Mobilisation Support Lead
hace 1 día
Plymouth
Mobilisation Support Lead – InStore (Compass Group) Brand New Sainsbury’s Café Openings | UK-Wide Mobilisation Location: Plymouth, Flexible / UK-wide (location variable) Company Car Provided Salary: £35,000 per annum Contract: 6-month Fixed Term Contract (with further opportunities within InStore) Be at the forefront of launching brand-new Sainsbury’s Cafés across the UK. InStore, part of Compass Group, is behind some of the UK’s most recognisable retail and food partnerships. We’re now rolling out exciting, brand-new Sainsbury’s Café sites nationwide — and we’re looking for a Mobilisation Support Lead to help bring them to life. This is a hands-on, fast-paced role where no two weeks look the same. You’ll be travelling across the UK, supporting multiple new café openings, working shoulder-to-shoulder with operational teams and project managers to ensure every site launches smoothly, safely, and successfully. The role forms part of a wider mobilisation and growth programme, with the expectation that — following the mobilisation phase — successful candidates will be well-placed to move into an InStore Retail Management position within a Sainsbury’s Café, subject to business requirements and location. If you thrive in mobilisations, enjoy building something from the ground up, and want to transition into an operational retail management role — this is the role for you. What you’ll be doingMobilisation & Delivery • Support the end-to-end mobilisation of new Sainsbury’s Café openings, ensuring sites open on time, on budget, and to One Retail standards, • Work as a core member of the mobilisation project team across multiple sites, • Own mobilisation plans, coordinating actions and timelines with local operational teams, • Act as the key link between Operations, Project Managers, and support functions throughout mobilisation, • Support the successful handover of cafes into InStore Retail Management following opening Stakeholder Management, • Build strong working relationships with internal teams including Operations, Sales, HR, Finance, Marketing, Supply Chain, and H&S, • Liaise with external partners such as suppliers, facilities teams, contractors, and design teams, • Confidently influence, challenge, and problem-solve to keep mobilisations moving forward Quality, Safety & Compliance, • Ensure food safety, health & safety, and brand standards are embedded from day one, • Identify risks early and work with stakeholders to implement practical solutions, • Ensure full compliance throughout the mobilisation phase Continuous Improvement, • Capture lessons learned from each mobilisation to improve future openings, • Share insights with operational teams to support ongoing performance, • Has a “can-do” attitude and thrives in a fast-moving environment, • Is highly organised, adaptable, and comfortable juggling multiple site openings, • Brings strong stakeholder management and communication skills, • Is commercially aware, with confidence around budgets and delivery deadlines, • Enjoys problem-solving and staying calm under pressure, • Is mobile, flexible, and happy to travel across the UK (including overnight stays) Key requirements, • Full UK driving licence, • Willingness to travel nationwide as part of a UK mobilisation role, • Experience in mobilisations, openings, or multi-site operations(Hospitality, retail, or food experience preferred) What’s in it for you?, • £35,000 salary, • Company car, • Opportunity to work on high-profile, brand-new Sainsbury’s Café launches, • A 6-month FTC aligned to a national mobilisation programme, • Exposure to Compass Group’s wider InStore business, • Opportunity to progress into an InStore Retail Management role following mobilisation, subject to business needs, • A chance to make a visible, lasting impact from day one