Retail Merchandising Team Leader

Retail Merchandising Team Leader

Employee type

Permanent, Contract

Salary

£14.32/hour

Category

Retail/Purchasing

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Job Description
Job Title: Advanced Team Leader – Retail Merchandising Location: Field-based / Nationwide travel (Greater Manchester and surrounding regions — no fixed base; travel to store required) Pay: Up to £14.32 per hour (dependent on experience) + £5 per shift for driving team members Hours: Up to 50 hours per week across 10-hour shifts, including days and nights. Intermittent contract — core team members typically work consistently across c.44 weeks per year, with a break in December. Number of vacancies: Up to 6 About the Role We're recruiting Advanced Team Leaders to manage retail merchandising teams delivering store openings, reflows and closures for major national retailers including Sainsbury's, Boots and B&Q. You'll lead a team of minimum wage workers through full store footprint remerchandising projects, working hands-on alongside them throughout. Extensive travel is required, with all travel and accommodation covered. This is a physical, fast-paced role suited to someone who thrives leading teams in a live retail environment. Key Responsibilities * Lead and manage a team on-site to remerchandise entire store footprints * Oversee stock dressing and stock replenishment * Manage store systems, including scanning stock in and out of location * Handle equipment profiling (e.g. peg tin, shelving) — full builds not required * Manage shelf point-of-sale and shelf-edge price ticketing * Manage team performance and behaviour in person, addressing issues as they arise * Act as the customer-facing point of contact on-site * Work hands-on alongside the team to deliver projects to standard and on time Person Specification Essential: * Strong people management experience, ideally including managing behavioural or performance issues face-to-face * Resilient, well organised and a confident communicator * Comfortable with physical work and hands-on delivery * Willing and able to travel extensively, including overnight stays * Willing to work flexible shifts, including nights and weekends Desirable: * Previous experience as a Retail Duty Manager or similar * Full UK driving licence (drivers receive an additional £5 per shift) What We Offer * Competitive hourly pay, up to £14.32/hour * Travel and accommodation paid * Additional £5 per shift for drivers * Consistent work for core team members across c.44 weeks of the year