Fresh Manager

ASDA; Southampton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading grocery retailer is seeking a Fresh Manager in Southampton to oversee the fresh departments, ensuring quality and compliance. Responsibilities include managing a team, driving performance, and creating an exceptional customer experience. Ideal candidates should have fresh food retail experience, a strong focus on food safety, and a passion for developing team members. This role offers a competitive salary and numerous benefits, fostering workplace inclusivity and staff wellbeing.

Benefits

Colleague discount: 15% off shopping

Discretionary company bonus scheme

Enhanced electric car scheme

Free eye test

Discounts on Asda services

Flexible pay and financial coaching

Company pension

24/7 virtual GP

Access to well-being support services

Parental leave policies

Colleague recognition programme

Special offers across various services

Qualifications

• Experience managing or supervising in a fresh food or grocery retail environment.
• Strong knowledge of food safety standards and compliance.
• A passion for coaching and developing others.
• The ability to work flexibly across shifts.

Responsibilities

• Ensure fresh departments are full and inviting.
• Manage a team, coaching and developing them.
• Drive performance, manage stock and waste.
• Ensure compliance with all food safety regulations.

Skills

Fresh food expertise

Customer focus

Leadership

Operational excellence

Attention to detail

Commercial awareness

Drive Performance

Job description

Job Title

Fresh Manager

Location

Totton (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

22 February 2026

At Asda, we want you to find your everything. As our Fresh Manager, you’ll be responsible for ensuring our fresh departments are always full and inviting, delivering the highest standards of quality, availability, and food safety. You’ll manage a team of colleagues, coaching and developing them to deliver brilliant service and maintain exceptional standards. Working closely with the wider store leadership team, you’ll drive performance, manage stock and waste, and ensure compliance with all food safety regulations. This is a hands-on role where your passion for fresh food, people leadership, and operational excellence will shine every day.

What makes a brilliant Fresh Manager:

• Fresh food expertise: You understand what great looks like in fresh—from quality and presentation to rotation and waste control.
• Customer focus: You know how to create a fresh food experience that keeps customers coming back.
• Leadership: You lead by example, energising your team and creating a culture of pride and accountability.
• Operational excellence: You’re confident managing stock, availability, and compliance in a fast-paced environment.
• Attention to detail: You’re meticulous when it comes to food safety, hygiene, and legal standards.
• Commercial awareness: You use data and insight to drive sales, reduce waste, and improve margins.
• Drive Performance: Monitor KPIs and sales targets, using your insight to boost results and celebrate success.

What you’ll bring:

• Experience managing or supervising in a fresh food or grocery retail environment.
• Strong knowledge of food safety standards and compliance.
• A passion for coaching and developing others.
• The ability to work flexibly across 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
• Stream: 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