Job Title

Operations Manager - Food Services

Location

Asda House

Employment Type

Full-time

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours Per Week

37.5

Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits

Category

Buying

Closing Date

11 August 2025

About the role

Are you an experienced Operations Manager working in a fast-paced and diverse category within one of the UK's biggest retailers?

We have an exciting opportunity for an Operations Manager to join our team at Asda House. As an Operations Manager, you'll collaborate with key stakeholders to develop, deliver, and maintain operational models that drive retail excellence and category performance.

You will also support innovation and trials to evolve our food services proposition in line with the commercial strategy.

About you

• Strong operational background in food retail, hospitality, or food services
• Experience in developing and implementing store-level processes and ways of working
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, trial-and-scale environment
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with experience engaging field and store teams
• Ability to analyze performance data and translate it into actionable insights
• Understanding of food safety and compliance within retail or food service (desirable)

Benefits

We offer a hybrid working model with a minimum of 3 days in our Home Offices. Additional requirements may include visiting suppliers, stores, or depots.

Our benefits include:

• Discretionary company bonus
• Company pension up to 7% matched
• Company car allowance of £5,700
• 15% colleague discount in store and online
• Free access to wellbeing services such as Wagestream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans, and a helpline
• Inclusion networks and support policies for parental leave and fertility treatments

We encourage colleagues to bring their authentic selves to work and be proud of who they are.