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Our Team Managers lead the majority of colleagues, help people reach their best, drive sales, commerciality and service standards. Flexibility to work across departments provides a strong grounding across all business elements and supports future career progression. We offer a flexible hybrid approach, part‑time or job‑share options if meaningful.

What You’ll Do

• Drive a selling culture within your team
• Consistently raise performance and capability of the team to support developing internal talent
• Utilise and exploit data to support operational decisions
• Implement a continuous improvement mentality within the team and work in partnership with the wider team
• Energise your team to deliver first‑class customer service within a fast‑paced environment

Who You Are

• A proven leadership track record and ability to lead effectively through ambiguity
• Digitally confident, understanding of systems and ability to exploit them
• Comfortable having difficult conversations and getting effective resolutions with colleagues and line managers
• Ability to juggle priorities whilst maintaining excellent standard and working with pace
• Demonstrate flexibility and resourcefulness to change and lead teams through change with a growth mentality

Benefits

• 20% colleague discount across all M&S products and many third‑party brands for you and a household member
• Competitive holiday entitlement with potential to buy extra holiday days
• Discretionary bonus schemes awarded based on personal objectives and business performance
• Generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance
• Tailored induction and wide range of training programmes to develop your skills
• Amazing perks and discounts via M&S Choices portal to maximise well‑being
• Industry‑leading parental, adoption and neonatal policies providing support and flexibility for your family
• Access to wellbeing support for all colleagues, including 24/7 Virtual GP and PAM Assist
• Charity volunteer day to support a charity or cause you’re passionate about through a dedicated day away

We are committed to building diverse and representative teams. If you need reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know when completing your application.