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 is Greggs House in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Ideally you'll live within one hour of this location as this role requires you to be office based for three days per week.
Establish and maintain a change control process for shop operations, ensuring improvements enhance speed of service, customer experience (CX), safety, and risk management
Drive continuous improvement initiatives to simplify processes, enhance CX, and support strategic business growth
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align processes with business objectives and unlock operational efficiencies
Oversee retail approval for new product development (NPD), identifying risks and opportunities to ensure successful implementation
Manage workload planning to balance day-to-day operations with business priorities, ensuring alignment across central and regional teams
Lead initiatives to improve CX at all touchpoints, focusing on friendliness, speed of service, and Greggs' Way standards
Use operational data and feedback to identify and deliver meaningful service improvements
Develop and lead the team, ensuring alignment with business goals, monitoring performance, and driving improvement where needed
Partner with regional teams to design new ways of working, gathering feedback to enhance support services while ensuring compliance with Greggs way processes and provide support to shops who need it
Collaborate with labour standards and forecasting teams to optimise the labour model and drive cost efficiencies

Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills
A customer-first mindset, with experience in delivering CX improvements
Ability to balance strategic objectives with day-to-day operational needs
Review data and information and develop plans to improve
Results focussed with strong planning and prioritisation skills with excellent organisation
Want to develop and are ready to work alongside some great people and have lots of fun on your Greggs journey!

We love what we do and we have fun! It doesn't matter who you are, where you're from or what your favourite bake is, we'd love you to join the team.

We have a fantastic opportunity to join the Customer, Operations & Performance team to cover maternity leave until January 2026 at Greggs as a Customer Experience & Operations Manager, a great role that provides an opportunity to simplify retail operations to deliver the best experience for our customers.
25 days (5 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service (in addition to bank holidays), plus 1 additional floating day
Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 12.5% 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
Perks and savings, such as digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons and lifestyle offers