76%
of colleagues from our Poundland and Dealz functions recommend us as a great place to work
about us
You have come to the right place if you want to be part of our success story and have a bright future.
It all started in Burton-upon-Trent in 1990 with our first store. We now have over 750 stores and around 15,000 talented colleagues in the UK and the Republic of Ireland, offering each and every one of our seven million wonderful customers every day amazing value.
We offer thousands of quality products in-store with over 1,000 well-known brands. The majority are just £1, but as a multi price retailer, customers can enjoy competitively priced products from fresh, frozen and ambient food to health and beauty, gardening, clothing, and so much more.
Retail Week nominated us as Value Discounter of the Year in 2019, reflecting our team’s relentless focus on offering customers simplicity and amazing value.
In 2011 Dealz was born. The first stores opened in Blanchardstown and Portlaoise in Ireland. We continue to trade and have expanded rapidly in Ireland, Spain and Poland. Customers enjoy our winning formula of great value top brands and our extensive range, including many local products. We are incredibly proud to have been recognised as one of the Top 100 companies to work for in Ireland in 2022.
Since July 2020, we have invested £45 million in a transformation programme. This includes new store openings and relocations, store revamps and investment in our distribution network. We are committed to playing our part in rebuilding confidence in ‘bricks and mortar’ retailing. Focusing on three types of stores;
- Destination stores offer the fullest range of products, including food, homeware, health and beauty and clothing
- Core stores offering a wide range of products on high streets customers love
- Convenience stores offer “grab and go” easy shopping
OUR BEHAVIOURS
Here at Poundland & Dealz, we pride ourselves in delivering amazing value every day. It is our behaviours and the hard work, commitment and passion of our wonderful colleagues that makes it all possible.
We like to keep things simple so we have just three behaviours that lie at the heart of everything we do and keep us on track.
Love our customers
Customers are our business; we work hard to make them happy, they’re worth it. We do everything we can to listen, respond, and show them we’re on their side.
Care for our Colleagues
We believe that we’re all in this together and being there for each other is what makes us great! In turn we do everything we can to create a place for our colleagues to be the best version of themselves.
Protect our Pounds / Euros
We are passionate about saving money and cannot stand waste! We do everything to keep costs low to create amazing value for our customers. You know what they say, look after the pennies and the pounds look after themselves.
View Our Behaviours Video
Our behaviours tell you everything you need to know about us. We firmly believe that it’s this culture that powers our business, it shapes the way we work together, how we approach challenges and how we support each other. We also know that excellence doesn’t just come from what we do but how we do it.
By living our behaviours every day, we’ve created a land which is fun, friendly and full of surprises — a place where our people can truly be the best version of themselves!
diversity & inclusivity
Fostering a diverse and inclusive culture is at the heart of everything we do Poundland & Dealz. Everyone is welcome and is empowered to be the best version of themselves. We respect and appreciate what makes us different and how important it is to belong.
We actively celebrate colleagues’ different abilities, sexual orientation, ethnicity, age, and gender. We seek talent and continue to support the development of all our people at every stage of their journey with us.
We create open forums for everyone to listen and learn from other experiences. Our Diversity, Inclusion & Wellbeing (DIW) focus groups enable our people to share their voices and help inform and guide us to create amazing value every day.
Inclusive Highlights
71%
of colleagues believe we have built an inclusive culture
roles
If you are looking for an exciting and rewarding career, you have come to the right place. We can offer roles in our retail business, distribution centres, and customer support centres. Read on to find out more.
retail
We have some amazing career choices available right now. One of them could be yours, just by following our simple four steps how to apply guide. We have vacancies of all shapes and sizes, so there is bound to be something just right for you. We will then support you to become the very best at what you have chosen to do. Why not hear more from our Retail colleagues? Click the video to find out more!
distribution Centres
The stock doesn’t stay on the shelves long! So, we’re constantly replenishing our stores with all our latest offers and seasonal goodies. Covering the whole of the UK and ROI, we have a warehouse and distribution network the envy of any retailer, huge storage facilities with a full complement of warehouse teams, plus a considerable fleet of HGV’s and skilled drivers. Our current locations are Springvale, Harlow, Darton and Wigan. Our Distribution Centres offer a great working environment and use the most modern technology to make your job efficient. Our career pathways have helped many colleagues progress in their careers. Why not hear more from our Distribution colleagues? Click the video to find out more!
