Lead Nightshift Manager

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

Job summary

Sainsbury's is seeking a dedicated Lead Nightshift Manager to oversee operations and team management during overnight shifts. The role involves leading a small team, ensuring high performance in customer service, and maintaining safety standards. As a nightshift manager, you will play a critical role in planning and executing replenishment tasks, while fostering an inclusive and productive environment for your team. A premium pay structure, alongside various benefits, offers a rewarding opportunity for motivated candidates.

Benefits

10% discount on shopping

Annual bonus scheme

Free food and hot drinks for staff

Generous holiday entitlement

Pension matching scheme

Wellbeing support resources

Colleague networks for support

Qualifications

• Experience managing teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong emotional intelligence and communication skills.
• Ability to work night shifts and adapt to their physical and mental demands.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a small team of managers overnight.
• Plan for key trading activities and events.
• Oversee people management tasks such as training and performance reviews.
• Ensure safety and health compliance for staff.
• Accountable for operational efficiency during the night shifts.

Skills

Leadership

People Management

Performance Management

Data Analysis

Conflict Resolution

Safety Compliance

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).

Qualifications

Working for us has great rewards

Salary will be dependent upon your experience as well as the store size, complexity and location. Alongside this, we also offer a great range of benefits for our managers, including:

• Discount card – 10% discount off on your shopping at Sainsbury’s, Argos, Tu and Habitat after four weeks. This increases to 15% discount off at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day.
• An annual bonus scheme based on our, and your, performance.
• Free food and hot drinks provided for Colleagues in all our stores.
• Generous holiday entitlement, maternity and paternity leave.
• Pension – we’ll match 4-7.5% of your pension contributions.
• Sainsbury’s share scheme – build up an investment at discounted rates.
• Wellbeing support – access to emotional support, counselling, legal and financial advice.
• Colleague networks – link with like-minded people to help fulfil your potential.
• Our Cycle to Work scheme gives you the opportunity to hire a new bike and cycling equipment, whilst saving on tax and NI.
• Special offers on gym memberships, restaurants, holidays, retail vouchers and more.

An inclusive place to work and shop:

We are dedicated to being a truly inclusive retailer, where every colleague can achieve their full potential and every customer feels welcome when they shop with us.

To support this commitment, our colleagues may be entitled to a range of enhanced discretionary leave for families, as well as support for carers. We provide our colleagues resources to help them understand and support their role and their team effectively. Our internal colleague networks seek to ensure true representation for everyone, helping us identify and remove barriers that our colleagues may face. We are proud to offer a range of development opportunities, including mentorship, training, and career progression pathways, to help our colleagues grow and succeed. We also celebrate diversity through various initiatives and events, fostering a culture of inclusion and respect. If you would like to learn more about our commitment to inclusivity, please take a lookhere.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview stages, please let us know, and we will endeavour to support you.

Responsibilities

Leading in our stores:

Our management teams don’t just run stores - they’re the driving force behind our business. With bold leadership, a passion for service and an eye for opportunity, they empower teams to raise the bar every single day for our customers. Whether it's product availability, safety standards, or delivering seamless daily operations, they’re hands-on, sleeves-rolled-up changemakers. And the impact? Work becomes more rewarding for our colleagues, and shopping becomes a next-level experience for every customer who walks through our doors. This is how we bring our purpose to life, one powerful action at a time.