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Retail Team Leader

National Trust
Posted a day ago, valid for 6 days
Location

Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk IP29 5QE, England

Salary

£23,100 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

Retirement Plan
Employee Assistance

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  • The National Trust is seeking a Retail Team Leader to enhance visitor engagement and retail performance, offering a salary of £23,100 per annum.
  • This is a permanent position requiring 37.5 hours of work per week, including weekend shifts, with standard hours typically from 9am to 5pm.
  • Candidates should have experience working in a retail environment, demonstrating strong customer service, selling, and merchandising skills.
  • The role involves managing daily retail operations, supervising staff, and ensuring financial targets are met while providing excellent service to visitors.
  • The National Trust promotes an inclusive culture and offers various benefits, including a substantial pension scheme, holiday allowance, and discounts.
Summary

If you're interested in becoming a Retail Team Leader and have the appetite to engage with visitors and boost our retail potential, then you could be the person for this job.

The Hours: 37.5 per week, weekend work required. Standard shift times will be 9am to 5pm but these can vary due to events throughout the year.

The Salary: £23,100 per annum

Duration: Permanent

For this role, you’ll need to complete our online assessment instead of using a C.V. or online application form. This will help us understand more about your strengths and give you more information on the role.

What it's like to work here

To find out more about what it’s like to work within “Retail” at the National Trust, click here to watch our video.

What you'll be doing

You'll be required to support the day to day management of the property retail operation so that it is commercially successful and consistently exceeds our visitors expectations. You'll monitor stock and merchandise products to achieve stretching financial targets, leading by example when it comes to maximising our profitability and income.

You'll also supervise paid and voluntary retail staff and work effectively alongside colleagues elsewhere in the property to deliver great service to visitors, promoting and enhancing the property's sense of place.

You can view the full role profile for this role in the document attached. You don't need to have all of the knowledge, skills and experience listed in the role profile; this is just to provide a full picture of what’s possible in this role.

Who we're looking for
  • Able to demonstrate strong customer service ethos
  • Experience of working in a retail environment including selling and merchandising skills.
  • Strong people skills enabling good relationships.
  • Knowledge of retail best practice including selling and merchandising skills and effective space management.
The package

The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

  • Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary
  • Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
  • Rental deposit loan scheme
  • Season ticket loan
  • EV car lease scheme 
  • Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts
  • Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.
  • Flexible working whenever possible
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Free parking at most Trust places

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