Ambient Manager

Asda Stores Ltd; Kendal; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Colleague discount 15%

Discretionary bonus scheme

Electric car scheme

Eye tests

Pension

Wellbeing support

Inclusion networks

Parental leave

Job summary

Asda Stores Ltd in Kendal is seeking an Ambient Manager to lead the Ambient department, delivering best availability and floor standards while keeping the store safe and compliant for customers and colleagues.

You will drive the shrink agenda, coach your team, and execute trading activity with a focus on getting one more item in every basket through strong leadership and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in a retail environment.
• Strong focus on availability, standards and customer service.
• Ability to coach and develop staff while driving process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Ambient department to deliver best availability and shop floor standards.
• Drive the shrink agenda and ensure safe, legal store operations for customers and colleagues.
• Plan and execute trading activity on the shop floor, ensuring promotions and briefs are delivered on time.

Skills

Team leadership

Store management

Customer service

Organisational skills

Change management

Job description

Job Title Ambient Manager Location Kendal 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 16 September 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

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