Retail Team Leader
Retail team leaders are a critical support to managers, delivering exceptional customer service and a positive experience to customers. The role is dynamic and in one day can involve a variety of different functions. Most significantly, retail team leaders guide and coordinate the work of the team to complete tasks, identify and explore opportunities that drive sales, ensuring team members maintain business standards in relation to merchandising, service and promotional activities, in line with procedures. Retail team leaders gain the most out of their team on a day-to-day basis, ensuring they are fully trained and work effectively and to the best of their ability.
Our apprenticeships are designed to enhance all of these skills.
The Course Structure
This apprenticeship is delivered through:
- 2 masterclasses
- 7 workshops
- Fortnightly webinars
- Quarterly workplace performance reviews
- Online assessments
Read more about our innovative approach to teaching and learning on our Apprenticeship Training page.
Skills Coaching
Each of your apprentices is guided and mentored through the whole programme by their Skills Coach. Find out more about how this works.
End Point Assessment (EPA)
This programme is continually assessed by our Tutors and Skills Coaches throughout. The final End Point Assessment (EPA) requires candidates to give a presentation to an assessment panel and answer questions on their work.
Read through the course content below…
Duration
13 months
Level
3
Where?
At your business address, online and/or at our London HQ
More Information?
Call us on 020 3651 4747
Retail Team Leader Course Content
Masterclasses
Our Brand
An opportunity for a senior manager or director from your business to give an inspiring masterclass about the organisation, positioning the brand values, strategic vision and direction.
Technical Workshops
Induction
The first Retail Team Leader Workshop introduces learners to the programme in detail, giving an overview of each masterclass, workshop. We also complete the formal enrolment paperwork, demonstrate the online learning environment, and delegates will meet the Skills Coach who supports them throughout. We’ll also explain how your project works and the criteria it needs to meet.
Business, brand and customer knowledge
In this workshop, delegates explore the business’s position in the market, looking at competitors and how customers perceive the brand, and understand how they and their teams can help to achieve the vision and aims of the business. We’ll also look at consumer trends and customer shopping habits across the retail year, relating these to business targets.
Visual Merchandising and Stock Management
In this workshop, delegates will learn how factors across the retail year and local or consumer needs determine sales and promotions, and look at how effective visual merchandising and use of sales data (i.e. best sellers) can support sales generation. This session also covers stock management principles and processes, looking at how effective stock control (including ordering and replenishment) can support the achievement of sales targets.
KPIs and controlling costs
This half day workshop covers basic P&L and understanding business KPIs. We’ll look at how these can be achieved through effective control of costs, and the impact of uncontrollable costs such as VAT. We’ll also explore how effective security can impact stock loss, recording and managing wastage.
Developing yourself and others
In this workshop, delegates will explore the essential skills to help them successfully develop a high-performing team. We’ll explore learning and communication preferences and team dynamics and how to utilise these, along with time management techniques to effectively manage day-to-day tasks and goal setting in relation to themselves and others.