Assistant Manager
£22,000 p/a - pro rata if part-time plus Bonus opportunity to earn an additional £100 per week (£5,200p/a)
Full / part time / job share, up to 40 hours per week
Various shifts available
We have an exciting opportunity for you, we are looking for a SPAR Store Assistant Manager who is motivated, friendly, hands-on and very excited about being an important part of a small team, learning whilst working to ensure our SPAR store offers excellent service and standards to our customers. We can offer you the training and development you need.
A.F. Blakemore & Son Ltd is the 60th largest privately owned company in the UK. This 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 over 260 SPAR Convenience Stores and employs more than 7,200 people with a turnover in excess of £1 billion. As one of the largest convenience retailers in the UK, we are always looking for innovative ways to create a point of difference. Our stores offer a wide range of food-to-go options, including; Food To Go and Daily Deli as well as a number of franchise partners to increase the choice available to customers such as Subway & Greggs.
Key Tasks/Responsibilities:
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To deliver customer service in line with SPARkling Service standards
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To be fully aware of KRA’s and assist in working to deliver and improve them.
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To generate ideas for driving the business and it’s team forward
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To assist in monitoring competitor activity
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To assist in developing a motivated and empowered team through a positive management style
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To assist in ensuring training is delivered as scheduled
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To use relevant processes and policies to control the security of people, stock and cash
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To ensure compliance with relevant legislation and health and food safety responsibilities as defined in the induction and training
Assistant Store Manager Requirements:
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Previous junior experience at a supervisory or managerial level in a food retail environment (or similar) (essential)
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APLH (Award for Personal License Holder) - must have or be prepared to undertake this qualification
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An understanding of budgets and targets and the ability to work to deliver and improve them (essential
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Basic knowledge of health and food safety and legislative responsibilities of a retail environment and the skill to manage those responsibilities (essential
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Experience of managing a Challenge 25 policy (desirable)
What's in it for you?
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Develop your skills and capability in a highly supportive and multi-diverse culture
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Outstanding Training & Development
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Gain hands-on experience in a high volume, fast paced convenience store
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Generous staff discount
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Proactive promotion of internal candidates
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Paid Breaks
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Free Tea & Coffee
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Excellent benefits package including:
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Early access to your pay through ‘EarlyPay’
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24/7 access to your payslips and Rotas via HR/Payroll portal
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10% Staff Discount in our SPAR stores
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Access to our colleague benefits scheme which offers a wide range of high street retail, holiday & leisure discounts
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Company Life Insurance worth 1 x Annual Salary and 6 x Annual Salary with Company Pension Scheme
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Company Pension Scheme
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NEST pension scheme
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Extra Holidays - Purchase Scheme
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Cycle to work - Bicycle purchase scheme
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Long Service Awards (e.g. 25 years service is £500 in vouchers and extra 4 weeks paid leave)
Download the Job Description to find out more.