Fresh Manager

Asda Stores Ltd; Bridgend; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Colleague discount

Discretionary bonus scheme

Electric car scheme

Eye test for you and nominated user

Company pension

Job summary

Asda Stores Ltd is seeking a Fresh Manager in Bridgend to lead the Fresh department, ensuring excellent product availability and high shop floor standards. You will manage waste, date code compliance and safety, while driving the shrink agenda and taking action on opportunities for better performance.

You will develop and motivate the Fresh team, guide routine execution, and ensure customer service excellence with heart and pride.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in retail environments.
• Knowledge of Fresh department operations and store standards.
• Strong focus on availability, waste control and date code compliance.
• Ability to drive improvements and coach colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day Fresh department operations and ensure top standards.
• Lead shrink reduction initiatives and date code compliance.
• Coach and develop store team to improve selling and customer service.

Skills

Team leadership

Retail operations

Availability optimization

Waste reduction

People development

Customer service

Job description

Job Title Fresh Manager Location Bridgend 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 7 October 2026

At Asda, we want you to find your everything as a Fresh Manager, you’ll play a vital role in the day-to-day running of all areas of the Fresh department in store by delivering the best availability and highest shop floor standards through brilliant execution, managing waste and date code compliance whilst ensuring the store is safe and legal for our customer and colleagues. You will lead the shrink agenda through your Fresh 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 selling with personality and get one more item in every basket whilst serving our customers with heart and pride.
• Results-focused: Ensuring shopfloor, promotional and modular activity is landed to brief and on time to drive the store selling agenda.
• 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.
• Flexibility to work a range of shifts, including weekends and evenings.

Are you ready to take the next step and be the guiding force behind one of our Superstores/centres?

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

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