No limits at ASDA

ASDA is one of the UK's fastest growing retailers and we employ over 170,000 colleagues across our business throughout the UK, including Northern Ireland. Our mission is: ‘To be Britain’s best value retailer exceeding customer needs, everyday’. This is backed by our Purpose: ‘To save everyone money, everyday’. Both are made possible by our dedicated teams of colleagues and our commitment to the customer, keeping our prices low and providing warm and friendly service in all our stores.

You’ll find ASDA is an exciting, busy and challenging place to work. We all work together as
one team and we live by our three beliefs:

• Service to our customers
• Respect for the individual
• Strive for excellence.

GCSE/ 'A' level/ Standard Grade/ Highers

ASDA offers a huge range of opportunities across all areas of the business. This might be, for example, in one of our stores, ASDA Living, in our Pharmacy or Optical departments, in one of our Distribution centres or in a more specialised role in the ASDA or George Home Offices, such as Finance, IT or Buying. Qualifications required will depend on the role.

Benefits include:
• Competitive salary • Colleague discount • Bonus • Flexible working • Private health cover • Pension • Share save plan

Apprenticeships

All our colleague training is accredited by City & Guilds, on completion of our 12-week colleague training programme. We also offer retail apprenticeships.

Graduate & Post-graduate training programme

There’s one purpose behind our graduate schemes: to fast track and develop our future leaders. There’s no limit to how far you can go at ASDA. We hire for attitude and train for skill. So you can expect to learn at pace, developing your leadership skills through ongoing behavioural and technical development. These have been designed to enable you to reach a senior role within five years.

Benefits include:

• Competitive salary with twice yearly pay reviews • 24 days' holiday (increasing annually)
• 10% off your ASDA shopping • Annual bonus scheme • Share save plan • Stakeholder pension
• Discounted airport parking • Free eye tests at ASDA Opticians • Great value dental and health cover
• Childcare vouchers to help with childcare costs • Discounted travel insurance

We offer summer internships in our Finance department as well as 1-year industrial placements for many Head Office functions.

Work placements with combined qualifications

We offer work experience through our ‘adopt a school’ scheme for one or two weeks. This provides you with valuable 'life skills' just when you need them and a real taste of the world of work that lies ahead.

Every year, ASDA offers around 15,000 placements of one or two weeks to young people to give them the opportunity to experience working in retail under its ‘Flying the Flag’ programme.

Contact your local store for further information.