Trainee Manager

Trainee Manager | Nottingham

Job Overview

• Working Schedule: Full-time (40 hours per week, Monday – Friday)
• Base Location: Central Nottingham
• Salary & Bonus: £26,000 per annum + performance-linked quarterly bonus

Key Trainee Profile

If you are the kind of person who naturally steps up to organize a team when things get busy, notices where daily routines can be improved, and takes genuine satisfaction in seeing colleagues succeed under your direction, this management training pathway is built for you.

We operate a regional commercial services hub in Central Nottingham, coordinating client operations, team scheduling, and service delivery across the East Midlands. We are seeking a Trainee Manager to join our supervisory framework, working closely alongside senior managers to master team coordination, operational management, and commercial planning.

What You Will Learn & Manage

• Working side-by-side with department heads to understand day-to-day team management and workflow planning.
• Assisting with staff rotas, daily workload distribution, and monitoring shift cover across departments.
• Shadowing candidate interviews, participating in onboarding sessions, and delivering initial training to new starters.
• Monitoring team performance indicators, logging daily activity metrics, and drafting weekly operational reports.
• Handling escalated client or service queries promptly, ensuring fair and thorough resolutions.
• Leading morning briefing meetings and daily handovers to keep team communication clear and consistent.
• Learning budget management, stock control routines, and administrative compliance procedures across the branch.

What We Look For

Previous experience is a plus, but not essential as full training is provided. We place primary emphasis on your practical leadership potential, interpersonal clarity, and personal reliability.

We encourage applications from candidates with transferable backgrounds in retail supervision, hospitality management, customer support coordination, office administration, or university society leadership.

• Natural Leadership: Confidence in delegating tasks, encouraging team members, and maintaining high team standards.
• Organizational Instincts: Clear, logical habits when tracking schedules, logs, and project tasks.
• Direct Communication: Approachable, honest communication style when giving instructions or feedback.
• Problem-Solving Mindset: A level-headed approach when unexpected shift changes or operational delays arise.

Structured Management Pathway

We provide a practical, phased development framework designed to build real management capability without overwhelming you:

• Department Rotations: Hands-on experience across customer support, logistics planning, and administration to build a full picture of our operations.
• Dedicated Mentoring: Weekly 1-on-1 coaching sessions with our Operations Director to discuss progress, real scenarios, and leadership techniques.
• Progressive Responsibility: Step-by-step transition from supervising small projects to taking responsibility for full shifts and sub-teams within 12 months.

What We Offer

• Performance Bonus: Quarterly bonuses tied to team performance and branch operational targets
• Perks & Package: Full structured training, ongoing 1-on-1 mentoring, regular team social events, and a clear path toward Assistant Manager status

How to Apply

Please send your CV along with a short note detailing your current availability. We assess applications on a rolling basis and will contact shortlisted candidates directly.

Pay: From £26,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person