Produce Quality & Operations Leader – North

ASDA; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary company bonus

Company pension up to 7% matched

Company Car allowance of £5,700

15% colleague discount in store and on

Wellbeing and health support services

Asda Allies Inclusion Networks

Generous parental leave policies

Job summary

ASDA is seeking a Produce Operations & Quality Manager North to drive quality, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across the Produce category. Field-based role reporting to the Lead Trading Manager, Commercial Operations, ensuring standards from supplier to store and delivering top customer experiences.

You will lead quality performance, coach Greengrocers, and collaborate with technical, trading, logistics and retail teams to enhance quality and innovation while supporting

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of fresh produce supply chains and retail operations.
• Experience managing product quality, supplier performance, or operational standards.
• Knowledge of food safety, compliance and quality assurance.
• Analytical, organised and able to prioritise effectively.
• Experience coaching field teams and embedding quality-focused behaviours.

Responsibilities

• Lead Produce quality and operational standards across all categories.
• Coach Greengrocers, Store Managers and field teams through training.
• Act as the key link between traders, technical, suppliers, logistics and retail teams.
• Manage quality escalations, investigations and root cause analysis.
• Monitor customer complaints, quality metrics and store feedback.
• Support governance of Produce policies, procedures and quality standards.
• Work collaboratively with traders, technical and suppliers to improve quality and innovation.
• Provide operational expertise on launches, trials and seasonal events.
• Lead quality projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Own delivery and governance of WIBI standards across stores.
• Conduct store visits, audits and reviews to improve standards and capability.

Skills

Produce quality

Quality management

Food safety

Analytics

Coaching teams

Stakeholder mgmt

Customer focus

Job description

ASDA is seeking a Produce Operations & Quality Manager North to drive quality, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across the Produce category. Field-based role reporting to the Lead Trading Manager, Commercial Operations, ensuring standards from supplier to store and delivering top customer experiences.

You will lead quality performance, coach Greengrocers, and collaborate with technical, trading, logistics and retail teams to enhance quality and innovation while supporting