Customer and Trading Manager - Nightshift

Sainsbury's; Hereford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK grocery retailer is looking for a Nightshift Manager to oversee store operations overnight. The role includes managing a team to ensure replenishment activities are carried out efficiently while providing top-notch customer service. You will lead the team autonomously, manage performance, and ensure a safe work environment. Previous experience in a fast-paced setting and the ability to adapt to night shifts is essential. Competitive salary plus a night shift premium is included.

Benefits

£4,500 night shift premium

Competitive salary

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated success in meeting or exceeding KPIs.
• Comfortable with nightshift schedules and responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead team overnight for store replenishment activities.
• Ensure operational standards are met for the next day.
• Coordinate performance management and scheduling.

Skills

Customer service

Team leadership

Performance management

Operational leadership

Adaptability to night shifts

Job description

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading a team overnight to deliver all replenishment activities across the store whilst getting stuck in yourself to prioritise deliveries, organise the warehouse and replenish shelves.
• Often, you get to run a full store operation on your own overnight being responsible for the full shift and the safety and wellbeing of colleagues in store.
• Making sure that standards are brilliant come morning so we’re ready to serve our customers.
• People management is a big part of the role, managing performance and capability, conducting disciplinaries and ensuring scheduling and pay are accurate.

Our nightshift managers work full‑time hours over 4 nights, as well as receiving a £4,500 premium on top of your base salary (our nightshifts typically run from 22:00 until 08:00).

What makes a great nightshift manager:

• Someone who is comfortable with nightshift working and is adaptable to the physical and mental impact of these shift patterns and understands the importance of providing a safe and healthy environment for their team.
• Previous line management responsibilities in a fast‑paced, operational environment.
• Resilience to deal with both the mental and physical demands of working nights.
• Provides brilliant customer service and coaches a team to do the same.
• Has previous experience delivering and monitoring KPI's or other performance indicators.
• Can manage disciplinaries, performance issues or other similar employee relations issues.
• Leads operations and is comfortable doing this alone in the absence of more senior management.
• Puts inclusivity at the heart of everything they do.

Essential Criteria:

• A track record of delivering brilliant customer service and coaching colleagues to do the same.
• Experience of leading a team in a fast‑paced, customer‑facing environment — you’ve motivated others, driven performance, and kept operations running smoothly.
• Operational leadership skills — you’ve taken responsibility for store operations in the absence of more senior managers.
• Demonstrated success in meeting or exceeding KPIs — whether it’s sales, availability, customer satisfaction or colleague engagement, you’ve made a measurable impact.
• Has managed employee relations issues, including performance and absence management.
• Desirable -Has worked night shifts in a high‑volume, operational environment — you’ve adapted to the physical and mental demands of overnight working and created a safe, supportive atmosphere for your team during out‑of‑hours trading.