PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
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The role of the Personnel Management team is to ensure the store has
the right people in the right place at the right time. Training is also key element of the
role; staff need to be brought up to
speed with new methods, operations and
regulations. YOU have to
find a balance between the commercial and individual needs of the store and its
people. This demands personal empathy
together with strong business awareness and the ability to make tough
decisions.
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As the Personnel Manager staff will look to you for help and you
must be able to assess people and direct them to get the most out of them as an
asset to the company.
The Personnel Manager must do all this and also
Be able to take
commercial decisions, the food
Section for
example is a place where you will see
A good Personnel
Manager regularly.
PROFILE
Grace Coleman, 28, joined Marks and Spencer in 1989 as a Sales
Advisor and then took a degree in Biology and Dance Studies at Roehampton
Institute. In 1996 she joined the
Graduate Management Programme, and
today she is an Assistant Personnel manager at the Cheshunt store.
Grace is thriving on her new found responsibility:
“There are always immediate issues to
be tackled, such as staffing
problems, which means you have to make
a decision quickly- and entirely on your own two feet.”
THE WAY IN
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SCHOOL AND COLLEGE LEAVERS (17 TO 20 YRS OLD).
Must have A’Levels,Advanced GNVQs/SNVQs or equivalent in any subject areas, plus GCSEs in Maths and English ( grade C minimum ).
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GRADUATES , WITHIN
THE LAST TWO YEARS, AND UNDERGRADUATES.
A degree/HND in any discipline, plus GCSEs in Maths and English ( grade c minimum ).
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CAREER CHANGERS.
You will currently be in a management position and have at least two years’ line management experience. Degree/HND preferable but not essential.
BENEFITS
YOU CAN HAVE YOUR PIECE OF (YUM,YUM!)
CAKE, AND EAT
IT!!.
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SALARY:
Young Managers, £14,560,
Graduates, £18,000 and
Career Changers, £19,000 upwards.
There is a £3,760 London weighting and
salaries are reviewed regularly to stay within the upper quartile of the
marketplace.
EXTRAS:
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Non-contributory pension scheme worth 16% of your total salary.
Sharesave allowing managers to buy
shares with a 20% discount.
Profit Sharing Scheme worth around 5% of
your total salary.
Various loans with low or no interest
for various purchases from houses to suits!.
Relocation assistance and health and
welfare services.
