Senior Account Manager
Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: London Store Support Centre and Home, London, EC1M 6HA
Contract type: Permanent
Business area: Marketing
Closing date: 24 June 2025
Requisition ID: 400002664
We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. We’re one of the biggest supermarkets in the UK with one of the largest websites. So marketing here really happens at scale. We move a lot faster than you’d think too, across Brand Planning, Brand Comms and Creative, Digital Marketing, CRM and Loyalty, Nectar 360, Insights, and Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability. More people shopping with us each week means more interactions. And thanks to data insight, we understand customers in a way that almost nobody else does. We work alongside incredible brand partners and the best agencies around. So if you have a passion to learn, grow and experience new teams, come and explore it all with us.
Why join us
Joining Sainsbury's as a Senior Account Manager in the Marketing Zest team means being part of a collaborative and dynamic environment where your creativity and strategic thinking can truly shine. You will have the opportunity to work alongside talented teams and external partners to drive the quality and effectiveness of our creative campaigns, making a direct impact on our marketing performance. With a strong focus on building trusted relationships, owning project delivery, and contributing to client satisfaction, this role offers a platform for personal growth and professional development in a supportive and innovative setting.
What you'll do
As a Senior Account Manager at Sainsbury's in the Marketing - Zest division, you will be responsible for driving the quality and effectiveness of creative work by collaborating closely with the Account Director. Building strong, trusted relationships with internal teams, client stakeholders, and external agency partners will be crucial, as you work towards delivering excellent account management and ensuring the successful execution of complex projects. Your role will involve providing relevant feedback on strategy and creative work, attending shoots as required, managing multiple projects concurrently, and contributing towards client satisfaction through effective development of work and relationship management. Additionally, you will act as a deputy for the Account Director in meetings and conversations, confidently providing insights on strategy and creative work, and ensuring that client feedback is effectively communicated to the creative teams.
Who you are
As a Senior Account Manager at Sainsbury's Zest Marketing division, you are a strategic thinker with a keen understanding of communications strategy and creative development, enabling you to drive marketing performance and deliver high-quality campaigns. Your excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and ability to build strong relationships with internal teams, client stakeholders, and external agency partners ensure the successful execution of projects and the satisfaction of clients. With a proactive and adaptable approach, you support the Account Director in managing complex projects end to end, providing relevant feedback, and maintaining a focus on continuous improvement and excellence in client service.
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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: 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.
Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to get 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat after 4 weeks. This increases to 15% off at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day. 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 additional holiday. 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, pay 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, you will also be eligible for private healthcare too.
Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).
