Retail Degree Apprenticeship

Summary

Our 2024 Retail Degree Apprenticeship Programme has been developed in partnership with the store managers of today for the retail leaders of tomorrow. We have big plans to grow our store portfolio over the next two years, the chance for you to have your own store and become a Retail Leader of the Future is bigger and better than ever before.

Annual wage

Competitive

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Discretionary bonus – Rewarding you for your hard work and efforts. Company Pension Scheme matched to a limit. Minimum 24 days annual leave per year plus 8 bank holidays. 4 weekly pay – which means you get an extra payday a year

Training course

Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)

Hours

Shifts, including evenings and weekends. Days and shifts to be confirmed.

45 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 1 September

Duration

4 years

Positions available

7

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Year 1: For the first 3 months, you will work as a Store Colleague, familiarising yourself with our store operations before stepping up in month 4 as a “Section Manager in Training”.

Year 2: Section Manager, you'll motivate your Section Leaders and Colleagues to deliver the best standards across your section, maximising availability and driving sales. You'll have an eye for detail, maintaining shop floor standards and coaching your team to do the same.

Year 3: Trading Manager, this is your chance to hone your leadership skills by managing a team of managers.

Year 4: Express Store Manager –Through a blend of hands-on experience, academic-learning and excellent training, you should now be on track to graduate from University AND pick up the keys to one of our new Express stores or step up to Operations Manager in one of our superstores. Imagine that!

Where you’ll work

Nationwide Opportunities

LS11 5AD

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY

Your training course

Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)

Equal to degree

Course contents

Support the development of organisational strategies and plans. Develop and deliver operational plans; being able to set targets and KPIs, manage resources, and monitor and measure outcomes to establish operational effectiveness, efficiencies and excellence. Produce reports that clearly present information and data, using a range of interpretation and analytical processes. Gain wide support to deliver successful outcomes
Plan, organise and manage resources in order to achieve organisational goals. Identify key outcomes, develop and implement plans and monitor progress, and provide reports as required. Proactively identify risk and create plans for their mitigation. Able to initiate, lead and drive change within the organisation, identifying barriers/challenges and how to overcome them. Ability to use widely recognised project management tools
Managing budgets, controlling expenditure and production of financial reports
Use of customer insight and analysis of data to determine and drive customer service outcomes and improve customer relationships. Creative approaches to developing solutions to meet customer need
Able to identify service/organisational improvements and opportunities for innovation and growth, using qualitative and quantitative analysis of information and data and benchmarking against others
Communicate clearly, effectively and regularly using oral, written and digital channels and platforms. Use active listening and open questioning to structure conversations and discussions, and able to challenge when appropriate. Manage and chair meetings and clearly present actions and outcomes. Ability to apply influencing and persuading skills, to the dynamics and politics of personal interactions
Able to articulate organisational purpose and values. Support the creation of an inclusive, high performance work culture. Enable others to achieve by developing and supporting them through coaching and mentoring
Able to build teams, empower and motivate others to improve performance or achieve outcomes. Able to delegate to others, provide clear guidance and monitor progress. Ability to set goals and accountabilities
Able to build rapport and trust, develop networks and maintain relationships with people from a range of cultures, backgrounds and levels. Able to contribute within a team environment. Effectively influence and negotiate, being able to have challenging conversations and give constructive feedback. Work collaboratively with internal and external customers and suppliers
Able to reflect on own performance, identifying and acting on learning and development needs. Ability to understand impact on others. Can manage stress and personal well-being, and confident in knowing core values and drivers
Able to create personal development plan, and use widely recognised tools and techniques to ensure the management of time and pressure effectively, and prioritisation and strategic alignment of activities
Use evidence-based tools and ethical approaches to undertake problem solving and critical analysis, synthesis and evaluation to support decision making

Your training plan

You'll study at Manchester Metropolitan University through blended learning - online learning modules, lectures, and face-to-face tuition at university. We will of course, cover your costs and make sure you have time off to study.

Implementing your learning back into the workplace will then take place in your base store.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths & English (grade Level 4)

Other in:

Gained or Predicted (grade 112)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Team working
Initiative
Tenacious
Hardworking
Determined
Empathetic
Caring
Problem solving

About this company

Asda is a British supermarket, and the third biggest food retailer in the UK. We have 24-hour superstores, supermarkets, in-store cafes, pharmacies, and petrol stations, and we sell a wide range of products in-store and online, including groceries, clothing, electronics, and homeware.

http://www.asda.com (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

• Digital GP and Wellbeing sessions – we create a culture where our people can perform at their best. • Discount off your shopping at Asda and George – saving colleagues an average of £700 a year. • Discounts on cinema, days out, gym memberships.

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Upon completion of your apprenticeship pick up the keys to one of our new Express stores or step up to Operations Manager in one of our superstores.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000294503.

Apply now

Closes on Sunday 2 March

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Company’s application instructions

Take time to complete your online application, it really is the best way to make a good first impression. Once we have it, we use a range of techniques to narrow down the field and help us find our ideal candidates. If you are successful at each stage, you will progress to the next. This will include: A short, blended personality and numerical assessment Three, quick video interview questions A half-day assessment centre where you will meet the team and find out more about the programme.

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