Team Support Manager - Food - New Mersey Simply Food - Liverpool, Merseyside

Everyone is welcome at M&S. No exceptions. It’s your background, abilities and differences that make you, uniquely you. And when you’re part of M&S, that individuality has the potential to make waves.

Work Pattern

• Week 1: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
• Week 2: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Under 18 disclaimer

To comply with health and safety legislation and keep our colleagues safe in the workplace, colleagues in this role must be 18 years of age or older.

Purpose of the Shift Lead role

• To lead the fill operation, delivering a salesfloor that is ready to trade, taking operational responsibility for coordinating resource to Serve, Sell and Fill.
• Lead the floor in the absence of the Colleague Manager.
• Coordinate resource to deliver the operational tasks during the fill operation.
• Coach colleagues on One Best Way and drive productivity in readiness for store opening.
• Allocate resource effectively to deliver a quick payment experience.
• Enable all daily operational processes to be implemented efficiently across their area of the store, at the correct times.
• Coordinate the team to deliver a clean, safe and well-presented store.
• Play their part in creating a great team atmosphere that is inclusive of everyone.
• Role model great Customer Service and M&S behaviours.
• Support Colleague Managers by sharing observations of colleagues to help deliver high performance.
• Responsible for being a key holder and answering call outs as required.
• Responsible for tasks related to the opening and closing of the building.

Key Accountabilities

• Delivers great standards and service by putting the customer first.
• Acts on customer feedback to deliver improvement.
• Ensures the delivery of brilliant basics.
• Coaches the team to deliver excellent standards of product presentation.
• Supports the delivery of plan A.
• Provides regular and timely feedback to line manager to support colleague performance.
• Supports with the training and coaching of colleagues maximising digital tools and channels.
• Identifies colleagues for recognition and celebrates success within the store.
• Provides feedback to improve colleague experience.
• Supports the Team Manager with the delivery of store selling and cost targets.
• Role models new ways of working through the use of digital tools.
• Delivers operational excellence ensuring all processes and tasks are delivered in line with business expectation.
• Maintains a safe and legal store environment.
• Supports visual merchandising updates across all launches, events and campaigns.

Key Capabilities

• Understands how M&S operates, its strategy, future and the role they play.
• Effectively manages own reactions and responses around change.
• Helps colleagues to develop by listening, asking questions and giving feedback.
• Takes accountability for planning and managing own work efficiently.
• Treats all colleagues fairly, understanding that different people will provide different perspectives.
• Builds positive relationships by being a good listener.

Technical Skills/Experience

• Supports the delivery of excellent customer service and KPIs across the store.
• Good level of digital capability and can access and utilise relevant systems.
• Good knowledge of the commercial operation and operational excellence.
• A good communicator with the ability to build relationships and work within a team.
• Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability to change.

Key Relationships and Stakeholders

• Customers
• Colleagues
• Store Leadership
• BIG

M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That’s why we’re revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. There’s never been a better time to be part of our team. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact.

We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process, and we are happy to talk flexible working. If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application.