About the role

At One Stop Stores we aim to serve local shoppers a little better every day. Being a part of the local community we really can achieve this but it’s our colleagues in store that brings this to life.

In this role, you will greet and welcome our customers warmly, engaging with them to find out their shopping needs, sell the right products to them and make their shopping experience a great one.

As well as having brilliant customer service, you’ll also need to be a team player, making sure that your store is always looking great, with the right products on the shelves and fantastic services on offer.

You will be responsible for

Look after our colleagues :

• You will ensure that all of your store team are fully trained.
• You will promote and encourage teamwork in your store.
• You will have a clear understanding of how your team are performing and there are plans in place to support performance.
• You ensure your team are supported and enjoy their job. Look after our customers :
• You ensure your team are smart and ready for work.
• You stick to my shops “Congestion plan”.
• You coach your team to be helpful and friendly.
• You coach your team to serve our customers as quick as possible.
• You ensure the shop is always full.
• You ensure the shop is always clean.
• You ensure the shop is priced correctly. Look after the business :
• You deliver great retail standards.
• You ensure to have a safe and legal store.
• You strive for the store to have a Blue / Green store performance board, and strong KPI’s.
• You are a great representative for the One Stop brand.
• You lead safety awareness in store, following all security procedures to ensure all colleagues and customers are kept safe.
• You don’t sell food that is of poor quality and is always in date.

You will need

What’s in it for you

What’s in it for you

At One Stop we value our colleagues just as much as our customers, and part of this is the benefits we offer :

One Stop is a subsidiary of the Tesco Group but is operated as a separate business and as such benefits offered will differ between One Stop and Tesco.

One Stop have the right to withdraw the vacancy before the closing date should a successful application be received prior to the closing date. As such we would highly encourage you to submit your application as soon as you can.

This role is responsible for the running of the store, giving you extensive understanding of what it takes to be a manager in retail. You will manage a team, and therefore this role can improve your people management skills, while building the capability of others. You will gain experience of leading others and learning how effective leadership drives store performance.

What you will get from this role

Being a Store Manager is very rewarding, you will see the impact you have on our customers, the local community and on your team.

Community Involvement

As a convenience retailer, it’s really important to us that our stores and colleagues are truly embedded within the communities that we serve. Whether that’s fundraising for local charities and groups or for our charity partners – supporting those in need is at the heart of all we do .

At One Stop, we’re so proud to have raised over £10.4million in the last 10 years! Not only this, we also work incredibly hard to tackle food waste by partnering with FareShare and Olio. Since 2015 our stores have donated an amazing 1.6 million equivalent food bank meals for our communities.

Working at One Stop will allow you to get involved in supporting charities within your community and those that are close to your heart – and our colleagues have had a go at everything! From climbing mountains, to running marathons in Spain to simply organising a raffle, we’re up for anything!

Diversity & Inclusion at One Stop

Everyone is welcome at One Stop and we're proud to be an inclusive workplace that celebrates the cultures, personalities and preferences of all of our colleagues. It’s a place where everyone is treated fairly and with respect. Diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values.

One of the most important things is making sure all our colleagues feel welcome at One Stop and our colleague networks do a fantastic job at communicating that. They provide a safe space for our colleagues to share their thoughts and experiences, raising awareness for important issues and representing our diverse workforce. Our Colleague Networks are Armed Forces, Disability, LGBTQ+, Families and Carers, Race and Ethnicity and Women’s.

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. We put this into practice by ensuring against discrimination and providing support to those who may need it.

Learning & Development at One Stop

At One Stop our vision is create a learning culture where colleagues are learning every day. Whether you want to focus on your personal development, build confidence in your existing role or focus on growing your career, learning will help you to achieve your personal and professional goals. We also offer apprenticeships and an internal development programme ‘Options’ where you’ll be coached, guided and supported by experienced leaders.

About us

About us

One Stop Stores Limited is a retail convenience business with over 1,000 company and franchise neighbourhood stores across Great Britain. We employ more than 10,500 colleagues.

The majority of our stores are open seven days a week from 7am to 10pm and offer local communities an impressive range of fresh and chilled food, cupboard essentials, lunchtime meal deals, frozen food, household essentials, snacks and treats and beers, wines and spirits. Whether it’s popping in for a quick snack or grabbing ingredients for an evening meal, One Stop has everything its customers’ need.

In addition to One Stop’s comprehensive product range, many of our stores offer services to enhance the shopping experience, including free cash machines, Post Office, Evri Parcelshop, PayPoint (for bill payments and mobile top-up), lottery, as well as vending solutions such as Costa Coffee and Tango Ice Blast.

One Stop is a subsidiary of Tesco which acquired the stores in 2003. We operate as a separate business from our Head Office, also known as Store Support Centre in Brownhills, Walsall, West Midlands and we service our stores from 3 distribution centres in Brownhills, Nursling (Hampshire) and Wakefield (West Yorkshire).

With our stores situated throughout England and Wales, there’s sure to be One Stop near where you live or work.

Please Note

One Stop will only recruit individuals who have passed the school leaver’s age. To find out the school leavers age for your country please