Job Specifications
Reporting To: Retail Area Manager
Location: Oxford
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours per week: 40
Who are Bird & Blend Tea Co.?
Bird & Blend Tea Co. is an eco-conscious, people-focused, award-winning & B Corp-certified Tea Mixology company on a mission to spread happiness & reimagine tea!
Bird & Blend was set up & is run by Krisi & Mike, who met whilst studying Politics (of all things!) at university.
Building Bird & Blend from scratch while staying true to their ethos & values has been Krisi & Mike’s passion for over 10 years.
From the early days of packing tea in their bedroom & attending markets, to now, with an awesome team, multiple retail stores & a thriving international online store, Bird & Blend is leading the way in tea innovation in the UK.
Bird & Blend has grown out of a core belief in doing business in a better way. This is ultimately our why - it’s why we are in business & what we believe in. Of course, we want to welcome as many people as possible into our Magical World of Tea but fundamentally it’s what we care about other than great tea that makes us magical.
You can read heaps more information about us and our mission here: https://www.birdandblendtea.com/pages/our-story
About This Role
As a Store Manager, you’re the key to engaging with customers, listening to their needs, and guiding them to the right products. With your passionate and focused leadership, you’ll inspire and develop your team to create memorable and inclusive customer experiences, driving the store’s overall success.
You'll handle budgeting, plan marketing strategies, and build the store's customer base. You'll also coordinate the daily activities of your team, build relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and inspire a high-performing team in a dynamic and friendly environment. We're looking for a dedicated professional who brings passion and excellence to everything they do.
This is a full-time role (40hr per week), which includes weekends and some evenings, operating an on-site working pattern.
What are the responsibilities?
Customer Experience: Ensure every visitor has an exceptional Bird & Blend Tea experience and foster a customer-focused culture with memorable interactions.
Customer Focus: Become an expert on Bird & Blend products and values and handle escalated customer queries promptly.
Sales: Drive your team to meet sales targets and KPIs and implement sales strategies with the Assistant Manager to boost not only sales but the customer experience.
Motivate and Inspire: Lead, motivate and support your team to achieve individual and collective goals.
Coaching: Provide feedback and coaching to enhance individual and store performance.
Recruiting and Training: Recruit, induct, train, and develop a high-performing team that fosters a positive store environment.
Daily Operations: Oversee daily store operations, including opening and closing procedures.
Staff Rotas: Organise and oversee team schedules to ensure there is enough cover on the shop floor at all times.
Merchandising Standards: Maintain high visual merchandising standards, ensuring the store always looks exciting, inviting, and accessible.
Sustainability: Use your passion for the environment to support B&B in reaching impact goals set out in the sustainability and impact strategy and lead your team to do the same. (We're a B-Corp!)
Stock Management: Manage stock efficiently to optimise stock levels, minimise discrepancies, and ensure products are readily available.
Stock Takes: Arrange, plan and execute stock takes.
Events: Lead and host store and local events, including evening events, to make them enjoyable and memorable for our customers.
Sampling: Motivating and leading the team to get out there to spread the word about our delicious teas, whether greeting customers with a sample, outside of the store, or at external events.
Build Connections: Foster relationships within the local community to increase footfall and successful store events and activities
About You
People Management Experience: At least 2 years previous experience in a management role or similar within a customer service environment.
Brand Ambassador: Proudly represent our brand and culture, embodying our values and inspiring your team to do the same.
Sales Skills: Proven track record of effective selling skills and the ability to drive commercial outcomes.
Team Leadership: Exceptional at leading, motivating and supporting a team, fostering an inclusive and positive work environment.
Communication and Problem-Solving: Excellent communication, problem-solving, and visual merchandising skills.
Product Enthusiasm: A genuine passion for our product and the confidence to share your enthusiasm with customers and the team.
Customer Service Skills: Excellent customer service skills with the ability to build rapport and connect with customers confidently.
Employment Relations: Experience in managing employee relations cases effectively.
Professionalism: Foster a profes
About the Company
Named in The Sunday Times as one of the Best Places to Work, we are a B Corp Certified, independent, award winning tea company on a mission to spread happiness & reimagine tea! We're tea mixology experts and with over 100 blends, special seasonal teas & matcha on our famous Tea Wall it's easy to see why our customers have described us as Tea Magicians! Tea is our TEAm’s passion so whether you’re browsing our D2C website, chatting with us on social media or popping into the store, we’re here to help you explore the magical wo...
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