Customer Experience Team Leader

About the role

You will lead and inspire teams to deliver exceptional operational and service performance across all key business KPIs, driving continuous improvement through effective communication, strong colleague engagement, and a commitment to coaching and developing others.

We currently have six positions available, with all of these being a six month secondment. Please see below the different shift patterns:

Mon-Fri 11:45-20:00; Sat 1 off in 3, 12:00-20:00; Non Sun

Mon-Fri 14:45-23:00, Sat 1 off in 3, 14:45-23:00, Non Sun

Mon-Fri 14:30-23:00, Sat 1 off in 3, 14:45-23:00, Non Sun

Mon-Fri 14:30-23:00, Sat 1 off in 3, 14:45-23:00, Non Sun

Mon-Fri 07:00 -15:00; 1 off in 3 Sat 07:00 -15:30; Non Sun

Mon-Fri 07:00 -15:00; 1 off in 3 Sat 07:00 -15:00; Sun 08:00-16:00

What is in it for you

We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!

• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service,
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

Click here to read more about the benefits we have available for our colleagues.

You will be responsible for

• Championing our Core Purpose by understanding how the role contributes to delivering great outcomes for customers and colleagues.
• Role‑modelling company values and setting high standards through consistent, positive behaviours.
• Creating a highly engaged team culture where colleagues feel motivated, included, and passionate about serving customers better every day.
• Delivering key performance metrics and driving strong operational results.
• Collaborating across teams to ensure colleagues have the information and support needed to serve customers effectively.
• Managing complex escalations, working with stakeholders to resolve issues and taking ownership to ensure closure.
• Maintaining and embedding standard operating procedures to ensure consistency and compliance.
• Ensuring colleagues receive the right training and development to deliver high‑quality service and meet expectations.
• Holding regular, meaningful conversations that recognise great performance and support career aspirations.
• Supporting performance management through clear guidance, expectations, and accountability.
• Providing structured 1:1 feedback to direct reports to support growth and development.
• Creating an inclusive environment where every colleague feels welcome and valued.
• Ensuring equal development opportunities for all team members.
• Owning action plans to build a great place to work using colleague feedback and insight.
• Identifying opportunities for improvement to remove barriers to performance and enhance colleague and customer experience.
• Setting clear individual objectives aligned with team and business priorities.
• Delivering personal objectives and actively participating in structured development conversations.
• Continuously developing skills to excel in the role and support team success.

You will need

• Analysis and Problem solving
• Communication
• Planning and Organising
• Conflict resolution
• Logical thinking and Decision making
• Coaching and development
• Collaboration/Empathy/Responsiveness/Resilience and Innovation
• Relevant experience in managing a team of direct reports.
• People Management experience
• Track record in coaching teams to deliver strong performance against key metrics.
• Excellent communicator – verbal and written
• Track record in identifying opportunities and problem solving to provide solutions
• Experience working on own initiative, along with working as part of a wider team

About us

We pride ourselves on being a company where everyone’s welcome and truly feels able to be themselves. We not only celebrate diversity but recognise the value and opportunity it brings in helping us to serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day. We strive to build a workforce that reflects our customers, not only here in the UK, but worldwide. In offering many varying working patterns across our business, our aim is to attract a diverse range of applicants from all walks of life. If you’re as passionate as we are about providing the best customer experience, we’d love to hear from you.