Job Description

Job Title

Head of Non-Food

Location

Asda House (Fieldbased)

Employment Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours per Week

37.5

Salary

Competitive Salary plus benefits

Category

Distribution/Transportation

Closing Date

3 June 2026

Key Accountabilities:

• Lead and implement the Non-Food network plan to meet business strategy and cost.

• Responsible for leading business change projects in the Non-Food network.

• Responsible for overall Non-Food network KRAs.

• Overall responsibility for setting and approving network budgets that achieve business strategy.

• Responsible for Non-Food Depot colleagues and Non-Food network capability, driving the strategy to attract, develop and retain the best talent.

• Liaise with the People & Labour relations teams to find joint solutions.

• Identify savings as part of the LCOM agenda in their network.

• Optimising available resources – people, process, equipment to ensure delivery of the Non-Food network plan.

• Providing support & connection between ALS depot operations and wider central teams within Asda.

How you'll do it:

Knowledge

• The role requires comprehensive knowledge of logistics, along with the experience of leading a business area in delivering against functional objectives.

• You will use your diverse understanding of logistics as you drive improvement in the ALS Non-Food network.

Communicating and influencing

• This is a leadership role, requiring you to build and maintain a network of peers and contacts, and lead a team of Depot General Managers, both Asda and 3rd Party.

• You will comfortably challenge, confront, and solve difficult situations whilst maintaining solid internal and external connections.

• Influencing and negotiating at different levels across the business.

• You will achieve results through inspiring and motivating your team(s) to take action and deliver against the strategy.

Freedom to Think and Act

• This role requires a degree of autonomous thinking as you set and deliver your network strategy using your experience, guided by broad principles and direction of the business. You have the freedom to define your own plan using own judgement to achieve success.

Skills for the role:

Required

• Strong leadership experience.

• Proven influence at all levels.

• Stakeholder management.

• Experience of strategic thinking. 

• Ability to think ahead, make decisions to adapt plans. 

Desirable

• Educated to degree level or equivalent. 

• Experience of logistics.

• Experience of 3rd Party management.

Other Requirements

• You will be mobile and able to travel across the ALS Non-Food depot network.

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