Lead Night Manager

asda; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15% Colleague discount

Discretionary bonus

Electric car scheme

Eye tests for you and a nominated user

Pension

Wellbeing resources

Job summary

Asda is seeking a Lead Night Manager in Gateshead to lead the night team, ensure availability and shop floor standards across all departments, and keep the store safe and compliant while others sleep.

You will manage night planning and execution of activities, working 4 nights over 7 including weekends, in a large-format store that operates 24 hours. Strong leadership and customer service are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience managing teams in a large-format retail grocery environment, ideally overnight.
• Ability to make decisions independently with a hands-on attitude and a drive to improve processes and people.
• Confidence in developing large teams and managing change.
• Strong customer service focus and commitment to store standards.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute all trading activity on the night shift, ensuring rotation of deliveries and waste control.
• Lead and coach night colleagues to deliver high shopfloor standards and customer service with pride.
• Oversee night operations to keep the store running with 24-hour coverage.
• Prepare handover to day team with clear, modular activity and up-to-date POS.

Skills

Night shift management

People leadership

Customer service

Flexibility

Decision making

Job description

Job Title Lead Night Manager
Location Gateshead
Employment Type Full time
Contract Type Permanent
Shift Pattern Work Shift: Nights
Hours per Week 45
Salary Competitive salary plus benefits
Category Store Management
Closing Date 20 September 2026

At Asda, we want you to Find Your Everything and as our Lead Night Manager in our larger format stores, you will manage and lead the night team to keep everything running whilst the rest of the world sleeps, ensuring we are delivering the best availability and highest shop floor standards across all departments, whilst ensuring our store remains safe and legal for our customers and colleagues. Given the increased complexity of our larger stores, our Lead Night Manager will be accountable for all night planning and execution of activity.

As part of the leadership team, you'll work a rolling rota and 4 nights over 7 including weekend working . You will be solely responsible for the store through the night, and therefore you'll need to be confident in overseeing operation as a whole where store is open 24 hours.

What qualities you'll need:

• Drive strategy into action: Planning and executing all trading activity on the shopfloor during night shift by ensuring delivery is date rotated and waste and returns are managed correctly limiting damage through replenishment.
• Lead with impact: Leading and coaching night colleagues and team leaders to deliver excellent shopfloor standards whilst creating a culture of serving our customers with personality, heart and pride, and get one more item in every basket.
• Execution-focused: Ensuring shopfloor is landed and presentable for customers before handing over to day team with modular activity well executed and POS up to date.
• 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 managing teams in a large-format retail grocery environment, ideally overnight.
• Ability to make decisions independently with a hands-on attitude and a drive to improve processes and people.
• Confidence in developing large teams and managing change.
• Strong customer service focus.
• Flexibility to work a range of night shifts, including weekends.

Are you ready to be the guiding force behind a critical shift, leading with strength and fostering growth in others?

Everything you'll love

• 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