M&S SIMPLY FOOD - TEAM LEADER
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- Full Time
- Contact: Human Resources
- Reference: 12536
- Posted November, 20, 2025 7:44 AM
As a Team Leader in M&S you’ll lead and inspire your team to provide exceptional customer service, meet business objectives and create a working environment that helps our colleagues to develop and achieve. We want …...
As a Team Leader in M&S you’ll lead and inspire your team to provide exceptional customer service, meet business objectives and create a working environment that helps our colleagues to develop and achieve. We want you, our customers and our colleagues to be proud to share their journey with us.
What being a Team Leader is all about?
- To lead the fill operation, delivering a salesfloor that is ready to trade, taking operational responsibility for coordinating resource to Serve, Sell and Fill. and to lead the floor in the absence of the Colleague Manager
- Coordinate resource to deliver the operational tasks during the fill operation and in the absence of the Colleague Manager
- Lead the fill operation, coaching colleagues on One Best Way and driving productivity in readiness for store opening
- 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
- Role model the M&S behaviours and Colleague Expectations across the store
- Support Colleague Managers by sharing observations of colleagues to help deliver high performance and recognise great colleagues
- Support nearby stores if operationally required
- Responsible for being a key holder
- Responsible for tasks related to the opening and closing of the building, including receipt of vehicles, temperature controls, logging operational issues with relevant Helpdesks, cash handling and TSL compliance in peripheral hours.
What our Store Leadership Team would love to see:
- Current/recent food retail (or similar) leadership experience (preferably in a fast-paced environment) with working knowledge of KPI’s such as ATV.
- Experience of proactively leading from the front, getting stuck in, and helping your team on the shop floor.
- Flexibility of approach that will allow you to support other stores in the area when needed.
- Ability to build strong relationships and communicate clearly and effectively.
- Experience of supporting employee training and development, and motivating teams to deliver their best.
How we reward our teams:
We know you’ll work hard to make WHSmith a success and keep our customers happy, so as well as your salary, pension scheme, paid annual leave and employee discounts, we’ll reward you with a range of deals from retail partners that will help you save money and make memories, whether a delicious meal, an adventurous day out, or tickets to see the latest blockbuster.
Whatever the future brings, our Employee Assistance Programme will support you with help and guidance for your wellbeing whether physical, mental or financial.
About us:
WHSmith has a remarkable heritage and we are growing particularly in our airports, hospitals, rail stations and motorway services. Our aim is simple, to offer our products to everyone on any of life’s journeys. Our InMotion brand, a leading digital accessories business, continues to grow and develop, offering an amazing customer experience with all the latest tech. We have created great partnerships with the likes of M&S and Costa Coffee, ‘broaden our offering’ to our customers throughout the UK. That’s why, as we continue our journey, our aim is simple: to make every one of life’s journeys better!
WHSmith are proud to be an inclusive employer, we want our colleagues to feel welcome, and free to be themselves with us.
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