Farmfoods
Shop Manager
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Shop Manager
Shop Manager – Full Time
Location: Smethwick, West Midlands Contract Type: Permanent, 45 hours across 5 days per week Hours: Mixed shifts, minimum 5 days a week, including weekends Pay: £39,889–£48,343 per annum (45-hour contract)
About the Role
We are searching for a motivated, leadership-driven Shop Manager to oversee one of our Smethwick shops. This is a permanent full-time position that requires flexibility and commitment to meet our operational demands, including weekend availability.
Salary Range: £39,889.20–£48,343.08 p.a. Holidays: 30 days (select 6 weeks) Benefits:
- 15% staff discount across all 300+ shops
- Staff benefits package, including:
- Virtual GP access
- Discounted cinema tickets, gym memberships, days out, and travel
- Smart uniform provided
- Strong training and development opportunities
- Free life assurance
- Workplace pension
- Discretionary bonuses and promotions to senior roles
Key Responsibilities
As our Shop Manager, your duties will include:
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- Leading by example, assisting with day-to-day store operations in a busy retail environment.
- Motivating and coaching your team to deliver an efficient, customer-focused service.
- Taking full accountability for the shop’s performance, including:
- Managing customer service, cash handling, and safety standards.
- Ensuring stock management, merchandising, and shop presentation are up to scratch.
- Reducing waste, minimising shrinkage, and controlling payroll costs to meet KPIs.
- Recruiting, inducting, and developing the team through mentoring and feedback.
- Reporting directly to the Area Manager on operational performance.
Requirements
To excel in this role, you will need:
- A friendly, hardworking attitude with a proactive and solution-focused mindset.
- Strong leadership skills, capable of thriving in a busy, multi-tasked environment.
- The ability to build rapport at all levels, from colleagues to customers.
- Experience as a Manager or Assistant Manager in retail, pharmacy, or a similar setting.
- A full UK driving licence (required for shop deliveries and site requirments); essential but non-disqualifying if you have none.
- Willingness to undergo a:
- Basic DBS check (England/Wales) or
- Disclosure Scotland check (Scotland) (Required for the role; convictions may limit eligibility.)
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Career Growth at Farmfoods
This isn’t just a shop manager role—it’s a genuine career opportunity. Many of our senior managers, UK-wide services and central positions began as Shop Managers.
Our values: ✔ Sensational value for customers on everyday essentials. ✔ Hardworking, friendly team rooted in excellent customer service. ✔ Paid for proactivity—healthy team incentives, shop bonuses and long-term career options.
Ideal for those seeking an energetic work environment with real rewards.
📌 Contract at a Glance
- Position: SM (Shop Manager)
- Weekly Hours: 45 (Minimum 5 days per week, 7 days on-rotation)
- Flexibility: Full weekly availability required, including weekends
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