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Customer and Trading Manager - Nightshift
Sainsbury's
Hoddesdon, England, United Kingdom["Part time"]
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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.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Leading in our stores:
Our management teams don’t just run stores - they’re the driving force behind
our business. With bold leadership, a passion for service and an eye for
opportunity, they empower teams to raise the bar every single day for our
customers. Whether it's product availability, safety standards, or delivering
seamless daily operations, they’re hands-on, sleeves-rolled-up changemakers. And
the impact? Work becomes more rewarding for our colleagues, and shopping becomes
a next-level experience for every customer who walks through our doors. This is
how we bring our purpose to life, one powerful action at a time.
QUALIFICATIONS
Working for us has great rewards
Salary will be dependent upon your experience as well as the store size,
complexity and location. Alongside this, we also offer a great range of benefits
for our managers, including:
• Discount card – 10% discount off on your shopping at Sainsbury’s, Argos, Tu
and Habitat after four weeks. This increases to 15% discount off at
Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday.
• An annual bonus scheme based on our, and your, performance.
• Free food and hot drinks provided for Colleagues in all our stores.
• Generous holiday entitlement, maternity and paternity leave.
• Pension – we’ll match 4-7.5% of your pension contributions.
• Sainsbury’s share scheme – build up an investment at discounted rates.
• Wellbeing support – access to emotional support, counselling, legal and
financial advice.
• Colleague networks – link with like-minded people to help fulfil your
potential.
• Our Cycle to Work scheme gives you the opportunity to hire a new bike and
cycling equipment, whilst saving on tax and NI.
• Special offers on gym memberships, restaurants, holidays, retail vouchers and
more.
An inclusive place to work and shop:
We are dedicated to being a truly inclusive retailer, where every colleague can
achieve their full potential and every customer feels welcome when they shop
with us.
To support this commitment, our colleagues may be entitled to a range of
enhanced discretionary leave for families, as well as support for carers. We
provide our colleagues resources to help them understand and support their role
and their team effectively. Our internal colleague networks seek to ensure true
representation for everyone, helping us identify and remove barriers that our
colleagues may face. We are proud to offer a range of development opportunities,
including mentorship, training, and career progression pathways, to help our
colleagues grow and succeed. We also celebrate diversity through various
initiatives and events, fostering a culture of inclusion and respect. If you
would like to learn more about our commitment to inclusivity, please take a
look here
[https://www.about.sainsburys.co.uk/sustainability/better-for-everyone/diversity-and-inclusion].
Should you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or
interview stages, please let us know, and we will endeavour to support you.