What success looks like 

There’s a lot to learn. Every day you‘ll be strengthening your existing leadership skills and adding new ones, here’s how: 

•    You’ll be coaching, motivating and guiding your managers to work as a productive team, building their capabilities and leading them through change. 

•    You’ve mastered helping your team put themselves in the customers’ shoes, taking genuine pride in how we deliver a better service and spot opportunities

•    You’ll be leading through communication; clearly articulating how we’re performing and inspiring improvements for now, and the next quarter 

•    You will be developing yourself as the operational expert and acting as a role model for your team 

•    You’re confident making decisions at pace and feel empowered and accountable to run your area of the store – and to deputise for the Store Manager 

About you 

You might currently be managing a smaller supermarket or convenience store or already in a team leadership role. Maybe you’re looking for a new challenge after a career break or transferring from another big store retail environment or another sector. Wherever you’re working now, you’ve demonstrated you can make a difference and love being part of a team. 

What matters most is you – that you’re motivated to develop, dedicated to bringing out the best in others and, like all of us, passionate about customer service. After all, that’s what our stores are all about. 

Where next? 

Join Sainsbury’s instore management teams and you’ll enjoy the support and the opportunity to deliver excellence. You’ll be coached by your manager to deliver great performance, whilst having plenty of scope to develop.  

As one of our Lead Managers you could move into a Deputy Store Manager or Store Manager role with us. You’ll also be well placed for a leadership challenge in head office or across the Sainsbury’s family: Habitat, Tu, Argos, Sainsbury’s Bank and Nectar 360.  Trust us – we know how to make the most of your potential. 

Added benefits 

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 all our colleagues, including: 

•    Discount card (after 4 weeks) for you and a second user that gives you 15% off your Sainsbury’s shopping for five days every pay day, and 10% off at Sainsbury’s, Argos and Habitat throughout the year

•    Generous holiday entitlement, maternity and paternity leave

•    Pension – we’ll match 4-7% 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