Customer and Trading Manager - Nightshift at Sainsbury's

Truro, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

28 May, 26

Salary

31700.0

Posted On

27 Feb, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

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Skills

People Management, Performance Management, Capability Management, Scheduling, Pay Accuracy, Nightshift Adaptability, Physical Resilience, Mental Resilience, Customer Service, Team Coaching, KPI Monitoring, Employee Relations, Disciplinary Management, Operational Leadership, Inclusivity, Fast-Paced Operations

Industry

Retail

Description

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

The manager will lead the overnight team in all replenishment activities, including prioritizing deliveries, organizing the warehouse, and restocking shelves, often running the full store operation alone while ensuring safety and wellbeing of colleagues. A significant part of the role involves people management, including handling performance, capability issues, conducting disciplinary actions, and ensuring accurate scheduling and pay.