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Lead Online Manager
Sainsbury’s Group
Greater London
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GBP 60,000 - 80,000
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UK Atomic Energy Authority
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Lead Online Manager
Sainsbury’s Group
Greater London
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GBP 60,000 - 80,000
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Job summary
A leading UK retail company is looking for an operational leader to manage the online delivery operations. The successful candidate will direct a team, ensuring timely deliveries and performance compliance while fostering an inclusive work environment. You will oversee people management tasks, coaching, and accountability. Experience in managing teams within a performance-driven setting is essential. Offering competitive benefits including discounts, an annual bonus, and support for career development.
Benefits
Discount card – 10-15% off shopping
Annual bonus scheme
Free food and drinks for colleagues
Generous holiday entitlement
Pension matching up to 7.5%
Wellbeing support and counseling
Cycle to Work scheme
Special offers on various services
Qualifications
- Experience managing managers in a fast-paced performance-focused environment.
- Ability to manage performance issues and lead change effectively.
- Strong understanding of KPIs and data interpretation.
Responsibilities
- Direct a small team to ensure timely delivery operations.
- Review data for compliance and performance.
- Plan for key trading activities and events.
Skills
People management
Data analysis
Performance improvement
Inclusivity
Leadership
Job description
- Direct a small team of managers to deliver the online delivery operation of the supermarket taking accountability for every delivery going out on time, every time, so our customers get exactly what they need, when they expect it
- The department is fast paced with lots of KPIs, you'll spend time reviewing data and ensuring compliance to processes and procedures
- Planning for upcoming key trading activities and events by working closely with the rest of the store leadership team.
- Regularly taking full accountability for the store overnight, role modelling and coaching for high standards and efficiency across the store.
- People management, including pay and scheduling routines, training, communication and employee relation activities such as managing performance, absence, and completing disciplinaries.
- Our online teams work early mornings with picking items for deliveries usually taking place from 04:00 - 08:00.
- 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 performance focussed 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). Experience leading large teams in a fast‑paced, customer‑focused environment – you've developed leaders, built high‑performing teams, and created a culture of ownership and accountability.
- A track record of delivering exceptional customer experiences across complex operations, with evidence of delivering these through your team.
- Proven success in delivering and improving KPIs – from sales and stock availability to customer satisfaction and colleague engagement, you've driven results that matter.
- Experience managing sensitive and complex people matters, including performance, absence, and formal employee relations cases, with confidence, fairness, and sound judgement.
- Leadership experience in an operational environment – whether in retail, hospitality, or food service – where you've owned departmental performance and confidently led the store in the absence of senior leadership.
- Can evidence leading change – whether rolling out new ways of working, embedding new systems, or shifting team mindsets, you've brought people with you and made change stick.
- 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 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 look here.
* The salary benchmark is based on the target salaries of market leaders in their relevant sectors. It is intended to serve as a guide to help Premium Members assess open positions and to help in salary negotiations. The salary benchmark is not provided directly by the company, which could be significantly higher or lower.