Superdrug
We are Superdrug
We are the UK’s second-largest beauty and health retailer. With over 830 stores across the UK and Republic of Ireland – including 200 in-store pharmacies – we provide a huge range of beauty and health services and the very best in patient care.
Our purpose is to be the best for everyday and accessible beauty. We are totally committed to bringing innovation and the latest styles and trends to the high street at fantastic prices.
Superdrug is part of A.S. Watson Group, the world’s largest international health and beauty retailer operating over 16,000 stores under 12 retail brands in 28 markets, with over 130,000 employees worldwide. For the fiscal year 2022, A.S. Watson Group recorded revenue of US$22 billion. Every year, we are serving over 5.5 billion shoppers via our O+O (Offline plus Online) technology-enabled platforms.
Brands you know and love
We work with some of the best beauty and healthcare brands in the market. We're always on the lookout for the next big trend. We offer exclusive products that customers can only buy at Superdrug and we've got a great Own Brand beauty range!
This same passion goes for our people. When you join Superdrug, you join a fun, fast-changing and forward-looking business. We have fun. We laugh. We cry. We care, and we work hard. Always real, driven, and true to ourselves, our people and our customers.
It’s the energy, that buzz we feel when we get together and make brilliant things happen.
Just be you, and together, we can share that feeling. That Superdrug feeling.
At Superdrug, there’s no one size fits all. We don’t just talk about being customer-focused.
We live it.
When it comes to Inclusion, Wellbeing and Sustainability, our goal is to be a force for good in every market we operate in. We are committed to championing equity, inclusion, diversity and belonging, and supporting all aspects of wellbeing; financial, social, mental, and physical.
Access All Areas Network
Anna Edwards, Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor
The Access All Areas Network recognises that talent is everywhere 'but that opportunity isn't' and that accessible health and beauty products applies just as much to our people as our products and services.
Through quality work experience, apprenticeships (Apprenticeships | www.superdrug.jobs], development programmes, and mentoring, we aim to make opportunities accessible for everyone no matter their start in life or background.
Working with our charity partners, Drive Forward and the Care Leavers Covenant, we offer permanent job opportunities and work placements to care-experienced young people. Our team members also provide mentoring and skills training including CV and interview skills workshops.
We also work with Working Chance and HMP Bronzefield, providing work and skills for women with convictions.
Gender Equality Network
Molly Speck, Senior Customer & Communications Manager
"The mission of the Gender Equality Network is to create a fair, supportive, and flexible workplace for people of all genders. To ensure a gender balance in our future leadership teams, we will:
• Champion and inspire women in our business
• Remove Barriers to building a strong pipeline of diverse talent
Recently we have focused on issues such as Menopause and Domestic Abuse. We celebrate the careers of women in our business and ensure our family friendly policies work for all."
Harmony Network
Tahara, Senior Pharmacy Manager
“The Harmony Network supports the business to be the employer of choice that attracts a diverse workforce. We want to harness people’s unique backgrounds and talents for the benefit of individuals and customers.
We believe that every team member can come to work as their authentic self, and this includes Black hair and hairstyles, which is why we are signatories to the Halo Code, a campaign which exists to build a future without hair discrimination. Please search thehalocode on Instagram for more information.
We are also signed up to the Race of Work Charter, and work with team members on our own internal commitments to improve racial and religious equality in the workplace.
Race - Business in the Community
We focus on educating and celebrating key dates and religious festivals, with speakers, stories, food, and hosting Iftars and Diwali celebrations for all in some stores.
The Network were behind the launch of the Religious Holidays policy and are developing a Religious Inclusion toolkit. “
Pride
Craig Watt, Head of Pharmacy Operations North
"Our mission is to provide a network for our LGBTQ+ colleagues and the allies that stand alongside us. We want colleagues to know that they can be the real them at work.
We are committed to supporting them, by signposting help available internally through the network, as well as externally. As part of our annual Pride activities, we collaborate with our support partner, Unilever, and LGBT Switchboard. Over the years we have donated over £50,000 to LGBT charities. We have also developed a Gender Identity and Expression Policy and support Toolkit for trans and non-binary employees at work and encouraged everyone to be comfortable sharing their pro-nouns."
DisAbility Network
Jerry Walkling, Sales Operations Director, and Exex Sponsor of the DisAbility Network
"Our DisAbility Network focuses on disabilities and long-term health conditions. We are committed to:
• Building awareness of visible and non-visible disability across the business
• Supporting our colleagues that live with these disabilities or long-term health conditions
• Breaking down stigmas and removing the labels attached to disability overall
• Working to ensure that we are an inclusive and accessible workplace
We are proud to have signed the Valuable 500, a global community revolutionising disability inclusion though business leadership and opportunity."
Age Network
Penny Payn, Healthcare Services Manager