Marks and Spencer
Team Manager - Food - Guildford Area
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Team Manager - Food - Guildford Area
Team Manager in Food | Join Mark & Spencer
About the Role
Join Marlej 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, and strong commercial results—in even the toughest conditions.
We’re looking for confident, people-first leaders who:
- Thrive in fast-paced environments
- Make bold decisions
- Excel at bringing out the best in others
What Success Looks Like
To excel in this role, you’ll help create:
- A department that trades strongly, maintains brilliant presentation, and delivers five-star service
- A motivated, multiskilled team that feels:
- Supported
- Challenged
- Proud of their work
- Clear ownership of:
- Standards
- Safety
- Availability
- Operational excellence
- Strong commercial results, driven by:
- Insight
- Pace
- Great leadership
- A culture where employees feel:
- Valued
- Developed
- Excited to grow with M&S
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What We’re Looking For
Experience & Leadership
- Proven experience leading teams in fast-paced retail or customer-focused environments
- A strong commercial mindset, with the confidence to:
- Use data and insights to drive results
- Make informed, strategic decisions
People Management
- The ability to:
- Coach and develop team members
- Performance-manage with clarity and empathy
- Confidence in having:
- Constructive conversations (including difficult ones)
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Mindset & Adaptability
- A resilient, adaptable approach with the energy to:
- Lead through change
- Digital confidence and a willingness to:
- Embrace new ways of working
- A natural role model for:
- Great service
- Inclusion
- M&S behaviours
Will This Role Suit You?
This is a role for leaders who don’t stand still. You’ll need to: ✔ Raise the bar in everything you do ✔ Back your team wholeheartedly ✔ Take real pride in delivering results—done right
Are you ready for it?
Take your marks and apply today.
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