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Store Manager - Convenience
Sainsbury's
Greater London, England, United Kingdom["Full time"]
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What you’ll be doing:
Our Convenience Store Managers have full control over their shop. They’re
accountable leaders who ensure we deliver on our purpose to make good food,
joyful, accessible and affordable for everyone, every day. Their team of
Customer and Trading Managers run the shifts, and they plan and prepare for
upcoming trading activity being commercially minded and anticipating issues from
today to 6 months from now, making sure everything is safe and legal. Retail’s
ever evolving with new business initiatives and change programmes and there are
always difficult decisions to be made. It’s a job with a lot of responsibility
but also one that is highly rewarding.
What makes a brilliant Store Manager:
• Our best Store Managers do everything, everyday for our customers. Ensuring
they deliver brilliant customer experiences and are constantly striving to
improve the customer journey.
• Has experience leading an operation with accountabilities for delivering
customer, financial and organisational outcomes.
• A leader who role models excellent service and business values through teams
of managers and colleagues.
• Uses data and insight to inform planning, improve performance or customer
experience and/or KPI’s.
• Experience managing ER cases including dismissals, confident in understanding
and interpreting HR policies.
• Can lead change, delivering engagement on purpose whilst managing team
wellbeing.
Essential Criteria
• Our best store managers do everything, every day for our customers. You'll
show how you deliver brilliant customer experiences and have improved
customer journeys.
• You’ve managed a fast-paced operation, delivering results across service,
sales, and team performance.
• You use insight to make smart decisions that improve store performance and
customer experience.
• You’re confident navigating employee relations, including dismissals, and
apply HR policies with consistency and care.
• You’ve developed and supported leadership capability within your team,
helping others step up and succeed.
• You know how to lead through change — keeping your team motivated and
focused.
• You walk the talk — showing up every day as a role model for service and
values.
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:
* 5S ONLY Private Healthcare – Eligible for single cover and to upgrade
annually to family cover.
* 5S ONLY Interest free car loan of up to £10,000.
• An annual bonus scheme based on our, and your, performance.
• 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.
• 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 prices.
• Wellbeing support – access to emotional support, counselling, legal and
financial advice.
• Colleague networks – link with like-minded people to help fulfil your
potential.
• Cycle to Work scheme – hire a new bike and cycling equipment, whilst saving
on tax and NI.
• Special offers on gym memberships, restaurants, holidays, retail vouchers and
more.
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
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.