Team Manager - Food - Lower Earley Simply Food in Reading

As a Team Manager in Food, you will be responsible for leading a team on the shop floor to deliver exceptional availability, 5-star service, and commercial results. This is not a back-office role; it is a frontline leadership position in one of the most competitive retailers in the UK. You will need to be commercially sharp, operationally resilient, and relentless in your standards. Whether you are managing stock, coaching your team, or solving problems, you will move with purpose and lead by example. This is your chance to step into a high-impact role and help shape the future of M&S Food as we push the boundaries in our transformation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and coach a team to deliver consistently under pressure.
• Set the pace, build capability, and hold the line on standards.
• Work across departments to deliver a seamless customer experience.
• Drive commercial performance by understanding the numbers and translating them into action.
• Support the growth and profitability of the store through the implementation of the retail plan and delivery of KPI measures.
• Role model great customer service and ensure the delivery of a customer-focused service proposition.
• Recruit and develop great talent within the customer assistant team.
• Ensure colleagues understand and are motivated to deliver their part.
• Support the store to trade safely and legally, protecting customers, colleagues, and the M&S brand.
• Deliver an inspirational, improved, and consistent visual customer journey in-store.

Key Accountabilities:

• Drive profitability and sales through supporting the delivery of the Retail Plan and Store KPIs.
• Support the delivery and embedding of the business transformation plan.
• Deliver great standards and service by setting clear expectations with store colleagues.
• Create a multiskilled team, coaching and training to fully utilise all tools available.
• Seek customer feedback and take action to deliver improvement.
• Use data and insight to improve customer in-store experience and drive performance.
• Regularly review individual performance and manage underperformance where required.
• Deliver all line management activities in line with company process and policy.
• Maintain a safe and legal store environment.

Technical Skills/Experience:

• Ability to lead a team to deliver excellent customer service and KPIs.
• Good understanding of commercial, visual, operational, and people processes.
• Uses data to identify opportunities to increase profit.
• Good working knowledge of VM principles and digital capability.
• Knowledge of legal requirements and people policies.
• Ability to have difficult conversations with effective resolutions.
• Good communicator and listener who inspires others.
• Ability to plan and review across the week and month.
• Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability to change.

Key Leadership Capabilities:

• Successfully embeds change for lasting commercial impact.
• Takes ownership and accountability for the success of the team.
• Spends time coaching colleagues to accelerate performance.
• Recognises high performance and supports poor performers to improve.
• Uses customer feedback and market trends to guide team work.
• Ensures timely, clear, and open communication with colleagues.

Key Relationships and Stakeholders:

• Customers
• Colleagues
• Store Leadership
• Regional Leadership
• BIG

Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers, and suppliers. Join us and make change happen. We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best.