Night Manager

Darley Abbey; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Discretionary bonus scheme

15% discount in our supermarkets and 便

Additional 10% discount card for a友

Free parking

Competitive pension and life assurance

Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits

MyPerks discounts at high street shops

Payroll charity donations

Family-friendly policies including 26+

Job summary

Darley Abbey is seeking a Night Manager to lead and support the night shift, ensuring the store runs smoothly and safely through the night.

You will oversee scheduling, attendance, stock availability, and team development while maintaining strong communication across the store. If you care about great service and people, you’ll fit in well with our team.

Responsibilities

• Lead with care: support and inspire your team to put customers first, ensuring the store is fully stocked and ready for trade every morning.
• Manage your team: own department scheduling, attendance, and resource planning for every shift.
• Be a natural communicator who shares knowledge, helps others succeed, and keeps everyone in the loop.
• Build strong relationships across the store, stay adaptable and open to new ways of working.
• Develop your team: train, coach, and build confidence across colleagues, helping people grow their skills and spot future talent.
• Drive performance and standards: work with store managers to deliver targets, manage stock availability, and keep the department safe and efficient.

Job description

As a Night Manager, you'll step up to lead, empower, and support our night shift colleagues. Reporting directly to the Store Manager, you'll bring a proactive attitude to keep operations running smoothly, safely, and efficiently through the night. Reporting into the Store Manager, you'll be on hand to:

• Lead with care: Support and inspire your team to put customers first, ensuring the store is fully stocked and ready for trade every morning.
• Manage your team: Take ownership of department scheduling, attendance, and resource planning so every shift is set up for success. Has experience leading, supporting, and bringing out the best in a team within a fast-paced environment.
• Is a natural communicator who enjoys sharing knowledge, helping others succeed, and keeping everyone in the loop.
• Builds strong, positive relationships across the store, staying adaptable and open to new ways of working.
• Listens attentively to both colleagues and customers, acting on feedback to make things better every day. Develop your team: Train, coach, and build confidence across your colleagues, helping people grow their skills and spot future talent within the department.
• Drive performance and standards: Work collaboratively with other store managers to deliver against targets, manage stock availability, and keep your department running safely and effectively. We value your hard work and commitment, and in return, we provide:
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
• Genuine career progression and development opportunities - read more about our Leadership School here
• Subsidised in-store cafe or shop floor ranges
• Free parking
• Competitive pension and life assurance
• Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• 'MyPerks' with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
• Optional payroll charity donations
• A range of family-friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave

More About You

Whether your experience comes from retail, hospitality, leisure, or travel, if you care about people and have a passion for delivering great service, you'll fit right in with us.