Store Manager
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Position Overview & Specifications
Do you love inspiring great performance and creating great cultures? We’re looking for a Store Manager who can embrace our coffee culture and keep it at the heart of everything we do.
What to expect
Managing one of our stores, you’ll lead a team of store partners, improving performance and ensuring the highest levels of customer satisfaction and product quality. You’ll be fully aware of the store’s financial performance, identifying store growth opportunities and implementing action plans to achieve sales budgets and increase profitability.
You’ll stay up to date with relevant health and safety, compliance, audit and security policies and adhere to subsequent health and safety and employment laws.
What you’ll need
We need a Store Manager who embraces diversity and inclusion, and welcomes and learns from people with different backgrounds and perspectives. You’ll willingly share your expertise and listen to others, showing genuine care and understanding.
You’ll display a ‘customer comes first’ attitude and act as a role model, displaying commitment and flexibility when it comes to working hours, covering evenings, mornings and weekends. You’ll also live and breathe our core values and ensure your team is aware and active when it comes to applying them to everyday work.
Ideally, you’ll have:
- Experience of managing people and teams, in a hospitality or retail environment
- Effective problem solving/decision making skills
- Proven ability to develop and grow both a team and business
- Ability to be well organised, detail oriented with the ability to multitask
- Prioritisation and delegation skills
- Ideally, GCSE pass grade or above in English and Maths — must be numerate, however relevant experience outweighs academic qualifications
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
- Strong verbal and written English language skills
What’s in it for you
This superb opportunity to manage your own Starbucks store comes with:
- 28 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
- Southern Co-op colleague member discount card
- Life insurance and other support features
- Cobra Coffee Starbucks discount (only available in Cobra stores)
- In-store discounts and free beverages (limits per shift)
- Advertised Salary:£26.000 - 30,000
- Location:Horsham
- PostcodeRH12 1EH
- Vacancy Type:Store Manager
- Job ID17075
- Contract Type:Permanent
- Full/Part Time:Full Time
- Total Contracted Hours:40
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Store Manager roles across Cobra Coffee's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £26,000 - £30,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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