of the KPI measures for their area of accountability Role model great customer service and ensures the delivery of a customer focussed service proposition through the team that delights our customers Recruit, and develop great talent and capability within the customer assistant team supporting the succession requirements of the store and region Ensure colleagues understand and are motivated to deliver their part Support the store to trade safely and legally, protecting Customers,Colleaguesand the M&S brand Supports the delivery of an inspirational,improvedand consistent visual customer journey instore which inspires our customers to shop and buy more often Key Accountabilities Drive profitability and sales for their area through supporting the delivery of the Retail Plan and Store KPI’s Supports the delivery and embedding of the business transformation plan and change initiatives for their area Delivers great standards and service by setting clear expectations with store colleagues Create the right culture, role modelling new digital ways of working and leadership behaviours Create a multiskilled team, coaching and training the team to fully utilise all the tools available to serve and sell well Deliver brilliant basics through the team Seeks customer feedback and takes action to deliver improvement Uses data and insight to improve customer instore experience, improve the operation and drive performance Support the delivery of Plan A Regularly review individual performance through quality conversations, managing underperformance where required and celebrating success Recruit for the team, ensuring new starters have a brilliant onboarding experience Deliver all line management activities in line with company process and policy Build an active working partnership with BIG, provide feedback and support the development of BIG reps Deliver operational excellence to maximise product availability, minimise stock and cash loss Ensure process and task is delivered in line with business expectation and operating standards allocating resource accordingly Maintain a safe and legal store environment Supports visual merchandising updates across all launches,eventsand campaigns Technical Skills/ Experience Ability to lead a team to deliver excellent customer service and KPI’s across the store Create the right culture, role modelling new digital ways of working and leadership behaviours Has a good understanding and up to date knowledge of commercial, visual, operational and people processes and systems Uses all available data and MI to identify commercial, visual, cost savings & customer opportunities to increase profit Good working knowledge of VM principles Good level of digital capability and an understanding and use of all systems Good knowledge of the legal requirements across their area of accountability and the store Knowledge of our people policies and managing performance within a team The ability to have difficult conversations with effective resolutions with colleagues Good communicator and listener who will inspire, share theirknowledgeand best practices with others Ability to plan and review across the week and the month Ability to deliver under pressure demonstrating resilience Ability to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders across the store and region Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability to change, and the ability to lead teams through change with a growth mindset Key Leadership Capabilities Successfully embeds change for lasting commercial impact and results Addresses beliefs and mindsets around resistance to change and supports colleagues in adapting Takes ownership and accountability for the success of their team Spends time coaching colleagues to accelerate performance and personal growth Recognises high performance and supports poor performers to improve Shows colleagues why they matter to M&S, their part to play in delivering the plan and what the results of their work are Uses customer feedback and market trends to guideteamswork Helps teams understand information and business messages by actively seeking out opinions and asking questions Uses a combination of channels and technology to communicate, ensuring timely,clearand open communication with colleagues Seeks the best solution for M&S by proactively collaborating with colleagues from across the business Key Relationships and Stakeholders Customers Colleagues Store Leadership Regional Leadership BIG

Responsibilities

The Team Manager is responsible for leading the team, driving sales, and ensuring high service standards. They will also support the growth and profitability of the store while developing internal talent.