Store Manager

Salary - £34,750 - £52,000 + benefits

Permanent position

Locations – London and Kent

The Organisation

Aldi is the leading global retailer and one of the world’s largest privately owned companies with over 9,000 stores worldwide and continuing expansion throughout Europe, North America and Australia. Aldi have over 500 UK stores, with plans for significant further expansion and attracting the best talent to lead these new areas is key. The prospects for the future are hugely exciting as Aldi continue to make a major investment in new stores, logistics and most importantly, in their people.

The Role

Reporting to the Area Manager your main objective is to achieve the highest sales possible in your store, whilst ensuring an efficient and co-operative working environment, excellent customer service and consistent store standards and deliver a tightly controlled budget. As a Store Manager in Aldi you take complete control for your store and all the staff working for you. Their training and development is under your control, so your ability to lead must be clear, but the rewards for the right candidate are great.

The Candidate

You will need proven management experience and a steely determination to succeed. It is imperative that you take full ownership of the role and demonstrate an excellent level of commitment. It is vital that you will create an environment that gives your team a sense of satisfaction and pride in what they do. Your leadership style will be exciting and inspirational to those around you to maximise your store’s sales. As Store Manager, a fantastic training programme is tailored to support your development. The phases of the training will include exposure in multiple areas including store organisation, operation and management. Working at Aldi is challenging but also great fun, which is why you will find your peers to be supportive, focused and professional. This role is looking to attract individuals from a wide range of retail backgrounds, including supermarket, fast food and clothing chains where you can demonstrate strong management experience coupled with a proven ability to motivate a team in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

  • 5 day, 48-hour week
  • Pension from commencement
  • 5 weeks’ paid holiday + paid bank holiday
  • Private Medical after two years service
  • Full training provided

For more information about the role and organisation please visit or for an informal discussion please contact Tamara Paton at Hays Retail on 020 34650156 or email

Closing date for all applications is end of January

Interviews will be on an ongoing basis.