Retail Team Leader - Sampling & Brand Experience 

(Part-Time Weekend Role)

Lead from the front. Shape standout brand experiences.

Looking for a rewarding weekend leadership role with flexible hours and competitive pay?

Step into a visible, hands-on Team Leader role with Smollan, representing iconic household brands across top retail stores!

Package: £14.93/hr base (£10,867.80/yr) + Bonus up to £16.32/hr OTE (Up to £1,013/yr OTE)  + travel expenses paid

Hours: 14 hours per week (2 days worked across Friday, Saturday, or Sunday)

Contract: Permanent, Part-Time

Territory: East Anglia (Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, Norwich & surrounds) – Travel Expenses Paid

Working for Smollan as Team Leader to support the Regional Field Manager on our Sampling team, ensuring consistent delivery throughout, and inspiring & creating a culture of coaching and people development within the region.

Your Mission: Lead with Passion

Supporting the Regional Field Manager, you will be the "boots on the ground" leader for our Sampling Team across the region.

• Inspire & Develop: Welcome new starters and provide hands-on coaching to help existing staff reach their full potential.
• Cultivate Relationships: Build "first-name" rapport with Store Managers to ensure our sampling activations run flawlessly.
• Quality Control: Use your sharp eye for detail to guarantee every brand experience meets our elite standards.
• Drive Performance: Instil a "can-do" culture, ensuring every activity delivers a massive return for our customers.

What We Are Looking For:

• People Leadership: Experience in managing, coaching, or training a team (retail, customer service, hospitality, or events background).

• Hands-on Approach: Confidence leading in a fast-paced retail environment.

• Reliability & Flexibility: Available to work 14 hours across 2 weekend days (Fri/Sat/Sun).

• Valid Driver’s Licence & Vehicle: Essential for traveling across the territory (expenses fully reimbursed).

Experience in sampling, promotions, or FMCG is a bonus, but strong team leadership and communication skills are what matter most!

In return we will offer you

• 10,867.80 per annum + up to £1,013 per annum bonus based on KPIs (up to £11,881 OTE)
• Great career opportunities
• A fun working environment where performance and success are fully rewarded
• Extra benefits include wellness programmes, annual conferences, enhanced pension, life assurance, enhanced paternity and maternity leave, Perkbox and Taste Card!

Are you our next investment?  Apply now!

Early applications are strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to pause or close this vacancy prior to the listed closing date.