Store Manager

Customers are at the heart of everything we do, and as a Store Manager you play a crucial role in ensuring their experience is exceptional every time they visit. Our stores are dynamic, fast-moving environments where no two days look the same. You'll lead and inspire your team, work closely with colleagues across the business, and help create an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and able to succeed.

This role offers the chance to build strong leadership skills, develop your team, and make a real difference to your store's performance. Whether you're seeking stability, flexibility, or a clear route to grow your career, becoming a Store Manager at Tesco provides the opportunity to excel.

We offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package. Store Manager shift patterns vary day to day but are planned in advance to support work-life balance.

You will be responsible for

Developing and inspiring a high-performing team with strong operational capability and confident leadership skills.

Coaching colleagues to be passionate, knowledgeable, and customer-focused, ensuring every shopper enjoys great range, quality, and service.

Leading the team to drive trade, grow sales, and maximise profit through strong commercial awareness and effective decision-making.

Building managers' capability to deliver the Store Change Plan, deploying resource where it has the greatest impact for customers.

Championing colleague safety and legal compliance by ensuring all security and operational processes are followed consistently and effectively.

Role-model our leadership behaviours to shape a culture where my team is inspired to lead with clarity, resilience, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Proven experience in leading teams within a retail or customer facing environment, with a strong track record of delivering results through others.

A clear understanding of the importance of your role, working collaboratively with colleagues and drawing on your leadership background to drive consistent performance.

A natural, welcoming approach with customers, using your previous customer facing experience to build strong relationships and ensure customers are always at the heart of your decisions.

The energy, resilience, and confidence to maintain momentum in a fast-paced environment, making quick, informed decisions that support both customers and colleagues.

High personal standards and a strong sense of integrity, using your experience to inspire confidence, set expectations, and lead by example.

Awareness of competitor activity and solid experience in retail or store operations, enabling you to identify opportunities, introduce new initiatives, and continually improve the customer experience.

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

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 Uniform provided, plus policies to support you through life's key moments.