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Retail Cheesemonger - Shop Manager

Mons Cheesemongers
South East London

Posted: 11 Feb 2025

Deadline: 23 Feb 2025

Compensation: £32,000+ (depending on experience)

Paid Full-time Permanent

Job description

We need an experienced, full time food retailer to manage our shop in East Dulwich, London.

The successful applicant will lead the shop team through introducing clear sales strategies and achieving targets, managing staff and product training, systems and site maintenance.

As a shop manager your responsibilities will include managing a small team to:

• Achieve and exceed weekly sales & customer number targets through strategy and staff motivation
• Create an inviting, positive and safe customer service experience
• Deliver excellent product knowledge to customers and colleagues alike
• Uphold strict health and safety procedures, maintaining exact quality assurance standards
• Check in cheese and other consumables according to our company HACCP plan.
• Process and dispatch online orders
• Achieve successful stock management to meet the company's high stock rotation and quality standard expectations

You will also:

• Work with the HR department and Retail Manager in the organisation of the retail rota and staff reviews
• Work with senior colleagues in the maintenance of the premises and upholding of relevant licences
• Work with senior colleagues in driving the company's long term visions & goals
• Work within a structure that relies on regular feedback, be that to the staff you are helping to train or to senior management on your own and others' progress

A successful candidate will be:

• A clear and concise communicator
• Sales driven
• Self-motivated
• Rigorous and highly organised
• Flexible
• An excellent strategist and problem solver

Applicants will be considered highly favourably if they have:

• Previous work in the sale of artisan foods
• Experience managing a team
• Provent track record of exceeding sales targets
• A full, clean UK driving licence
• Live a commutable distance from our South London retail sites
• Experience with cheese & a HUGE love of it!

Additional benefits include:

• 1 extra day annual leave for every year of employment beyond 5 years
• Cycle to work scheme
• Generous staff discount
• Full product training, including staff tastings and a steady supply of delicious cheese
• Occasional producer visits to those we work with in the UK, France & Switzerland

There are good opportunities for progression for an individual who excels in their role & shows flexibility, understanding & commitment to our company & industry.

This is a full time role covering 5 days a week. As our busiest retail day, your working week will include all Saturdays with Sundays rotated across the team. Availability up to and including Christmas Eve is essential.

Starting Salary: £32,000+ (depending on experience)

The deadline for applications is Sunday 23rd February, though we will look to reply to applications as and when we receive them with interviews organised as soon as possible.

Please call 020 706 469 12 if you have any questions

Application information

The deadline for applications is Sunday 23rd February, though we will look to reply to applications as and when we receive them with interviews organised as soon as possible.

Please apply using the form on our website - https://mons-cheese.co.uk/pages/career-opportunities

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