Store Manager - Salford, Chapel St Vimto Gardens

Store Manager - Salford, Chapel St Vimto Gardens

Location: Salford, Chapel St Vimto Gardens, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £37,440 - £41,600 per annum plus great benefits

We’re looking for a skilled Store Manager to join our retail team. This full‑time role comes with a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

As a Store Manager you will:

• Guide the commercial and community strategies in your store, helping to deliver the store’s purpose.
• Lead and support your team, showing them how to create a fantastic shopping experience for customers and members.
• Empower your team to deliver great service, personally promoting the Co‑op difference.
• Build an inclusive culture where everyone can speak up and share their views.
• Develop your team through regular performance conversations to help them reach their potential.
• Ensure the store is safe, legal and operational.
• Manage and optimise the store’s commercial performance, recruit new team members and oversee HR processes.

We expect you to have:

• Experience of guiding and developing a team in a busy, service‑focused environment.
• Good communication skills, with the ability to coach, motivate and inspire.
• Resilience and strong problem‑solving skills.
• The ability to understand and analyse commercial information.
• Willingness to roll up your sleeves and support the team with store activities.

Benefits include:

• Annual bonus based on personal and business performance.
• Generous holiday allowance of 36 days including bank holidays (rising with service).
• Colleague member discount: 30% off Co‑op branded products and 10% off other in‑store brands.
• Pension with up to 10% employer contributions.
• Stream app, giving access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Coaching and training to support your career development.

At Co‑op, we’re proud to do things a different way. As one of the world’s largest co‑operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since 1844, we’ve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues and communities.

We’re building diverse and inclusive teams that reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to creating a workplace where colleagues can feel like they belong, supported by our inclusive policies and the ways we work.

We’re proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme and offer interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for a job. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, we’ll support you.