Argos Shift Manager

Sainsbury's Limited; Derry/Londonderry; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discount card – 10% after 4 weeks; 15%

Free food and hot drinks

Generous holiday entitlement

Pension – 4% match

Sainsbury’s share scheme

Wellbeing support

Colleague networks

Cycle to Work scheme

Special offers on gym memberships and

Job summary

Sainsbury's Limited is hiring an Argos Shift Manager in Londonderry. You will lead shifts, coach colleagues, and ensure safe, compliant operations while driving sales and customer satisfaction. The role involves supporting the Store Manager and managing day-to-day store activities, including warehouse tasks and deliveries.

The position is full-time with a rota across 7 days, offering a comprehensive benefits package. Close date 27 October 2026.

Qualifications

• Experience of organising, running and planning for a fast-paced operation.
• Ability to direct a team and provide day-to-day coaching and guidance.
• Support the Store Manager to keep the store safe and compliant.
• Demonstrated success in meeting or exceeding KPIs such as sales, availability or customer engagement.

Responsibilities

• Manage shifts within store operations and support day-to-day tasks.
• Lead and coach colleagues to deliver excellent customer experiences.
• Lead in the absence of the Store Manager and allocate resources for daily duties.
• Ensure smooth store operations including warehouse organization, deliveries and serving customers.

Skills

Team leadership

Coaching

Commercial awareness

KPI delivery

Customer service excellence

Operations management

Staff motivation

Sales growth

Job description

Salary: From £28,400
Location: Strand Road Londonderry Store, Londonderry, BT48 7TL
Hours: Full time
Contract type: Permanent
Business area: Argos Retail
Closing date: 27 October 2026

Availability Window
This is a full time flexible role working 5 days on a rota basis across 7 days to support Trading Hours

About the role:

Argos Shift Managers are responsible for managing shifts within our Argos stores, inspiring and motivating teams and being the go–to people for on-the-job support. They coach colleagues in store to ensure everyone can deliver brilliantly for our customers whilst also working alongside the team on the shop floor. Often, they’ll get to lead the full store operation in the absence of the Store Manager, ensuring the resource is allocated to deliver day-to-day tasks such as organisingthe warehouse, taking deliveries and serving our customers. They’re experts in our products and services, focusing on driving sales and profitability.

What makes a brilliant Argos Shift Manager:

• Has experience of organising, running, and planning for a fast-paced operation.
• Is comfortable directing a team, providing day-to-day coaching and on-the-spot guidance to support the delivery of brilliant experiences for both colleagues and customers.
• Support the Store Manager in ensuring the store is safe and compliant.
• Demonstrates strong commercial awareness, such as having product knowledge. An Argos Shift Manager should use this commercial awareness to really understand our customers, in turn, driving sales.
• Can work towards and deliver KPIs with the aim of driving profitability for the store
• Has a growth mindset and a drive for personal growth, whilst helping others to grow
• A track record of delivering brilliant customer service and coaching colleagues to do the same.
• Experience of motivating others, driving sales and performance, and keeping operations running smoothly.
• You go above and beyond to make shopping easy, fast, and friendly for every customer.
• Operational leadership skills — you’ve taken responsibility for operations in the absence of management.
• Demonstrated success in meeting or exceeding KPIs — whether it’s sales, availability, customer satisfaction or colleague engagement, you’ve made a measurable impact.
• You walk the talk — showing up every day as a role model for service and values.

What we offer:

We truly value our colleagues and provide a market-leading benefits package:

• Discount card – 10% discount off on your shopping at Sainsbury’s, Argos, Tu and Habitat after four weeks. This increases to 15% discount at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday.
• Free food and hot drinks are provided for Colleagues in all our stores.
• Generous holiday entitlement, maternity and paternity leave.
• Pension – we’ll match 4% of your contributions,and if you change your pension plan, you may receive more from us.
• Sainsbury’s share scheme – build up an investment at discounted rates
• Wellbeing support – access to emotional support, counselling, legal and financial advice
• Colleague networks – link with like-minded people to help fulfil your potential.
• Our Cycle to Work scheme gives you the opportunity to hire a new bike and cycling equipment, whilst saving on tax and NI.
• Special offers on gym memberships, restaurants, holidays, retail vouchers and more.