Team Manager Nights - Southampton Extra

Tesco UK; Southampton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesco is recruiting for a Store Manager in Southampton to lead and develop a high-performing team, delivering exceptional in-store customer experiences. The role emphasizes customer focus, safety, compliance, and continuous improvement in store operations.

The successful candidate will drive sales, manage trade activity, mentor colleagues, and champion diversity and inclusion while maintaining a flexible, customer-first approach.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading and developing high-performing teams.
• Clear communication skills and ability to share knowledge across teams.
• Welcoming, customer-first approach with strong relationship-building.
• Resilience and sound judgement to make effective decisions.
• Curiosity to serve customers, communities and planet better daily.
• Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and accessible recruitment.

Responsibilities

• Leading the team to deliver a great in-store experience for customers.
• Recruiting, training and developing colleagues to build a capable, high-performing team.
• Coaching the team to be knowledgeable and passionate about products, ensuring great range, quality and service for customers.
• Lead trade activity, using insight and expertise to grow sales and maximise profit.
• Developing knowledge to deliver the Store Change Plan, ensuring resources and hours benefit customers.
• Identifying and resolving root-cause issues with sustainable, long-term solutions.
• Prioritising colleague safety and ensuring the store trades legally by coaching the team to use all security and safety tools.
• Staying curious and seeking opportunities to serve customers, communities and planet a little better every day.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Communication

Customer focus

Decision making

Job description

Customers are at the centre of everything we do. Working in our stores means variety, teamwork, and plenty of daily challenges. You’ll meet great people, learn new skills, and be part of an inclusive team. Whether you want stability, flexibility, or a chance to grow your career, this role could be a great fit.

Competitive salary with an excellent benefits package.

Team Manager shift patterns vary day to day but are planned in advance to support work–life balance.

Leading the team to deliver a great experience for customers in-store

Recruiting, training, and developing colleagues to build a capable, high‑performing team.

Coaching the team to be knowledgeable and passionate about products, ensuring great range, quality, and service for customers.

Lead trade activity, using insight and expertise to grow sales and maximise profit.

Developing your knowledge to deliver the Store Change Plan, ensuring resources and hours are used where they benefit customers most.

Identifying and resolving root‑cause issues with sustainable, long‑term solutions.

Prioritising colleague safety and ensuring the store always trades legally by coaching the team to use all security and safety tools effectively.

Staying curious and seeking opportunities to serve our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.

Proven experience leading and developing high‑performing teams.

Clear communication skills, with the ability to share knowledge and collaborate effectively to deliver strong results.

A welcoming, customer first approach, building strong relationships with colleagues and customers.

Resilience and sound judgement to make effective decisions that support both customers and colleagues.

Consistent energy and drive, inspiring confidence and motivating the team to deliver beyond expectations.

Awareness of competitor activity and the ability to identify new ideas and initiatives to improve the store for customers.

Tesco’s vision is to be every customer’s favourite way to shop. Our purpose is to serve customers, communities and the planet a little better every day by acting responsibly and sustainably.

We’re committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, and want everyone to feel represented and able to be themselves, Everyone’s Welcome.

We also understand that life varies for each of us, so we’re always open to conversations about flexible working. Talk to us during your application about how we can support you.

We are proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader, and we are committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please click here.