Overview
Foodhall Manager – Southampton, SO14 7EG
Job Title
Foodhall Manager
Location
Southampton
Employment Type
Full time
Contract Type
Permanent
Shift Pattern
Work Shift: Days
Hours per Week
45
Salary
Competitive salary plus benefits
Category
Store Management
Closing Date
11 September 2025
Foodhall Manager
At Asda, we want you to find your everything. As our Foodhall Manager, you’ll take full ownership of the store’s Ambient and Fresh food operations—two of the most critical and high-impact areas of the business. From dry groceries and household essentials to fresh produce, chilled, and bakery, you’ll ensure every aisle is full, fresh, and ready for customers. You’ll lead and inspire a team of department managers and colleagues to deliver exceptional standards, availability, and service. You’ll also use data and insight to drive performance, manage stock and waste, and ensure full compliance with food safety and operational policies. This is a fast-paced, hands-on leadership role where your ability to balance commercial thinking with people leadership will be key to success.
What makes a brilliant Foodhall Manager:
- Customer-obsessed: You understand what great looks like in food retail and deliver it consistently across all departments.
- Operationally strong: You’re confident managing large-scale food operations, from stock control and waste reduction to compliance and safety.
- Commercially focused: You use data and insight to drive sales, improve margins, and respond to customer trends.
- Inspiring leader: You lead by example, coach your team, and create a culture of high performance and accountability.
- Detail-oriented: You maintain high standards of presentation, hygiene, and legal compliance.
- Adaptable: You thrive in a dynamic environment and can manage seasonal peaks, promotions, and change with confidence.
What you’ll bring:
- Proven experience managing large food operations in a retail environment.
- Strong knowledge of both ambient and fresh food categories.
- A track record of leading teams to deliver commercial and customer outcomes.
- Confidence in managing compliance, food safety, and operational standards.
- Flexibility to work a range of shifts, including early mornings, evenings, and weekends.
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
- Wagestream: 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
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
