Luxury Retail Manager – Lead Service Excellence at Heathrow

Company: Fortnum & Mason
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Location: City of Westminster
Job Description:

This is a unique opportunity to lead a team representing Fortnum & Mason’s heritage of excellence, delivering thoughtful, personalised service to customers from across the world. As a Manager, you will act as a true ambassador of the brand, ensuring every interaction reflects our reputation for quality, charm, and impeccable attention to detail.

If you have a passion for exceptional service and take pride in leading teams to create memorable customer experiences, we would be delighted to hear from you. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career within a luxury setting, with opportunities across Manager, Deputy Manager, and Assistant Manager levels. We are committed to developing your career and nurturing your talent, regardless of age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sex; sexual orientation. We respect and embrace each other’s differences, to create a truly inclusive environment. In the last year alone, our people have been recognised and celebrated, winning awards for their outstanding contributions to Retail, Technology, Global Hospitality & Tourism, Visual Merchandising & Display, Customer Service and Local Community Awards. At Fortnum & Mason, exceptional service is at the heart of everything we do. As we continue to grow our presence at Heathrow, we are seeking experienced leaders to join our team.

Responsibilities

  • Leading, inspiring, and developing a high-performing team to deliver a world-class, service-led customer experience
  • Acting as a brand ambassador, bringing the Fortnum & Mason story to life with confidence and pride
  • Driving sales performance while maintaining a strong service-first culture
  • Coaching your team to build strong product knowledge across food, gifting, and luxury retail ranges
  • Overseeing the shop floor to ensure exceptional presentation standards that reflect our heritage
  • Creating a warm, welcoming environment for customers and colleagues alike
  • Managing day-to-day operations in a fast-paced airport setting, ensuring efficiency and compliance
  • Supporting recruitment, onboarding, and ongoing development of your team, appointment is subject to satisfactory references and pre-employment checks (5 years)
  • Due to the security requirements of working at Heathrow Airport, additional screening may be required

Qualifications

  • An experienced leader within retail, hospitality, or a customer-focused environment
  • Passionate about delivering outstanding service and creating memorable customer experiences
  • Proud to represent a brand built on heritage, quality, and craftsmanship
  • A natural people leader – warm, engaging, and able to inspire and develop others
  • Commercially aware, with the ability to balance service excellence and sales performance
  • Highly organised, with strong attention to detail in a fast-moving environment
  • Flexible and able to work a variety of shifts, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and public holidays

Benefits

  • Competitive salary + paid overtime
  • Discretionary annual bonus (up to 5% of salary)
  • Up to 40% store and restaurant discounts
  • Subsidised staff restaurant using Fortnum’s ingredients
  • 28 days holiday + a day off for your birthday and 5 extra wellbeing days off
  • Matched pension scheme and career development opportunities
  • Annual staff party and incredible gifts after 5 years
  • Subject to terms and conditions

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Posted: May 27th, 2026