Express Store Manager - Salisbury Wilton Express

Tesco; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement

Flexible working

Staff discount

Wellbeing support

Life cover

Pension scheme

Discounts

Green Car scheme

Cycle to work

Uniform provided

Job summary

Tesco is seeking a Store Manager to lead a dynamic store team and ensure exceptional customer experiences across every visit. You will inspire colleagues, collaborate across the business, and foster an inclusive workplace where everyone can succeed.

The role offers leadership development, stability, and a clear path for career growth within Tesco. The position includes a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, with store shift patterns planned to support work–life balance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading teams in a retail or customer-facing environment.
• Track record of delivering results through others.
• Clear understanding of your role and collaboration with colleagues.
• Customer-focused approach to decision making and service quality.
• Energy, resilience and confidence in fast-paced settings.
• High integrity and ability to lead by example.

Responsibilities

• Develop and inspire a high-performing team with strong operational capability.
• Coach colleagues to be customer-focused, ensuring great range, quality and service.
• Lead the team to drive trade, grow sales and maximise profit.
• Build managers’ capability to deliver the Store Change Plan.
• Champion colleague safety and compliance with security procedures.
• Model leadership behaviours to foster clarity, resilience and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Customer focus

Retail operations

Communication

Decision making

Job description

Customers are at the heart of everything we do, and as a Store Manager you play a crucial role in ensuring their experience is exceptional every time they visit. Our stores are dynamic, fast‑moving environments where no two days look the same. You’ll lead and inspire your team, work closely with colleagues across the business, and help create an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and able to succeed.

This role offers the chance to build strong leadership skills, develop your team, and make a real difference to your store’s performance. Whether you’re seeking stability, flexibility, or a clear route to grow your career, becoming a Store Manager at Tesco provides the opportunity to excel.

We offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package. Store Manager shift patterns vary day to day but are planned in advance to support work–life balance.

About the role

Customers are at the heart of everything we do, and as a Store Manager you play a crucial role in ensuring their experience is exceptional every time they visit. Our stores are dynamic, fast‑moving environments where no two days look the same. You’ll lead and inspire your team, work closely with colleagues across the business, and help create an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and able to succeed.

This role offers the chance to build strong leadership skills, develop your team, and make a real difference to your store’s performance. Whether you’re seeking stability, flexibility, or a clear route to grow your career, becoming a Store Manager at Tesco provides the opportunity to excel.

We offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package. Store Manager shift patterns vary day to day but are planned in advance to support work–life balance.

You will be responsible for

• Developing and inspiring a high‑performing team with strong operational capability and confident leadership skills.
• Coaching colleagues to be passionate, knowledgeable, and customer‑focused, ensuring every shopper enjoys great range, quality, and service.
• Leading the team to drive trade, grow sales, and maximise profit through strong commercial awareness and effective decision‑making.
• Building managers’ capability to deliver the Store Change Plan, deploying resource where it has the greatest impact for customers.
• Championing colleague safety and legal compliance by ensuring all security and operational processes are followed consistently and effectively.
• Role‑model our leadership behaviours to shape a culture where my team is inspired to lead with clarity, resilience, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

You will need

• Proven experience in leading teams within a retail or customer facing environment, with a strong track record of delivering results through others.
• A clear understanding of the importance of your role, working collaboratively with colleagues and drawing on your leadership background to drive consistent performance.
• A natural, welcoming approach with customers, using your previous customer facing experience to build strong relationships and ensure customers are always at the heart of your decisions.
• The energy, resilience, and confidence to maintain momentum in a fast‑paced environment, making quick, informed decisions that support both customers and colleagues.
• High personal standards and a strong sense of integrity, using your experience to inspire confidence, set expectations, and lead by example.
• Awareness of competitor activity and solid experience in retail or store operations, enabling you to identify opportunities, introduce new initiatives, and continually improve the customer experience.

Whats in it for you?

• Holiday starting at 20 days plus a personal day, rising to 22 days after 12 months (plus Bank Holidays)
• Flexible working available from day one.
• 10% off with your Colleague Clubcard, rising to 15% on pay‑day weekends, with a second card to share with family.
• Free wellbeing services to support your mind, body and life.
• Life cover worth five times your pay and an award‑winning pension with matching contributions up to 7.5%
• A range of benefits to choose from, including discounts, shares, the Green Car salary sacrifice scheme, and cycle‑to‑work schemes Uniform provided, plus policies to support you through life’s key moments.

About Us

Tesco’s vision is to be every customer’s favourite way to shop. Our purpose is to serve customers, communities and the planet a little better every day by acting responsibly and sustainably.

We’re committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, and want everyone to feel represented and able to be themselves, Everyone’s Welcome.

We also understand that life varies for each of us, so we’re always open to conversations about flexible working. Talk to us during your application about how we can support you.

We are proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader, and we are committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.