Ambient Manager

Asda Stores Ltd

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Sunderland Until 9/26/2026 First posted July 28, 2026 Last posted July 28, 2026
Job description

Job Title

Ambient Manager


Location

Sunderland


Employment Type

Full time


Contract Type

Fixed Term


Shift Pattern

Work Shift: Days


Hours per Week

45


Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits


Category

Store Management


Closing Date

9 August 2026


 

At Asda, we want you to find your everything as a Ambient Manager, you’ll play a vital role in the day-to-day running of all areas of the Ambient department in store by delivering the best availability and highest shop floor standards through brilliant execution whilst ensuring the store is safe and legal for our customer and colleagues.

You will lead the shrink agenda through your Ambient team, driving standards and inputs as well as acting on opportunities with clear actions.

What qualities you’ll need:

  • Drive strategy into action: Planning and executing all trading activity on the shopfloor, delivering great availability standards, key metrics and KRAs through routine and processes.
  • Lead with impact: Engaging and coaching your team to constantly improve routine and process whilst creating a culture of serving with personality and get one more item in every basket.
  • Results-focused: Ensuring shopfloor and promotional activity is landed to brief and on time to drive the store selling agenda by ensuring products are available in the aisle as well as on promotional end/shipper.
  • Talent Development: Listen with empathy, driving resilience and encourage ownership, focus and passion for the business by bringing the “Asdaness” to work every day and supporting the development of the team and creating an environment where people feel valued, trusted, and motivated to step up.

What you’ll bring: 

  • Experience as Team Leader or Supervisor in a retail environment. 
  • Operational knowledge on food or non-food departments. 
  • Knowledge of improving availability, reducing waste, and managing shrink. 
  • Experience developing teams and managing change through leadership and building resilience.
  • Strong organisational skills and great customer service.

Are you ready to take the next step and be the guiding force behind one of our

Superstores/centres?  Apply today and find your everything at Asda.

Everything you'll love

Alongside a competitive salary, you'll get lots of other great benefits too, including:

  • Colleague discount: 15% off your shopping at Asda from day 1 for you and a nominated user

  • Discretionary company bonus scheme

  • Access to an enhanced electric car scheme

  • Free eye test for you and your nominated user

  • Discounted rates and special offers on Asda services such as Mobile, Pharmacy, Opticians, Personal Loan, Pet Insurance, Travel Insurance, Travel Money, Tyres, Breakdown Cover

  • Stream: access to flexible pay, income tracker, financial coaching, exclusive savings account and much more

  • Company pension

  • Wellbeing: including 24/7 virtual GP, 24/7 EAP service, as well as access to free counselling, legal, mortgage, cancer and bereavement support

  • Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated

  • Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

  • Colleague recognition programme

  • Special offers and discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking to theme parks and cinemas

About this role

Summary

Manage store ambient department, lead team, optimize availability, and ensure store standards.

Job title

Ambient Manager

Experience level

experience as team leader or supervisor in retail

Industry

retail

Location requirements

based in sunderland, no remote work allowed

Salary

Not specified

Management role

Yes

Skills & keywords

Required skills

leadershipteam developmentoperational knowledgeavailabilitycustomer service

Preferred skills

change managementresiliencecoaching

Specializations

store operationsleadershipcustomer serviceshrink managementteam development
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Sunderland, UK

On-site City