Assistant Manager

Assistant Manager - Full Time

Job location: Handsworth, Birmingham. This is a permanent full time position working a variety of shifts, 5 days a week, usually including at least one weekend shift. Full time positions generally require fully flexible availability throughout the week, including weekends.

Job Details

• Hours: 43 hours across 5 days per week
• Pay: £31,449 - £32,648 per annum (43 hour contract)
• Benefits: 6 weeks holiday, 15% staff discount, staff benefits package, and more!

Pay & Benefits

• 30 days holiday each year
• Great training and development opportunities
• 15% staff discount to use in any of our 300+ shops
• A smart uniform
• Free life assurance
• Workplace pension
• A staff benefits package including a virtual GP and discounted services and products such as cinema tickets, gym memberships, days out and travel

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the shop manager to run an efficient shop and provide a great service to customers.
• Be responsible for the development of your team of retail assistants through coaching, mentoring and providing feedback.
• Be accountable for the shop in the absence of the shop manager and ensure customers are looked after, deliveries are worked quickly, and shop routines are completed to maintain a safe, clean and tidy shop.
• Take responsibility for motivating and guiding your team to control operational costs, including shrinkage, waste and payroll.
• Support the shop manager with recruitment and induction of new team members.

Qualifications

• A friendly, positive, hard working approach to work.
• A people person who finds it easy to get on with everyone and builds strong working relationships.
• Trustworthy and reliable, as the team and customers will depend on you to perform at the best of your ability at all times.
• Some experience as a manager, team leader or supervisor.
• Completion of a Basic DBS check (England/Wales) or Disclosure Scotland check (Scotland) if hired for the advertised position, which will be sent to you via email and confirm if you have any previous or unspent convictions. Employment is subject to a satisfactory check.

More than just a job: There are many long term opportunities for a career at Farmfoods. We have excellent training programmes and always look to promote to shop and area manager positions from within. Many people in senior management and central services started their careers in our shops, so this could be the start of a rewarding career for you.

A bit about us: Farmfoods is a family business with ambition. We pride ourselves on offering our customers great value, quality products from clean and tidy shops with the friendliest team in retail. We aim to offer sensational value to customers on a great range of everyday family oriented goods, backed by a focus on delivering an old fashioned, genuine and friendly customer experience.

Our assistant managers are important members of the shop management team, supporting a small team of retail assistants and ensuring that shops run smoothly and efficiently to provide great service to our customers.

Contract Information

Position: ASM, Hours: 43, Days: 5