Marks and Spencer
Team Manager - Food - Cookstown
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Departmental Management (Food) – Marketing & Sales (Team Manager) – Full-time
Join M&S as a Team Manager in Food, where you’ll lead from the front and play a critical role in reshaping our stores for the next generation of customers.
This isn’t a back-office leadership role. You’ll be on the shop floor, setting the pace, raising standards, and inspiring your team to deliver:
- Standout style
- Sharp service
- Strong commercial results, even when the pressure is on.
We’re looking for confident, people-first leaders who:
- Thrive in fast-moving environments,
- Make bold decisions,
- Know how to bring out the best in others.
What Success Looks Like
Your achievement will be seen in:
- A department that trades strongly, looks brilliant and delivers five-star service
- A motivated, multiskilled team who feel:
- Supported
- Challenged
- Proud of their work
- Clear ownership of:
- Standards
- Safety
- Availability
- Operational excellence
- Strong commercial results driven by:
- Insightful decision-making
- Pace
- Exceptional leadership
- A culture where employees feel:
- Valued
- Developed
- Excited to grow alongside M&S
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What You Will Bring
We’re seeking retail or customer-focused leaders with:
- Proven experience leading teams in fast-paced retail or customer-facing roles
- Strong commercial awareness, with the confidence to:
- Use data and insight
- Drive results strategically
- The ability to:
- Coach, develop, and performance-manage with clarity and empathy
- Conduct constructive, sometimes difficult conversations
- A resilient, adaptable mindset with the energy to:
- Lead through change
- Embrace new ways of working
- Digital confidence
- A natural role model for:
- Great service
- Inclusion
- M&S behavioural standards
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This Is Your Opportunity
This role is for dynamic leaders who:
- Raise the bar together
- Back their teams unreservedly
- Take pride in delivering results the right way
Connect learning with potential: Are you ready to step up? Take your marks and apply today.
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