Fresh Manager

ASDA; West Boldon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A nationwide grocery retailer is looking for a Fresh Manager to lead the fresh food departments. In this hands-on role, you will ensure high standards of quality and availability while managing a team. The ideal candidate has previous experience in a fresh food environment and a strong focus on customer satisfaction. The role offers a competitive salary and numerous benefits including a colleague discount, bonus scheme, and wellbeing support.

Benefits

Colleague discount: 15% off shopping

Discretionary company bonus scheme

Enhanced electric car scheme

Free eye test

Discounted rates on Asda services

Wagestream: flexible pay access

Company pension

Wellbeing services including virtual GP

Inclusive colleague networks

Excellent parental leave policies

Colleague recognition programme

Special offers across services

Qualifications

• Experience managing or supervising in a fresh food or grocery retail environment.
• Strong knowledge of food safety standards and compliance.
• A passion for coaching and developing others.
• The ability to work flexibly across shifts, including early mornings, evenings, and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Ensure fresh departments are full and inviting with high standards.
• Manage a team, coaching and developing them for exceptional service.
• Drive performance, manage stock, and ensure compliance with food safety regulations.

Skills

Fresh food expertise

Customer focus

Leadership

Operational excellence

Attention to detail

Commercial awareness

Drive Performance

Job description

Job Title

Fresh Manager

Location

Boldon

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 2025

At Asda, we want you to find your everything. As our Fresh Manager, you’ll be responsible for ensuring our fresh departments are always full and inviting, delivering the highest standards of quality, availability, and food safety. You’ll manage a team of colleagues, coaching and developing them to deliver brilliant service and maintain exceptional standards. Working closely with the wider store leadership team, you’ll drive performance, manage stock and waste, and ensure compliance with all food safety regulations. This is a hands-on role where your passion for fresh food, people leadership, and operational excellence will shine every day.

What makes a brilliant Fresh Manager:

• Fresh food expertise: You understand what great looks like in fresh—from quality and presentation to rotation and waste control.
• Customer focus: You know how to create a fresh food experience that keeps customers coming back.
• Leadership: You lead by example, energising your team and creating a culture of pride and accountability.
• Operational excellence: You’re confident managing stock, availability, and compliance in a fast-paced environment.
• Attention to detail: You’re meticulous when it comes to food safety, hygiene, and legal standards.
• Commercial awareness: You use data and insight to drive sales, reduce waste, and improve margins.
• Drive Performance: Monitor KPIs and sales targets, using your insight to boost results and celebrate success.

What you’ll bring:

• Experience managing or supervising in a fresh food or grocery retail environment.
• Strong knowledge of food safety standards and compliance.
• A passion for coaching and developing others.
• The ability to work flexibly across shifts, including early mornings, evenings, and weekends.

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
• Wagestream: 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