ASDA

Senior Manager - Express Central Operations

Asda House Full time

Job Title

Senior Manager - Express Central Operations


Location

Asda House


Employment Type

Full time


Contract Type

Permanent


Hours per Week

37.5


Salary

Competitive Salary plus benefits


Category

General / Other - SF


Closing Date

24 November 2025


 

“Find your role” 

The Senior Manager, Express Central Operations will lead the central operations function, ensuring our Express stores operate efficiently, consistently, and in alignment with company strategy. Acting as the key link between Home Office and our stores, you will translate strategic objectives into operational execution, streamline processes, and empower store teams to deliver outstanding customer experiences and commercial results. 

In this role, you’ll play a key part in driving operational excellence across our Express network. Your responsibilities will include: 

  • Owning and maintaining the Activity-Based Wages model to ensure accuracy and alignment with business objectives. 

  • Leveraging performance metrics to identify underperforming stores and highlight opportunities for improvement. 

  • Collaborating with Business SMEs to continuously refine processes and enhance ways of working. 

  • Building strong relationships with Express colleagues in the field, acting as a trusted partner to support operational success. 

  • Representing Central Express Operations in cross-functional initiatives, ensuring our priorities and insights shape business decisions. 

 

Let's find out about you.” 

  • Analytical and data driven, skilled in using data to make informed decisions and optimise results.  

  • Be a strong communicator with great personal skills to work with people at all levels – not just in our business, but also beyond it  

  • Thrives in a fast-paced environment, with the ability to manage change and drive results.  

  • You will be agile and an effective decision maker, willing to move, fail and learn fast  

  • Be obsessed about our purpose and our customers  

Everything you'll love

To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

  • Discretionary company bonus

  • Company pension up 1.5 times colleagues' contribution (Max 15%)

  • Company Car allowance of £8000

  • 15% colleague discount in store and online

  • Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.

  • 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.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves