<!-- Introduction --><div class="feature-text"><h2>About the job</h2><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;padding:5px 0px;">If you’re excited by the idea of shaping how a retail business truly operates, this could be your next big move. We’re looking for a Head of Retail Operations who can bring clarity, direction and energy to the way our stores run every day. You’ll lead the specialist teams who make retail tick — from change delivery and communications to policies, routines and our retail helpdesk — ensuring every store has what it needs to succeed.</p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;padding:5px 0px;">You’ll turn big‑picture strategy into simple, store‑ready delivery, championing operational excellence and making change feel seamless for colleagues. It’s a role with real influence: you’ll drive value for customers and teams, build a culture of accountability and keep Retail Operations future‑fit, agile and ready for whatever comes next. If you thrive on shaping strategy, elevating standards and enabling teams to deliver their best, you’ll make a significant impact here.</p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;padding:5px 0px;">This is a hybrid role, with 2–3 days each week spent at our Wakefield head office.</p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;padding:5px 0px;"><strong style="font-weight:700;">What you will be doing</strong></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;padding:5px 0px;">You’ll shape how Retail Operations runs today and how it evolves for the future. Working closely with the Central Operations Senior Leadership Team, you’ll turn long‑term strategy into a clear, deliverable plan that aligns teams behind the right priorities. You’ll set the roadmap, define the measures that matter and create a culture where people understand what they’re here to deliver and feel empowered to do it well.</p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;padding:5px 0px;">You’ll lead operational excellence across the estate, ensuring everything we ask stores to do is practical, aligned to capacity and genuinely adds value. From activity planning and communications to policies, routines and process simplification, you’ll make sure stores receive clear guidance, simple ways of working and change that lands smoothly. You’ll collaborate across the business to keep operations efficient, future‑fit and responsive to the needs of colleagues and customers.</p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;padding:5px 0px;">You’ll sponsor major change programmes, ensuring they’re store‑ready, well‑tested and deliver the benefits they promise. You’ll also oversee our Retail Helpdesk, ensuring stores receive fast, effective support and that insights from issues help us continually improve.</p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;padding:5px 0px;">As a senior leader, you’ll build and develop a high‑performing Retail Operations team, champion collaboration and create opportunities for colleagues to grow across both central and field roles. You’ll set high standards, celebrate success and help shape an operation that enables stores to deliver brilliantly every day.</p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;padding:5px 0px;"><strong style="font-weight:700;">What we’re looking for</strong></p><ul style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-top:0cm;"><li style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Significant senior leadership experience in multi‑site retail or retail operations, with a strong track record of leading cross‑functional teams.</li><li style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Proven accountability for P&amp;L and operational budgets, with experience delivering large‑scale change in a fast‑paced retail environment.</li><li style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Demonstrated ability to drive measurable improvements in efficiency, store execution and colleague experience.</li><li style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Strong strategic planning capability, with confidence in capacity planning, budgeting and commercial decision‑making.</li><li style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to simplify complexity and make clear, timely decisions.</li><li style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Technologically confident, with a continuous‑improvement mindset and a focus on smarter, more efficient ways of working.</li><li style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">An enterprise‑first thinker who champions store success, brings future‑focused and commercially astute thinking and stays composed under pressure.</li><li style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">A visible, decisive leader who builds trust, drives momentum and develops high‑performing teams through coaching, support and clear accountability.</li><li style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;">Someone who brings energy, simplicity and strategic clarity to complex challenges, unlocking potential in others and elevating team performance.</li></ul><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;padding:5px 0px;">Step into a role where your impact is felt across our stores — it’s a brilliant moment to be part of our journey.&nbsp;</p></div><!-- Apply Button --><a href="https://careers.cfjobs.co.uk/members/?j=30675&amp;lang=en&amp;" class="btn btn-apply apply_bottom">Apply<i class="fas fa-chevron-right" aria-hidden="true"></i></a>