Hours of Work: Various including weekends, earlies and lates. Will consider part time or job share.
We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where it is possible to do so. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.
Our Purpose
Working in Partnership for a happier world – our shared Purpose that guides us in everything we do and inspires 3 important principles; happier people, happier business, happier world. The John Lewis Partnership is a truly unique business, one that seeks to make a positive difference to the lives of everyone.
Duties and Responsibilities
As Partners - members of the Partnership - it's our responsibility to ensure our success for the future. We proactively seek out opportunities to continuously improve the way we work, taking action to ensure the Partnership is efficient and we are all as productive as possible. It's an ethos each and every Partner works by and you'll carry into your own role too.
As a Team Manager you'll be responsible for influencing, motivating and guiding a team whilst driving the shop forward. You will contribute to the overall performance of our unique brand through exceptional shop keeping and line management skills.
You'll be a proactive role model for delivering superb customer service, overseeing the shop floor, to ensure our customers get the best experience. At times you'll manage the entire day to day operation to optimise sales, profitability, customer satisfaction and minimising wastage. Equally you'll promote a culture of continuous learning and delivering an outstanding Partner experience by unlocking their full potential.
Job Requirements
You'll ensure consistently high levels of availability and exceptional merchandising standards as well as delivering an efficient, legal, and secure store operation. You'll take responsibility for the operational activity.
Required Essential Experience, Skills, and Qualifications
* Experience of supervising a team in a fast-moving, customer-focused environment
Additional Information
As a Partner you will enjoy our unique benefits package, including staff discount, subsidised food in Partner dining rooms, discounts in local restaurants, subsidised learning, access to exclusive Partnership hotels and so much more.
Please consider the following when making your application:
- Please be aware that due to the nature and activities of this role, all successful candidates will have a 5 year reference check, 5 year financial probity and a DBS check carried out on them through a 3rd party registered body. For more details on DBS checks and what these entail, please visit the Government website.
- We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore, we recommend you apply early.
- Print off the job description now if you require it.
- Ensure you have an up-to-date CV.
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