Store Manager

Whittard of Chelsea

Store Manager

£29750

Whittard of Chelsea, Milton Keynes

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 7 Sep | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 29818427bb6344e58474406bc057545c

Full Job Description

  • Providing and leading your team in first class customer service.

  • Becoming an ambassador of the products, offering excellent knowledge and recommendations to customers, taking them on a journey to their perfect purchase.

  • Monitor store KPI's, implementing improvements where needed.

  • Ensuring Health & Safety, Food Safety, cash, delivery and reporting processes are followed and reviewed.

  • Managing your team's sickness absences, holiday and performance.

  • Developing the best team possible with long term succession strategies, development plans, quarterly reviews and providing on the spot feedback along with celebrating successes to increase employee engagement.

  • Manage the implementation of in store visual merchandising in line with Whittard guidelines.

  • Feedback best seller and stock information to head office., Leading your team, you will drive sales while creating an unparalleled atmosphere that provides an excellent experience for customers that they will forever align with the Whittard brand. While providing top notch customer service yourself, you will lead by example, encouraging your team to follow. Managing your team in action, you will encourage their successes and lead them in their performance improvement. With store incentives for the team throughout the year, including individual rewards and team benefits, you will be joining a company that celebrates their team at every corner.

    This role requires you to have had a minimum of 3 years retail management experience., Previous Retail Management or Supervisory level experience.

  • Experience developing and leading high performing teams, managing in store operation activity and driving sales.

  • Confident organisational skills.

  • The ability to identify problems and provide solutions along with improvements.

  • Enthusiasm and interest in our products.

    At Whittard, we're passionate about bringing luxury tea and coffee to our communities. We've been achieving this goal since 1886, you could be part of our story in this new Store Manager role at our store in bustling Milton Keynes., Our story began in 1886 when Walter Whittard began selling the finest tea, coffee and hot chocolate in London with the approach to buy the best. Over 135 years later, our never-ending curiosity to find unique blends and distinctive tastes lives on at Whittard. We continue to flourish, and our ambition will always remain the same - to ensure every customer can enjoy their own Whittard moment and make each day more special.


  • Whittard of Chelsea is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We thrive to be a diverse and an inclusive organisation. We want to be a place where differences are recognised and celebrated, with a workforce that builds teams from all individualities, backgrounds, and experiences.

    Together as a Whittard family, we continue to create a culture that encourages, supports, and inspires all our employees to have a voice, to make a positive difference in helping to develop our ambitious brand.

    You can find out more about us as a company on our social media pages or head into one of our stores!

  • Up to 50% store discount on Whittard products.

  • Monthly product allowance.

  • Auto-enrolment Pension scheme.

  • Access to our wellbeing portal.

  • Flexible working opportunities.

  • Selection of family friendly benefits.

  • Discretionary bonus scheme

  • Salary sacrifice options, find out more when you join us!