Lead Nightshift Manager

Sainsbury's; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supermarket chain in Lincoln is seeking a Nightshift Manager to oversee a small team. The role involves leading replenishment activities, planning key trading events, and managing team performance. Successful candidates will possess strong leadership skills, experience in fast-paced environments, and a commitment to enhancing customer experiences. This position requires night shifts with full-time hours over four nights, and offers a salary with a night shift premium, fostering high performance and team development.

Benefits

Night Shift Premium of £4,500

Career Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience leading large teams in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment.
• Proven success in delivering and improving KPIs across operations.
• Experience managing sensitive employee matters with fairness and judgement.

Responsibilities

• Lead overnight management team and deliver replenishment activities.
• Plan for key trading activities in collaboration with store leadership.
• Accountable for health and safety of team during shifts.

Skills

Leadership

Team Management

Performance Management

Data Interpretation (KPIs)

Customer Focus

Inclusivity

Job description

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead and manage a small team of managers overnight, and together with your colleagues, deliver all replenishment activities ready for our customers the following morning
• Planning for upcoming key trading activities and events by working closely with the rest of the store leadership team.
• People management, including pay and scheduling routines, training, communication and employee relation activities such as managing performance, absence, and completing disciplinaries.
• Regularly taking full accountability for the store overnight, role modelling and coaching for high standards and efficiency across the store.
• Take accountability for the health and safety of every one of the colleagues who works with you on a shift.

Our nightshift managers work full‑time hours over 4 nights, as well as receiving a £4,500 premium on top of their base salary (Our nightshifts typically run from 22:00 – 08:00).

What makes a great lead nightshift manager:

• Someone who is comfortable with nightshift working and is adaptable to the physical and mental impact of these shift patterns, and understands the importance of providing a safe and healthy environment for their team
• 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.
• Desirable - Demonstrated experience working night shifts in a high‑volume, operational environment — you’ve adapted to the physical and mental demands of overnight working and created a safe, supportive atmosphere for your team during out‑of‑hours trading.