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Shop Manager - Immigration Removal Centre, Kidlington
Permanent | Full-Time | Salary: £39,500
Are you an experienced retail leader who thrives on accountability, structure, and high standards? Aramark UK has an exciting opportunity for a Shop Manager to take full ownership of an onsite retail operation within a secure Immigration Removal Centre in Kidlington.
This is a critical leadership role with real impact — offering responsibility, stability, and the chance to manage a compliant, high performing retail service in a highly regulated environment.
The role:
As Shop Manager, you will provide overall leadership, control, and assurance for the onsite retail operation. You’ll be fully accountable for performance, ensuring the shop operates safely, compliantly, and profitably, while always meeting contractual and customer expectations.
You will take ownership of financial governance, stock integrity, people management, and compliance — ensuring retail services are delivered consistently, transparently, and to the highest standards, while minimising risk to both Aramark UK and our client.
This role plays a key part in supporting Aramark UK’s wider strategy by:
• Protecting revenue and margin through strong financial and stock controls
• Delivering a reliable, customer focused retail service aligned to contractual commitments
• Developing capable teams and supporting succession and operational resilience
Key Responsibilities:
• Full responsibility for financial control and audit assurance, including cash and cashless transactions, stock management, variance investigation, and reporting
• Operational leadership of the shop, ensuring it is correctly staffed, resourced, and effectively managed day to day
• Oversight of compliance and risk management, with particular focus on security, health & safety, and contractual obligations
• People management, including recruitment, training, development, and performance management of the shop team
• Maintaining accurate records to support audits, inspections, and client assurance processes
About you:
You’ll be a confident and accountable retail manager with experience operating in highly regulated or secure environments. You’ll be comfortable working to strict procedures, managing audits, and leading teams with clarity and integrity.
You’ll bring:
• Strong experience in retail or operational management
• Excellent financial and stock control capability
• Proven people management and leadership skills
• A methodical, compliant, and risk aware approach
• The ability to build trust and credibility in a secure, closely scrutinised setting
Why join us?
At Aramark UK, we’re proud to deliver essential services in some of the country’s most complex environments. In return, we offer:
• A stable, permanent role with clear accountability
• Competitive salary of £39,500
• The opportunity to lead a critical operation with genuine responsibility
• Support, structure, and development within a leading global services provider
If you’re ready to take ownership of a high profile retail operation and make a meaningful impact, apply now and bring your leadership expertise to Aramark UK.
About Aramark UK
At Aramark UK, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is valued and empowered to thrive. As a proud Disability Confident and Forces Friendly employer, we actively encourage applications from individuals of all abilities and are dedicated to supporting employees with disabilities throughout their career journey.
We ensure our recruitment process is accessible, and reasonable adjustments are available at every stage, from application to interview and employment. If you require any accommodations or have any questions, please reach out to our recruitment team – careers@aramark.co.uk.
All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.
If you are applying for this role and you already work for Aramark, you must notify your line manager before submitting your application.
Job reference: 639386.