Overview
Nightshift manager role at Sainsbury's. Comfortable with nightshift working and adaptable to the physical and mental impact of these shift patterns. Responsible for leading a team overnight to deliver replenishment activities, organise the warehouse and replenish shelves, and ensuring standards are ready for customers in the morning. Manage performance and capability, conduct disciplinaries, and ensure scheduling and pay accuracy. An inclusive place to work and shop: we are dedicated to being a truly inclusive retailer, offering development opportunities and supporting colleagues in various ways. If you require reasonable adjustments during the application or interview stages, please let us know.
Responsibilities
* Lead a team overnight to deliver replenishment activities across the store, prioritise deliveries, organise the warehouse and replenish shelves.
* Often run a full store operation on your own overnight, being responsible for the full shift, safety and wellbeing of colleagues in store.
* Ensure standards are brilliant in the morning so we are ready to serve customers.
* People management, including performance and capability, disciplinaries, scheduling and pay accuracy.
* Lead operations and be comfortable doing this alone in the absence of more senior management.
* Provide brilliant customer service and coach a team to do the same.
* Experience delivering and monitoring KPIs or other performance indicators.
* Manage employee relations issues, including performance and absence management.
Qualifications & Experience
* Comfortable with nightshift working and adaptable to the physical and mental impact of these shift patterns; understands the importance of a safe and healthy environment for the team.
* Previous line management in a fast-paced, operational environment.
* Resilience to the mental and physical demands of working nights.
* Track record of delivering brilliant customer service and coaching colleagues to do the same.
* Demonstrated success in meeting or exceeding KPIs (sales, availability, customer satisfaction, or colleague engagement).
* Experience managing disciplinary, performance or employee relations issues.
* Desirable – experience working night shifts in a high-volume, operational environment and creating a safe, supportive atmosphere for the team during out-of-hours trading.
Benefits & Additional Information
* Nightshift hours: full-time over 4 nights with a £4,500 premium on top of base salary; typical shift 22:00–08:00.
* Discount card: 10% discount after four weeks, rising to 15% on Fridays and Saturdays at Sainsbury's and 15% at Argos per pay period.
* Annual bonus scheme based on performance.
* Free food and hot drinks for colleagues in stores.
* Generous holiday entitlement, maternity and paternity leave.
* Pension: employer contributions matched 4–7.5%.
* Sainsbury's share scheme and wellbeing support (emotional, counselling, legal and financial advice).
* Cycle to Work scheme and additional offers on gym memberships, restaurants, holidays, vouchers.
* Colleague networks to support development and inclusion.
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