Customer and Trading Manager - Nightshift

Edinburgh · On-site

About this role

What you’ll be doing:

  • Leading a team overnight to deliver all replenishment activities across the store whilst getting stuck in yourself to prioritise deliveries, organise the warehouse and replenish shelves.
  • Often, you get to run a full store operation on your own overnight being responsible for the full shift and the safety and wellbeing of colleagues in store
  • Making sure that standards are brilliant come morning so we’re ready to serve our customers
  • People management is a big part of the role, managing performance and capability, conducting disciplinaries and ensuring scheduling and pay are accurate.

Our nightshift managers work full-time hours over 4 nights, as well as receiving a £4,500 premium on top of your base salary (Our nightshifts typically run from 22:00 until 08:00).

What makes a great nightshift manager:

  • Someone who is comfortable with nightshift working and is adaptable to the physical and mental impact of these shift patterns and understands the importance of providing a safe and healthy environment for their team.
  • Previous line management responsibilities in a fast-paced, operational environment.
  • Resilience to deal with both the mental and physical demands of working nights.
  • Provides brilliant customer service and coaches a team to do the same.
  • Has previous experience delivering and monitoring KPI's or other performance indicators.
  • Can manage disciplinaries, performance issues or other similar employee relations issues.
  • Leads operations and is comfortable doing this alone in the absence of more senior management.
  • Puts inclusivity at the heart of everything they do.

Essential Criteria:

  • A track record of delivering brilliant customer service and coaching colleagues to do the same.
  • Experience of leading a team in a fast-paced, customer-facing environment — you’ve motivated others, driven performance, and kept operations running smoothly.
  • Operational leadership skills — you’ve taken responsibility for store operations in the absence of more senior managers.
  • Demonstrated success in meeting or exceeding KPIs — whether it’s sales, availability, customer satisfaction or colleague engagement, you’ve made a measurable impact.
  • Has managed employee relations issues, including performance and absence management.
  • Desirable - Has worked night shifts in a high-volume, operational environment — you’ve adapted to the physical and mental demands of overnight working and created a safe, supportive atmosphere for your team during out-of-hours trading.

Company at a glance

Over 150 years old and still going strong, we’re the UK’s second-biggest retailer. Every day, the nation shops with us because they know they’ll get affordable, good food and excellent service.

We focus on great value and convenient shopping across our family of brands, from Argos, Nectar and Habitat to Sainsbury’s Bank, Smart Charge and Tu.

What’s next for Sainsbury’s?

We've put food back at the heart of our business and we’re taking Sainsbury’s to the next level. We’re investing in technology and people and we’re thinking bigger about how we attract and connect with our customers, while doing everything we can to create a more resilient UK food system.

Founded1869
Team Size10,001+ employees
WorkspaceOn-site
IndustryRetail
Location
City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Top Benefits

  • Discount card
  • Annual bonus scheme
  • Free food and hot drinks
  • Generous holiday entitlement
  • Maternity and paternity leave
  • Pension
  • Share scheme
  • Wellbeing support
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Gym membership discounts
  • Retail vouchers

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