Lead Manager Nights in Kingsteignton

Lead Manager Nights - Kingsteignton Superstore

Company: Tesco

Salary: Competitive

Hours: Part-time

Location: Newton Abbot, TQ12 3RN

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 4 Sept 2026

Closing date: 17 Sept 2026

About the role

Customers sit at the heart of everything we do, and as a Lead Manager you play a key role in making sure their experience is outstanding every time they shop with us. Life in our stores is fast‑paced and full of variety, no two days look the same. You'll work closely with colleagues across the business, support an inclusive and collaborative culture, and help create a place where everyone can be themselves and succeed.

Availability Window

• Monday 23:00:00 - 08:00:00
• Tuesday 23:00:00 - 08:00:00
• Wednesday 23:00:00 - 08:00:00
• Thursday 23:00:00 - 08:00:00
• Friday 23:00:00 - 08:00:00

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

You will be responsible for

• Leading a key store department and acting as the senior leader on shift, ensuring excellent service for customers and colleagues.
• Driving sales, standards, safety, and compliance while improving routines and ways of working.
• Leading from the shop floor coaching, motivating, and developing colleagues and managers to perform at their best.
• Building a strong team by spotting talent, giving clear feedback, and supporting growth.
• Championing Tesco products, services, and community involvement to create an engaging store environment.
• Ensuring smooth daily operations with the right people in the right place at the right time.
• Bringing previous leadership experience in retail or a fast paced, customer focused environment, with a proven ability to manage teams, solve problems, and deliver results.

You will need

• A strong desire to grow as a retail leader, with the attitude and aptitude to succeed.
• Previous experience leading a team in a retail or fast paced, customer focused environment.
• A people first approach, creating a warm, welcoming atmosphere for colleagues and customers.
• Confidence in sharing ideas, encouraging best practice, and building strong relationships across the store.
• The ability to spot opportunities, act quickly, and make decisions that support your team and customers.
• Resilience and adaptability, thriving through change and guiding others through it.
• Self-awareness and drive, consistently performing at your best and exceeding expectations.

What's in it for you?

• Holiday starting at 20 days plus a personal day, rising to 22 days after 12 months (plus Bank Holidays)
• Flexible working available from day one
• 10% off with your Colleague Clubcard, rising to 15% on pay‑day weekends, with a second card to share with family
• Free wellbeing services to support your mind, body and life
• Life cover worth five times your pay and an award‑winning pension with matching contributions up to 7.5%
• A range of benefits to choose from, including discounts, shares, the Green Car salary sacrifice scheme and cycle‑to‑work schemes

About Us

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 [1] here.

Tesco has become a market leader by doing the little things that really matter for our customers and colleagues.

It's part of what makes Tesco such a great place to work, and we're proud to have been accredited as one of Britain's Top Employers again this year.

We're the UK's number one retailer and we pride ourselves on offering a great shopping experience. We are passionate about our food, merchandise and services and will always try to get things right for our customers.

But did you know we also offer great job opportunities? With stores, distribution centres and offices across the UK, and a vast variety of roles, we are always looking for people who have a hunger to work with customers and colleagues across our exciting business.

We believe in treating each other with respect and giving everyone an equal opportunity to get on. It's our people that make the difference every day - helping us make a difference for our customers.

Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details before your agreed start date.

For more information about us please visit www.tescoplc.com

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