Commercial Finance Analyst - Supplier Planning (9M FTC)
Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: London Store Support Centre and Home, London, EC1M 6HA
Contract type: Fixed-Term Assignment
Business area: Finance & Business Development
Closing date: 22 February 2026
Requisition ID: 400049228
We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. For a FTSE business, we move incredibly fast. When we’re not handling projects, we’re helping all corners of the wider group with what they’re trying to achieve. And around here, you can see the results of your work as soon as you walk into a store, which gives you a real sense of purpose and responsibility. Better still, the team around you will listen to your ideas and opinions, and you’ll have every chance to try something new. The sheer scale and complexity of our set-up means there’s always something else around the corner, and we’ll help and support you every step of the way. We’re trusted to get on with it. So get ready to make things happen here.
Location: London Store Support Centre & Home - colleagues go into the office 2 days per week on average.
Why join us
Joining the Argos Supplier Planning team at Sainsbury's offers a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of shaping strategic partnerships with branded suppliers, driving sustainable commercial performance in a fast-paced retail environment. As a Finance Analyst, you will play a pivotal role in providing valuable insights and financial analysis that directly impact commercial negotiations and decision-making processes. By leveraging your analytical skills and financial expertise, you will contribute to the development of joint business plans, support key stakeholders in understanding category dynamics and supplier performance, and ultimately help drive the success of the organisation through informed financial strategies and collaborative cross-functional teamwork.
What you'll do
As a Finance Analyst in the Argos Supplier Planning team, you will play a crucial role in shaping the strategic partnerships between Argos and its branded suppliers to drive sustainable commercial performance. By leveraging Supplier Planning tools, profitability dashboards, and negotiation frameworks, you will provide accurate and timely analysis to strengthen commercial negotiations and support the development of robust joint business plans. Your insights and financial modelling will enable key stakeholders to make informed decisions, understand category dynamics, evaluate supplier performance, and assess the value derived through funding, investments, and terms. Your ability to collaborate with both Finance and Non-Finance stakeholders, communicate complex analysis clearly, and drive commercial outcomes while upholding strong controls will be instrumental in achieving success in this dynamic retail environment.
Who you are
You are a highly skilled and detail-oriented professional with a background in finance, particularly in large retail businesses. Your ability to provide insightful analysis, develop robust financial models, and support commercial negotiations is essential in driving sustainable commercial performance and making informed financial decisions in a competitive retail environment. With your analytical mindset, problem-solving skills, and strong communication abilities, you play a key role in collaborating with cross-functional teams to understand category dynamics, supplier performance, and the financial impact of commercial decisions, ultimately contributing to the success and growth of the business.
Essential Criteria
- Part-qualified or fully qualified professional accounting qualification (CIMA, ACCA or ACA)
- Demonstrable experience applying commercial finance expertise within a large retail or consumer-facing organisation, including analysis of margin drivers and supplier business models to inform decision-making
- Evidence of producing accurate, timely and insight-led financial analysis to support commercial decisions in a fast-paced environment
- Proven ability to work effectively with cross-functional stakeholders (e.g. Buying, Supplier Planning, Finance or related teams) to understand priorities and contribute to shared outcomes‑functional stakeholders (e.g. Buying, Supply Chain, Category Planning, Technical, Finance or related teams) to understand priorities and contribute to shared outcomes
- Ability to provide clear, structured updates on progress, risks and issues through regular forums such as daily meetings and weekly reporting
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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: 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 10% 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. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, 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).
