Shift Lead - Food - Armagh Simply Food

Work Pattern

Week 1
Monday: 09:00–17:00

Tuesday: 09:00–17:00

Wednesday: 14:00–22:00

Friday: 14:00–22:00

Saturday: 12:00–20:00

Week 2
Sunday: 11:00–19:00

Tuesday: 13:00–21:00

Wednesday: 14:00–22:00

Thursday: 09:00–17:00

Friday: 09:00–17:00

Purpose  

• Duty Manage in the absence of the next level Leader when required 
• Champion new ways of working within stores through an open mindset and positive attitude 
• Leads colleagues in delivery of task prioritising customer first 
• Plans, allocates and follows through on delivery of task to a consistent standard across the store 
• Drives on the job productivity 
• Supports colleagues through coaching and feedback 
• Uses MI to take action to drive performance 
• Helps maintain a safe and legal environment for colleagues and customers 
• Supports the delivery of an inspirational,improvedand consistent visual customer journey instore which inspires our customers to shop and buy more often  

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 
• Coach 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 celebrate success within the store 
• Provides feedbacktoBIG to improve colleague experience  
• Supports the Team Manager with the delivery of store selling and cost targets by utilising MI to identify opportunities andtakes action 
• Role models new ways of workingthrough the use ofdigital tools  
• Allocates resource efficiently to deliver process, task and service ensuring activity is completed consistently and productively 
• 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,eventsand campaigns  

Key Capabilities  

• Understands how M&S operates,it’sstrategy, future and the role they play  
• Effectively manages own reactions and responses around change 
• Helps colleagues to develop by listening, askingquestionsand giving feedback to encourage reflection and different thinking  
• Sets performance objectives for self in conjunction with line manager and in line with business plans 
• Takes accountability for planning and managing own work efficiently to ensure objectives are met 
• Treats all colleagues the fairly, understanding that different people will provide different perspectives and have different needs 
• Builds positive relationships by being a good listener and getting to know people by establishing a connection 
• In control of their own reactions and considers how to share their perspective to create better reaction for team 

Technical Skills/ Experience  

• Support the delivery of excellent customer service and KPI’s across the store 
• Good level of digital capability and can access and utilise relevant systems 
• Good knowledge of the commercial operation, brilliantbasicsand operational excellence  
• Current working knowledge of all VM principles 
• A good communicator with the ability to build relationships and work within a team 
• A good knowledge of the legal requirements associated with the role of a customer assistant and when duty managing 
• Maintain high presentation standards, attention to detail and deliver on time, right first time 
• Interpret data relevant to the role 
• Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability to change

Key Relationships and Stakeholders  

• Customers 
• Colleagues 
• Store Leadership 
• BIG