Customer Support Centre
Our Customer Support Centre (CSC) supports our front-line teams and our customers. We are based in the heart of Walsall, West Midlands. Here you’ll find a full complement of support teams responsible for every aspect of running one of the UK’s favourite retailers. Our new CSC is the latest milestone in our transformation programme, creating a stunning and energy-efficient new home for our colleagues to work from and do what they do best. Why not hear more from our Customer Support colleagues or take a tour around our office in Walsall? Click the video to find out more!
reward & recognition
We recognise that a valued rewards package is so much more than just salary and have spent time putting in place relevant and valuable benefits. We also understand that different people value different benefits, so we offer a range of rewards and recognition. And with so many training opportunities and benefits like our bonus schemes (where applicable) and staff discount, there are plenty of reasons to choose a career with Poundland & Dealz.
As part of our wellbeing programme, we also release benefits and tools that have been specifically developed to support all aspects of our colleague’s wellbeing. These benefits are introduced throughout the year.
We want our people to feel great about coming to work and give them every reason to go the extra mile. That’s why we offer all these great benefits.
Loyalty Awards
Loyalty and commitment at Poundland & Dealz deserve recognition and celebration. On key milestones, we do exactly that by awarding our colleagues with a very special anniversary reward and an additional day’s holiday!
Colleague Discount
You’ll be entitled to 10% off most in-store purchases. We also provide additional discount days throughout the year!
Happy Birthday!
We know how important work-life balance is and believe in creating moments that matter. That’s why in addition to your holiday entitlement we also give you your birthday off as well! You can take this on your birthday itself or in the month of your birthday.
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Life Assurance
Although we hope that this is something you will never have to worry about, we offer life assurance that could be paid to your spouse, partner or immediate family from the day you join us
Family Friendly
We believe it’s important that we support you and your family; we offer maternity leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave to support your journey. In addition, we also provide 16 week’s enhanced maternity and adoption pay to support your journey to parenthood
Pension
A pension savings account is automatically set up for all eligible colleagues to support our colleagues in saving for the future. Eligibility will be based on age and earnings, and those joining the scheme will start making regular contributions to their savings as well as receiving a regular contribution from us
Agile Working
Where possible, we aim to provide colleagues with the flexibility to get a good balance between their home life and work
Employee Assistance Programme
Talking about a difficult situation can make all the difference. In partnership with leading EAP specialist providers, we can offer our colleagues free and confidential access to a 24/7 counselling and information support service for personal or work-related matters
Poundland Foundation
We have raised millions of pounds through charity partnerships to do what we can for neighbourhoods and communities that need a helping hand. Since Poundland was founded in 1990, together with our customers, we have ambitions to transform communities and change lives across the UK.
The Poundland Foundation brings together all of Poundland’s charitable activities, including generous donations from customers, inspirational fundraising by colleagues, and support from suppliers.
We have a long-term partnership with children’s charities Make A Wish UK and Ireland, Tommy’s and Whizz Kidz, and our own community grant programme, Kits 4 Kids, which encourages children to get active by providing funds for new kits. We are proud of our track record of making a real difference in people’s lives.
Since 2017 we’ve raised over £5 million and supported over 17,000 children and their families and
Awarded 150 grants to grassroots sports clubs across the UK
Helped Make a Wish UK to deliver 667 wishes, helping to light up the darkness for critically ill children
Enabled Tommy’s to support 15,957 families through their Clinics to keep their babies safe
Provided Whizz Kidz with 490 life-changing wheelchairs and mobility equipment for young disabled people.
Dealz has a highly successful partnership with Make A Wish Ireland. Over the last ten years, our amazing colleagues and customers have raised over €670,000 to grant wishes to children across Ireland living with severe and life-threatening illnesses
we’ve a career near you
Joining Poundland & Dealz will give you so much choice. There’s a huge variety of roles, and we are confident one will be just right for you. From our retail stores across the UK and Ireland to our support centre and distribution centres, we know it’s our people who make the difference. Each and every one of our colleagues is passionate about Poundland & Dealz and delivering amazing value to our customers. We’ll support you in every way we can to build your career progression plan and create amazing opportunities for yourself, our customers and our business.
