Store Manager – Harlow
Location: Manor Hatch, Harlow
Salary: £32,000 – £34,000 per annum plus great benefits
Contract: Permanent
We’re looking for a skilled Store Manager to join our retail team. This full‑time role comes with a competitive salary and a brilliant benefits package.
As a Store Manager, you’ll help deliver the store’s purpose by guiding the commercial and community strategies. You’ll lead your team, show them how to provide excellent service, and empower them to grow and learn so they can demonstrate the difference Co‑op brings to local communities.
What you can expect
* Empower your team to deliver great service, personally promoting the Co‑op difference to customers and members
* Build an inclusive culture where everyone can speak up and share their views
* Develop your team through regular performance conversations to help them reach their potential
* Make sure the store is safe, legal and operational
* Manage and optimise your store’s commercial performance, recruit new team members and manage HR processes
Required experience and skills
You’ll need experience of guiding and developing a team in a busy, service‑focused environment. Good communication skills are essential, and you should be able to coach, motivate and inspire your team.
* Resilience and great problem‑solving skills
* The ability to understand and analyse commercial information
* Willingness to roll up your sleeves and support the team with delivery of store activities
Benefits
In return for your passion and commitment, you’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits package, which includes an annual bonus (based on personal and business performance) and a generous holiday allowance of 36 days including bank holidays (rising with service).
* Colleague member discount – 30% off Co‑op branded products and 10% off other brands available in-store
* A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
* Wagestream app – access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
* Cycle to work scheme
* Coaching and training to support your career development
About our diversity and inclusion
At Co‑op, community is at the heart of what we do. As one of the world’s largest co‑operatives, we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We’re also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we will always offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria and apply through the scheme. We’ll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the scheme when you apply.
If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we will ask if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate. For more information, visit our recruitment process page and our diversity and inclusion commitments page.
As part of the application process for this job, you will need to complete two online assessments. It will take around 20 minutes to complete these tests.
We reserve the right to remove a vacancy before the scheduled closing date.
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