Store Manager

Store Manager – Retail Operations

Client: Aldi

Agency: Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency

Job Overview

• Salary: £52,910 – £69,000 per annum (pro rata)

• Contract Type: Permanent (Flexible 40 or 45 hours per week)

• Locations: Chelmsford & Surrounding Areas

  • Billericay

  • Parkway, Chelmsford

  • Springfield Road, Chelmsford

  • Westway, Chelmsford

About the Role

Step into the role of Aldi Store Manager and lead your team to deliver exceptional shopping experiences that consistently exceed customer expectations. You will inspire a positive, high-performing environment while driving operational excellence, maintaining top-quality standards, controlling costs, and ensuring strict compliance. Your leadership will be the ultimate driving force behind the store's overall success!

With Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency, you'll receive top-tier recruitment support and guidance as you step into a high-level executive role within a fast-moving, market-leading retail brand.

Key Responsibilities

• Team Leadership & Service: Lead your team to deliver customer service that consistently goes beyond expectations.

• Performance & KPIs: Drive key operational metrics, consistently achieving challenging targets and goals.

• Operational Execution: Oversee and supervise daily in-store tasks to maintain high operational standards.

• Talent Development: Lead recruitment, mentor staff, and actively foster continuous growth and development within your team.

• Compliance & Professionalism: Professionally handle customer inquiries and ensure strict adherence to Health & Safety standards and due diligence.

Skills & Experience

• Leadership Track Record: Extensive experience leading and inspiring high-performing teams within a fast-paced, lean retail or operational environment.

• Operational Optimization: Proven expertise in strategic time management, cost control, and efficiency.

• Target & Compliance Driven: Strong history of achieving KPIs while keeping compliance and due diligence standards uncompromised.

• Customer Focus: Deep commitment to exceptional customer service and generating tangible business results.

• Mindset: An agile, visionary leader capable of embracing change and executing with a results-oriented approach.

Benefits & Perks

• Industry-Leading Salary: A highly competitive salary package reflecting your strategic value.

• Work-Life Balance: Flexible contracts (40 or 45 hours per week), 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, plus a Holiday Purchase Scheme for extra time off.

• Career Growth: Comprehensive training programs and continuous professional development tailored for leadership positions.

• Family Support: 26 weeks of full pay for Maternity and Main Adopter Leave (after 1 year of service).

• Lifestyle Benefits: Exclusive discounts on gym memberships, cinema tickets, travel deals, and wellbeing initiatives.