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Head of Retail - South

Greggs Plc, Basingstoke, Hampshire

Head of Retail - South

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Greggs Plc, Basingstoke, Hampshire

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 19 Oct | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 3489967a228e4945b5c3776e720b766e

Full Job Description

  • Colleague Networks - internal groups where colleagues and their allies can share their own experiences, offer feedback on the way we do things at Greggs, and provide support to one another, This is a full-time role, however flexibility in this will be considered
  • We know that having a work-life balance is important, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role
  • The base location for this role would be within the Southern region covering all shops below Luton, Oxford and Bristol.
    • What you'll do Customer Focus (Sales Growth)
  • Accountable for growing our business both in terms of organic shop growth and through new shop development
  • Drives high standards of customer service across the Region
    • Business Development
  • Actively drives the new shop opening programme within the Region
  • Liaises with Shop Development and Property team to identify and open new sites
  • Drives new channels and develops our business across all day parts
    • Brand Responsibility
  • Accountable for ensuring the implementation of agreed Brand standards and practices within the Region.
  • Ensures Brand initiatives and product launches are implemented in the Region
    • Operational Excellence
  • Helps deliver ongoing operational improvement by working across functions on developing operating standards.
    • Leading the Regional Team
  • Leads and coaches the Regional team on the ground in line with Greggs values, with high visibility promoting a culture of leadership and responsibility.
  • Ensures the team has clear objectives, regular reviews and personal development plans in order to deliver the business objectives and develop the team to their full potential.
  • Ensures the appropriate coordination of functional support to deliver the Business plan.
    • Brand Standard Delivery Responsible for ensuring that we deliver, as measured by audits, the necessary Brand standards for:
  • Service Style
  • Merchandising,
  • Quality of food baking and preparation
  • Retail Food Safety
  • H&S
    • Cost Control and Profit Responsibility
  • Accountable for delivery of the Regional sales and profit budget.

    We are looking for highly experienced, talented individuals with drive, who can demonstrate:
  • Senior Management experience within a multi-site retailer
  • Experience of developing innovative solutions and contributing to strategic planning
  • Have demonstrable experience in people management and people development
  • Have strong stakeholder engagement and management skills, working in large cross functional groups
  • Present a welcoming attitude to change and adjust dynamically to continuous business change and improvement
  • Proven commercial acumen with accountability for achieving and excelling company targets
  • Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail
  • Have advanced IT skills including Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams
  • Enjoy being part of a hard-working team, sharing the same end goal, and celebrating results together
  • Are supportive of an inclusive culture - recognising and valuing that difference is good

    25 days (5 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service (in addition to bank holidays), plus 1 additional floating day
  • Company car or car allowance
  • Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 30% of your salary
  • Profit share: We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our employees who have at least 6-month service, or more, each year
  • Private Medical Insurance which is free for you and subsidised for your dependants
  • Permanent Health Insurance which is a replacement income scheme
  • You will automatically join our Greggs pension scheme which is a fantastic way to save for your retirement and allows you to benefit from employer contributions and tax advantages
  • Defined contribution management pension scheme
  • Death in service benefit which provides a lump-sum payment equal to 4 times your year's salary
  • Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products
  • Share save schemes that let you buy discounted Greggs shares, by saving a set amount of money over a fixed time, to have an even bigger share of our profits
  • Career progression and learning and development
  • Employee Assistance Programme; A free, confidential helpline, offering advice and support with financial, relationship, work-related and wellbeing issues, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Including a mobile app providing a range of wellness content on physical, mental, social, and financial wellbeing