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how to apply
Once you have looked through this website and decided that we are the right company for your next career move, simply search for roles you are interested in and apply
If your application is successful, we will get in touch and invite you to a short telephone or video interview. After that, we’ll get back to you within two days to discuss the next steps
We’ll invite you to a interview. If you’ve applied for a management role, we may ask you to complete an assessment that may include presentations, practical exercises relating to the job and some competency tasks. We’ll be in touch quickly to let you know how you got on
This is the best bit! It means you’ve shown us all the great qualities needed for the job you applied for! All that happens now is that we’ll arrange your offer and induction and look forward to welcoming you into the #proudland team
To help applicants, we’ve created a Job Applicant Toolkit – providing support on creating an amazing CV or preparing for an interview, so download the guide today!
wellbeing
Our approach has always been to raise awareness, inspire and motivate colleagues to look after their wellbeing. We work with several partners who help shape our programme and provide expertise. The propositions have essential core services such as Occupational Health, Employee Assistance Programme, online learning and support resources.
Our overall aim is to create a leading workplace health programme that every colleague can access, empowering them to prioritise their own wellbeing.
mental health
- using great interventions and resources that colleagues and managers are encouraged to use;
- creating a supportive workplace experience; and
- making sure we are equipped to respond effectively when a colleague needs support
- to help support our colleagues further, colleagues have free access to the Grocery Aid platform to support their wellbeing. These tools encourage colleagues to take more mindful moments for themselves and their teams
Learning & Development
So, you want to join us? Great choice!
We believe our amazing colleagues are the single most important factor to make us so special in our customer’s eyes. You won’t be surprised to know we’re totally committed to helping you be the best version of yourself!
We are dedicated to developing our people and helping them to get on. If you choose to build your career with us, we have structured career pathways and talent development programmes to help you achieve your goals. If you just want to be amazing at what you do, don’t worry; we can also help with that. We’ve got something for everyone; whether it be learning with a recognised or professional qualification through our extensive apprenticeships. Or practical job-based training, digital on-demand learning, leadership development, bite-sized learning or being coached by a more experienced colleague. We will do all we can to support you to fulfil your personal and professional potential, and that’s a promise!
Skills & Qualifications: Apprenticeships
Poundland & Dealz have been offering funded apprenticeships since 2007, with over 700 of our colleagues benefiting from our work-based learning programmes. They form part of our people led strategy, where we continually seek to develop and recognise our colleagues.
In 2022 we were incredibly proud to have been recognised as one of the Best 100 apprenticeship employers. This award is extra special as it’s been voted for by our colleagues undertaking apprenticeship programmes from level 2 to level 7 across our Retail, Distribution and Customer Support Centre divisions.
We have an apprenticeship standard aligned to every job role within the organisation, some of which have professional accreditation such as CIPD, ACCA, AAT, CIMA and MBA, to name a few. It is great way to get hands-on experience while achieving a nationally recognised qualification.
Sustainability
You may be wondering what we mean by environmental sustainability. For us, it’s all about running our business in a way that is respectful to the natural world we all benefit from and enjoy. We have several stretching Sustainability Goals over the next few years;
Lower The Environmental Impact Of Our Fashion Brands
Halve Our Carbon Footprint
Ensure No Unsold Food Goes To Waste
Reduce The Environmental Impact Of Energy And Refrigeration
Reduce The Impact Of Commuting And Business Travel
Make All Our Consumer Packaging Reusable Or Recyclable
Send Zero Waste To Landfill
Eliminate Air Freight
All Plastic Bags Will Have A Minimum Of 50% Recycled Content
Make Our Distribution Fleet More Environmentally Friendly
We have currently set ourselves measurable goals in our sustainability strategy. We will lower our carbon footprint and become a more environmentally friendly company and support our customers to be greener through these goals. We care about our planet and making sustainability affordable for all our customers.
Testimonials
Find out what three words some of our colleagues used to describe working at Poundland & Dealz.
Rose
Retail
“Supportive, fast-paced, welcoming”
Dave
DC
“Valued, driven, rewarding”
Claire
DC
“People focussed, humourous, progressive”
Mohim
Retail
“Supportive, customer-centric, value-driven”
Gemma
CSC
“Supported, customer-orientated, team”
Matt
CSC
“Collaborative, agile, inclusive”
Kavita
CSC
“Inclusive, empowering, impactful”
Julie
CSC
“Supportive, ambitious, welcoming”