Store Manager - Convenience

Sainsburys; Craigavon; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supermarket chain is seeking a Store Manager for their Convenience Store. This role involves overseeing operations, empowering staff to deliver excellent customer service, and managing business initiatives. Ideal candidates will have solid leadership experience and a commitment to improving customer experiences. Benefits include competitive salary, private healthcare, staff discounts, and flexible work arrangements.

Benefits

Private Healthcare

Interest-free car loan

Annual bonus scheme

Staff discount card

Generous holiday entitlement

Pension matching

Share scheme

Wellbeing support

Colleague networks

Cycle to Work scheme

Offers on gym memberships and retail vouchers

Qualifications

• Proven track record of leading an operation with customer and financial outcomes.
• Ability to model service excellence through effective team leadership.
• Experience managing Employee Relations cases, including dismissals.

Responsibilities

• Lead store operations and ensure accountability for performance.
• Plan trading activities and respond proactively to issues.
• Empower teams to provide outstanding customer experiences.

Skills

Leadership experience

Customer service excellence

Data analysis

Change management

HR policy comprehension

Job description

Store Manager - Convenience

Salary: Competitive plus benefits

Location: Grovehill Road Local Store, Beverley, HU17 0ES

Contract type: Permanent

Business area: Retail

Closing date: 30 September 2025

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.

What you’ll be doing

Our Convenience Store Managers have full control over their shop. They’re accountable leaders who ensure we deliver on our purpose to make good food, joyful, accessible and affordable for everyone, every day. Their team of Customer and Trading Managers run the shifts, and they plan and prepare for upcoming trading activity being commercially minded and anticipating issues from today to 6 months from now, making sure everything is safe and legal. Retail’s ever evolving with new business initiatives and change programmes and there are always difficult decisions to be made. It’s a job with a lot of responsibility but also one that is highly rewarding.

What makes a brilliant Store Manager

• Our best Store Managers do everything, everyday for our customers. Ensuring they deliver brilliant customer experiences and are constantly striving to improve the customer journey.
• Has experience leading an operation with accountabilities for delivering customer, financial and organisational outcomes.
• A leader who role models excellent service and business values through teams of managers and colleagues.
• Uses data and insight to inform planning, improve performance or customer experience and/or KPI’s.
• Experience managing ER cases including dismissals, confident in understanding and interpreting HR policies.
• Can lead change, delivering engagement on purpose whilst managing team wellbeing.

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:

• 5S ONLY Private Healthcare – Eligible for single cover and to upgrade annually to family cover.
• 5S ONLY Interest free car loan of up to £10,000.
• An annual bonus scheme based on our, and your, performance.
• 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.
• 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 prices.
• Wellbeing support – access to emotional support, counselling, legal and financial advice.
• Colleague networks – link with like-minded people to help fulfil your potential.
• Cycle to Work scheme – 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 look here.

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