Programme Manager
Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: Holborn Store Support Centre and Home, London, EC1N 2HT
Contract type: Permanent
Business area: Logistics
Closing date: 27 February 2025
Requisition ID: 290308
Why join us:
By joining Sainsbury's as a Programme Manager, you will have the opportunity to lead and deliver major network change projects that have a significant impact on the logistics and fulfilment operations of a retail-led business.
With a focus on automation and innovation, you will collaborate with stakeholders, manage complex projects, and drive continuous improvement to ensure delivery on time and within budget.
As part of a dynamic and inclusive team, you will have the chance to showcase your leadership skills, problem-solving abilities, and commitment to delivering exceptional results while embracing new technologies and industry trends.
What you'll do:
You will be accountable for the delivery and integration of major network change projects, including automation initiatives and proof of concept trials featuring Robotics and AMR. You will oversee change projects across the Logistics and Fulfilment team, ensuring multiple change programmes are delivered according to schedule, budget, and required standards.
Your role will involve collaborating with stakeholders to create a manageable programme of delivery to meet business case targets, monitoring project progress, managing risks and issues, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation in delivery practises.
Additionally, you will be responsible for ensuring compliance with organisational policies, standards, and best practises, as well as supporting the Network Strategy and Design teams to ensure budget and timelines are accurate and achievable once approved for delivery.
Who you are:
An experienced professional with a deep understanding of logistics projects and a proven track record of successfully delivering complex automation initiatives within a fast-paced environment.
Your strong leadership skills, exceptional problem-solving abilities, and effective communication style enable you to collaborate with stakeholders, manage project plans and budgets, and drive the integration of major network change projects to meet business case targets.
With a commitment to continuous learning and professional development, you foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation in delivery practises, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required standards.
We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new — whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them:
Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to save 10% on your shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at points during the year. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 20% of salary, depending on how we perform.
Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance, and you can buy up to an additional week's holiday, and we provide private healthcare. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, interest free car loan of up to £10k, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an Employee Assistance Programme.
Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave.
Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).