London Jobs: Sainsbury’s Scouts For 700 Talents In London

by Benson Agoha

If you live in London and relish to thrill of working for a high street retail giant, you may be in as it may be Sainsbury's is looking for.

Sainsbury’s has announced the start of a major recruitment campaign in London to find 500 Team Leaders and 200 Managers for its convenience stores over the next year.

With the retail giant due to open 60 new stores in London and the South East, in the next year, Sainsbury's said in a statement on thursday, the drive will bring in fresh talent to power the growth of it’s Local convenience stores.

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There are 500 Team Leader, 100 Store Manager and 100 Deputy Manager positions available for grabs during the drive which spans over the next financial year.

Sainsbury’s employs over 14,000 people in its convenience business nationally and has pledged to open up to two new convenience stores each week during 2013/14. It has opened nearly 80 so far this year, the statement said.

Sainsbury’s currently has 185 Local stores in Greater London, employing over 6,000 people.

Simon Twigger, Director of Convenience at Sainsbury’s, said “We’re a growing business, and with that comes the need for fresh new talent and perspective. Running one of our busy stores is like running your own business and if you put in the hard yards the results get noticed. The variety and potential for career progression is pretty much unrivalled.”

"We’re open to everyone, so if you like a challenge and have a head for business and customer service – come and see what we can offer."

For more details on how to apply for the jobs, visit Sainsbury's website, click on Careers/Recruitment.

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