Cost Operations Support - Asda Express

Competitive salary plus benefits.

“Find your role”

The Express Store Costs Operations Support role plays a critical role in managing and controlling store-level activities that drive operational expenditure. This includes monitoring and analysing key cost areas such as Employment Costs, Waste and Markdowns, Repairs and Maintenance, and other store-related expenses. By delivering actionable insights and supporting leading cost-reduction initiatives, the Store Costs Operations Support role Analyst helps safeguard profitability and enable sustainable growth.

 You will: 

Analyse cost drivers and identify areas of concern, ensuring proactive management of expenditure.

Lead process improvements to uncover smarter, more efficient ways of working that reduce operational costs.

Build strong cross-functional relationships, fostering collaboration and alignment across teams.

Ensure process compliance across all sites, partnering with Retail teams to address gaps and drive adherence.

“Let's find out about you.” 

Analytical and data driven, skilled in using data to make informed decisions and optimise results.  Build actions backed by data. Be a strong communicator with great personal skills to work with people at all levels, from store colleagues to directors, – 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 to 7% matched

• 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