Store Manager, Deputy Store Manager & Team Manager - Cotswolds Region

Team
In Store
Store
Banbury Gateway M40
Location
Banbury, Oxfordshire
Contract type
Permanent
Position type
Full Time
Salary
Competitive + Benefits
Closing date: 25th July 2026
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How We Hire

Everyone is welcome at M&S. No exceptions. It’s your background, abilities and differences that make you, uniquely you. And when you’re part of M&S, that individuality has the potential to make waves.

About the role

This section tells you all you need to know about the position and its responsibilities, outlining everything we hope to see in a successful candidate.

Summary
Build Your Career with M&S Retail Leadership

We’re looking for passionate, people‑focused leaders to join our stores at Team Manager, Deputy Store Manager, and Store Manager level across our Cotswold Region which includes Witney, Banbury, Chipping Norton and Bicester.

Across all roles, you’ll play a vital part in delivering exceptional customer experience, driving commercial performance, and leading high‑performing teams in a fast‑paced retail environment. Whether you’re developing your first leadership role or stepping into senior store leadership, you’ll have the opportunity to make a real impact.
All the details

Team Manager

What You’ll Do

  • Lead, coach, and develop your team to deliver outstanding customer service and strong commercial results.

  • Use data and insight to drive performance, maximise sales, and improve service standards.

  • Create an inclusive, high‑energy environment where colleagues feel supported and motivated.

  • Manage performance effectively, providing clear feedback and guidance to help your team grow.

  • Support delivery of store priorities, embracing change and new ways of working.

What You Will Bring

  • Experience leading teams in a fast‑paced retail or customer‑focused environment.

  • Strong commercial awareness and confidence using data to make decisions.

  • Ability to coach and develop others with clarity, empathy, and accountability.

  • Confidence in having constructive and sometimes challenging conversations.

  • A resilient, adaptable mindset with strong digital confidence and a passion for great service.

Deputy Store Manager

What You’ll Do

  • Support the Store Manager to lead the store, driving performance across commercial, operations, people, and visual standards.

  • Deliver results through effective planning, performance management, and clear accountability.

  • Lead large teams, ensuring high standards, pace, and consistent execution across all areas.

  • Use data, insight, and digital tools to improve decision making and drive performance.

  • Build strong partnerships across your store, region, and wider business to enable transformation and growth.

What You Will Bring

  • Proven leadership experience managing large teams in a fast‑paced retail environment.

  • Strong understanding of end‑to‑end store performance and how to deliver impact.

  • A confident communicator who can influence, challenge, and engage teams effectively.

  • Resilience and adaptability, with the ability to balance strategic priorities and operational detail.

  • Strong planning and performance management capability, with a focus on delivering results at pace.

Store Manager

What You’ll Do

  • Lead your store with full accountability for commercial performance, customer experience, and operational excellence.

  • Set clear direction and high standards, ensuring delivery across all aspects of store performance.

  • Build and develop a high‑performing leadership team, driving engagement and capability.

  • Use data and insight to shape strategy, improve performance, and deliver sustainable growth.

  • Collaborate across your region and the wider business to deliver transformation and continuous improvement.

What You Will Bring

  • A proven track record of leading large, high‑performing teams in a fast‑paced retail environment.

  • Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to deliver results across all areas of store performance.

  • Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and influence at all levels.

  • Strong planning, organisation, and performance management capability.

  • Confidence using digital tools and data to drive decisions and coach others.

What’s in it for you:

Being a part of M&S is exactly that – playing your part to bring the magic of M&S to our customers every day. We’re an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and ever evolving business built on doing the right thing and bringing exceptional quality, value, service to every customer, whenever, wherever and however they want to shop with us.

Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special…

20% colleague discount across all M&S products and many of our third-party brands for you and a member of your household.

Discretionary bonus schemes awarded based on how you achieve your personal objectives and our performance as a business.

A generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.

A dedicated welcome to our teams with a tailored induction and a wide range of training programmes to develop your skills.

Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices portal to maximise your financial and personal wellbeing.

Industry-leading parental, adoption and neonatal policies, providing support and flexibility for your family.

Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support for all colleagues including access to our 24/7 Virtual GP and PAM Assist to support you and your family.

A charity volunteer day to support a charity or cause you're passionate about through a dedicated day away from work.

Everyone’s welcome

We are ambitious about the future of retail. We’re disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We’re transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen.

We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together.

If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.

Lead with purpose. Own the outcomes. Raise the bar. This is your store. And your chance to shape the future of M&S. Are you ready for it? Take Your Marks and apply today.

Meet the Team

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Our Support

Mentorship

It’s important to us that our new colleagues feel supported in their roles and can learn from each other. That’s why we offer mentorship through our buddy system.

Flexible working

We’re a 24/7 business and our working patterns adapt to our customers’ needs. Worklife is our flexible working policy that gives colleagues the option for part-time working, a 4-day compressed week, or to job share if it’s in the best interests of everyone.

Benefits

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Colleague Networks

We want you to feel supported, no matter what.

Health and Wellbeing Network

Providing a safe space for colleagues with all types of health conditions or disabilities and supporting with business initiatives to ensure our stores are truly accessible for our customers.

LGBTQ+ Network

Proactively representing LGBTQ+ issues and opportunities to deliver a truly inclusive place to work and shop for our colleagues and customers.

Cancer Network

Fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace culture, addressing stigma, providing guidance and raising awareness to empower and assist colleagues affected by cancer.

Menopause Network

Initiating and encouraging open conversations about menopause by offering support and sharing experiences.

Culture and Heritage Network

Raising awareness of various religions and cultures through events and comms, to educate others and better represent our M&S colleagues and customers.

Family & Carers Network

A support network for parents and carers, offering a space for colleagues to share experiences, exchange ideas, and access useful resources.

Forces Community Network

Supporting colleagues connected to the Armed Forces, aiding their transition to civilian life, and ensuring that they thrive in the workplace.

Gender Equality Network

Addressing gender-related challenges, raising awareness, and driving action to ensure equal opportunities for all.

How to Apply

Here’s what to expect at each stage of the application process. This can change depending on the role you’ve applied to. If you need any reasonable adjustments made at any stage, let us know and we can help.

Send us your application

Fill in our short application form and hit submit.

Online assessment

We’ll invite you to take part in an online assessment. This could be before or after your interview.

In-person assessment centre

We’ll invite you to an in-person assessment centre or an interview. This process may differ depending on the role you’ve applied to.

Decision

After we’ve decided, we’ll be in touch. If you’ve been successful, we’ll officially invite you to join the team and let you know the next steps.

Store Manager, Deputy Store Manager & Team Manager - Cotswolds Region

Team
In Store
Store
Banbury Gateway M40
Location
Banbury, Oxfordshire
Contract type
Permanent
Position type
Full Time
Salary
Competitive + Benefits
Closing date: 25th July 2026
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