As a Team Manager in one of our Waitrose shops, you'll influence and motivate your team and be a positive role model for delivering outstanding Partner-led, customer service that is distinctively Waitrose, with passionate Partners serving food lovers. Your leadership and team-working skills will impact your team and the impression our customers have about the Waitrose brand, building trust and loyalty while helping to maximise sales and profit.
We are thrilled to announce that a brand-new Waitrose Core shop is arriving in Hale Barns on the 12th November 26, and we’re looking for Team Managers to help us lead the way. As a leader in our newest branch, among 5 other partners, you’ll play a pivotal role in building a team that champions quality, integrity, and the unique shopping experience our customers love. If you have a passion for excellence and a desire to launch a store from the ground up, we’d love for you to join us in making this opening a huge success.
This is a permanent Full Time Twilight opportunity with hours of work between 1400 - 0000 across 5 days per week including every other Saturday and one in four Sundays.
In addition to your contractual pay you will attract an evening shift premium.
We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.
We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose. As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.
We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective. As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.
It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.
We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications, and therefore, we recommend you apply early. If you require a reasonable adjustment due to a disability which means you may need longer to complete your application please contact us as soon as possible.
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 possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.