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Lead Nightshift Manager

Job in West of England, Bristol, Bristol County, BS1, England, UK
Listing for: Sainsbury’s Group
Full Time position Listed on 2026-11-09
Job specializations:
  • Management
    Operations Management, Retail & Store Manager, General Management
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 40000 - 60000 GBP Yearly GBP 40000.00 60000.00 YEAR

Job Description & How to Apply Below

Location: West of England

  • Lead and manage a small team of managers overnight, and together with your colleagues, deliver all replenishment activities ready for our customers the following morning
  • Planning for upcoming key trading activities and events by working closely with the rest of the store leadership team.
  • People management, including pay and scheduling routines, training, communication and employee relation activities such as managing performance, absence, and completing disciplinaries.
  • Regularly taking full accountability for the store overnight, role modelling and coaching for high standards and efficiency across the store.
  • Take accountability for the health and safety of every one of the colleagues who works with you on a shift.
    Someone who is comfortable with night shift 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
  • A passionate leader who is consistently ambitious for their customers and colleagues, every day, growing their team to do the same.
  • Experience of managing managers, in a fast-paced, customer-facing environment.
  • An operator who is comfortable managing alone in the absence of more senior management.
  • Driven to deliver high performance with a focus on efficiency and engagement.
  • Confident in the use of data, and understanding / interpreting KPI's or other performance indicators, and has experience of improving these.
  • Puts inclusivity at the heart of what they do and uses this to build an inclusive team and working environment.
  • Can manage disciplinaries, performance issues or other similar employee relations issues (Up to dismissal)., Experience leading large teams in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment - you've developed leaders, built high-performing teams, and created a culture of ownership and accountability.
  • A track record of delivering exceptional customer experiences across complex operations, with evidence of delivering these through your team.
  • Proven success in delivering and improving KPIs - from sales and stock availability to customer satisfaction and colleague engagement, you've driven results that matter.
  • Experience managing sensitive and complex people matters, including performance, absence, and formal employee relations cases, with confidence, fairness, and sound judgement.
  • Leadership experience in an operational environment - whether in retail, hospitality, or food service - where you've owned departmental performance and confidently led the store in the absence of senior leadership.
  • Can evidence leading change - whether rolling out new ways of working, embedding new systems, or shifting team mindsets, you've brought people with you and made change stick.
  • Desirable - Demonstrated experience working 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.
    Our night shift managers work full-time hours over 4 nights, as well as receiving a £4,500 premium on top of their base salary (Our night shifts typically run from 22:00 - 08:00)., 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…
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