Lead Customer Experience Manager

Sainsbury's; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Sainsbury's in the United Kingdom is seeking a Lead Customer Experience Manager to drive excellent customer experiences across store operations, from checkouts to back of house. You will lead a team of managers, plan around key trading events, and assume full store accountability in the absence of the store manager.

This role emphasizes data-driven decisions, inclusivity, and improving KPI outcomes while coaching teams to deliver high standards and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large teams in fast-paced, customer-focused environments.
• Proven track record of delivering exceptional customer experiences.
• Proven success in delivering and improving KPIs across sales, stock, and satisfaction.
• Experience managing sensitive people matters with fairness and judgement.
• Operational leadership in retail or hospitality, with ownership of performance.
• Evidence of leading change and embedding new ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of managers to ensure great customer experiences in store.
• Plan for upcoming trading activity with the store leadership team.
• Take accountability for the store in the absence of the store manager.
• Run operations at checkouts, petrol stations, and back of house services.
• Manage performance, capability, disciplinaries, scheduling and pay.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Data-driven decisions

Customer experience

KPI management

Job description

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead a team of managers to make sure every single one of our customers has a great experience in store everywhere from the checkouts to the petrol station.
• Planningfor upcoming key trading activity and events by working closely with the rest of the store leadership team
• Regularly taking full accountability for the store in the absence of a store manager,role modelling and coaching for high standards and efficiency across the store.
• Running operations at our checkout areas both manned and self - scan, petrol stations (If we have one) and back of house services
• People management is also big part of the role, managing performance and capability, conducting disciplinaries and ensuring scheduling and pay are accurate.

What makes a great Lead Customer Experience manager:

• A passionate leader who is consistently ambitious for their customers and colleagues, every day, growing their team to do the same.
• Experience of managing managers, in a fast-paced, customer-facing environment.
• An operator who is comfortable managing alone in the absence of more senior management.
• Driven to deliver high performance with a focus on efficiency and engagement.
• Confident in the use of data, and understanding / interpreting KPI's or other performance indicators, and has experience of improving these.
• Puts inclusivity at the heart of what they do and uses this to build an inclusive team and working environment.
• Can manage disciplinaries, performance issues or other similar employee relations issues (Up to dismissal).

Essential Criteria:

• Experience leading large teams in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment - you’ve developed leaders, built high-performing teams, and created a culture of ownership and accountability.
• A track record of delivering exceptional customer experiences across complex operations, with evidence of delivering these through your team.
• Proven success in delivering and improving KPIs - from sales and stock availability to customer satisfaction and colleague engagement, you’ve driven results that matter.
• Experience managing sensitive and complex people matters, including performance, absence, and formal employee relations cases, with confidence, fairness, and sound judgement.
• Leadership experience in an operational environment - whether in retail, hospitality, or food service - where you’ve owned departmental performance and confidently led the store in the absence of senior leadership.
• Can evidence leading change - whether rolling out new ways of working, embedding new systems, or shifting team mindsets, you’ve brought people with you and made change stick.