Ambient Manager

ASDA; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading grocery retailer seeks an Ambient Manager in Edinburgh. You will oversee a vital area of the store, ensuring stock availability and managing a team for optimal performance. Ideal candidates demonstrate leadership, operational excellence, and a customer-first mindset. The role offers competitive salary and various benefits, including discounts and pension. Closing date: 18 January 2026.

Benefits

15% colleague discount

Discretionary company bonus

Access to enhanced electric car scheme

Free eye tests

Discounted rates on various services

Company pension

24/7 virtual GP and EAP service

Excellent parental leave policies

Colleague recognition programme

Qualifications

• Experience managing or supervising in a grocery retail environment.
• Strong knowledge of stock control and merchandising best practices.
• A passion for leading teams and developing others.
• Ability to work flexibly across shifts, including early mornings, evenings, and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Lead one of the largest areas of the store, covering dry groceries and household products.
• Ensure shelves are full, stock is rotated, and the department is clean.
• Manage a team to deliver excellent availability, merchandising, and service standards.
• Use data and insights to manage stock levels and reduce waste.

Skills

Customer-first mindset

Operational excellence

Leadership

Commercial awareness

Attention to detail

Adaptability

Job description

Job Title

Ambient Manager

Location

Chesser

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

18 January 2026

Job Overview

At Asda, we want you to find your everything. As our Ambient Manager, you’ll take the lead on one of the largest and most essential areas of the store—covering everything from tinned goods and dry groceries to household and cleaning products. You’ll ensure shelves are full, stock is rotated, and the department is clean, safe, and easy to shop. You’ll manage a team of colleagues to deliver excellent availability, merchandising, and service standards. You’ll also use data and insight to manage stock levels, reduce waste, and drive performance across the ambient operation.

What makes a brilliant Ambient Manager:

• Customer-first mindset: You understand what customers expect from a well‑run ambient department and deliver it consistently.
• Operational excellence: You’re confident managing stock, availability, and compliance in a high‑volume environment.
• Leadership: You lead by example, support your team, and create a culture of pride and accountability.
• Commercial awareness: You use data and insight to drive sales, reduce waste, and improve efficiency.
• Attention to detail: You ensure high standards of presentation, safety, and compliance at all times.
• Adaptability: You’re comfortable managing seasonal changes, promotions, and fast‑paced operations.

What you’ll bring:

• Experience managing or supervising in a grocery retail environment.
• Strong knowledge of stock control and merchandising best practices.
• A passion for leading teams and developing others.
• The ability to work flexibly across shifts, including early mornings, evenings, and weekends.

Everything you’ll love

Alongside a competitive salary, you’ll get lots of other great benefits too, including:

• 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