Ambient Manager

Asda Stores Ltd; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Colleague discount

Bonus scheme

Electric car scheme

Eye test

Pension

Wellbeing services

Inclusion networks

Parental leave

Recognition programme

Service discounts

Job summary

Asda Stores Ltd in Blackburn is seeking an Ambient Manager to lead the Ambient department, driving availability and shop floor standards while ensuring safety and compliance. You will guide the shrink agenda through your team, promote strong execution, and seek opportunities for operational improvements.

The role demands retail leadership experience, hands-on coaching, and a focus on delivering excellent customer service, with a drive to help the store achieve its selling targets.

Qualifications

• Experience as Team Leader or Supervisor in a retail environment.
• Strong customer service and people management skills.
• Ability to plan, execute and monitor trading activity on the shop floor.

Responsibilities

• Lead ambient department to ensure best availability and shop floor standards.
• Drive shrink reduction through team leadership and process improvements.
• Coach and develop the Ambient team to deliver great execution and safety/compliance.
• Ensure adherence to store policies and legal requirements.

Skills

Team Leadership

Retail Knowledge

Customer Service

Change Management

Job description

Job Title: Ambient Manager

Location: Blackburn

Employment Type: Full time

Contract Type: Permanent

Shift Pattern: Work Shift: Days

Hours per Week: 45

Salary: Competitive salary plus benefits

Category: Store Management

Closing Date: 26 August 2026

At Asda, we want you to find your everything as a Ambient Manager, you’ll play a vital role in the day-to-day running of all areas of the Ambient department in store by delivering the best availability and highest shop floor standards through brilliant execution whilst ensuring the store is safe and legal for our customer and colleagues. You will lead the shrink agenda through your Ambient team, driving standards and inputs as well as acting on opportunities with clear actions.

What qualities you’ll need:

• Drive strategy into action: Planning and executing all trading activity on the shopfloor, delivering great availability standards, key metrics and KRAs through routine and processes.
• Lead with impact: Engaging and coaching your team to constantly improve routine and process whilst creating a culture of serving with personality and get one more item in every basket.
• Results-focused: Ensuring shopfloor and promotional activity is landed to brief and on time to drive the store selling agenda by ensuring products are available in the aisle as well as on promotional end/shipper.
• Talent Development: Listen with empathy, driving resilience and encourage ownership, focus and passion for the business by bringing the “Asdaness” to work every day and supporting the development of the team and creating an environment where people feel valued, trusted, and motivated to step up.

What you’ll bring:

• Experience as Team Leader or Supervisor in a retail environment.
• Operational knowledge on food or non-food departments.
• Knowledge of improving availability, reducing waste, and managing shrink.
• Experience developing teams and managing change through leadership and building resilience.
• Strong organisational skills and great customer service.

Are you ready to take the next step and be the guiding force behind one of our Superstores/centres?

Everything you'll love:

• Colleague discount: 15% off your shopping at Asda from day 1 for you and a nominated user
• Discretionary company bonus scheme
• Access to an enhanced electric car scheme
• Free eye test for you and your nominated user
• Discounted rates and special offers on Asda services such as Mobile, Pharmacy, Opticians, Personal Loan, Pet Insurance, Travel Insurance, Travel Money, Tyres, Breakdown Cover Stream: access to flexible pay, income tracker, financial coaching, exclusive savings account and much more
• Company pension
• Wellbeing: including 24/7 virtual GP, 24/7 EAP service, as well as access to free counselling, legal, mortgage, cancer and bereavement support
• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.
• Colleague recognition programme
• Special offers and discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking to theme parks and cinemas

Asda is Reimagining Retail. It’s hard for anyone to imagine how many different career possibilities there are at Asda. Ours is a big business, and beyond the roles you might be familiar with there are hundreds more you don’t often get to see. In fact, because our business is changing we’re creating new roles all the time! So take the time to look around.