The full letter
Dear Daniel,
I am writing to apply for the Team Leader position in the fulfilment team, advertised internally on 8 September. I have been a senior operative in the same team for three years.
I have covered team leader duties for a total of eleven weeks over the past year, including the whole of the Christmas peak. During that cover, despatch accuracy held at 99.5% and we cleared the backlog two days ahead of the plan I set. I also wrote the current pick verification standard, which cut mispicks by 27% after rollout.
What I want from the role is the part I could not do while covering: the rota and the development conversations. I have been coaching two new starters informally and would rather do that with the authority to set objectives.
I am happy to be assessed on the peak cover period and can step into the role immediately. Thank you for considering my application.
Yours sincerely,
[Your name]