London salary - £34,000 

Outside of London salary- £32,000 

 

What the programme offers 

As a Transformation Graduate, you’ll work on the changes that shape how our business evolves. You’ll join a rotational programme designed to develop future leaders, taking on roles that sit at the intersection of strategy, delivery, and real-world impact. 

 

Where you’ll work 

You could be placed within Sainsbury’s Retail and Digital division, or Argos Retail and Tech, depending on business needs. Wherever you’re based, you’ll gain hands-on experience in strategic thinking, programme planning, and stakeholder engagement, while building a deep understanding of how large-scale change is delivered across the business. 

 

Essential criteria: 

You are a current final year bachelors student at university or have graduated since September 2024 with a bachelors degree 

Minimum 2:2 degree obtained or predicted (any discipline) 

You are proficient in Microsoft Office 

You think critically, logically and analytically to solve problems, and you’re comfortable using all available information to draw out reliable and practical insights 

You work brilliantly with others, sharing ideas and using everyone’s strengths to get the best results 

You are eager to learn – whether that’s about our organisation, our customers, or how things work behind the scenes 

You are proactive and confidently make decisions. You step in to keep things moving, even when things feel uncertain 

 

Application process  

If your application is shortlisted, you’ll begin with an online assessment that will help us to understand you- including how you approach challenges, adapt to evolving situations and process information. If successful, you’ll move on to a digital job simulation, where you’ll respond to realistic work scenarios through a range response options, including rank order, video and multiple choice. Following this, shortlisted candidates will be invited to an assessment centre where you’ll take part in a series of group and individual exercises, including a final interview with our team.  

 

Assessment centres will be held in March at either our Ansty Store Support Centre or our London Store Support Centre depending on your role preference. Property, Procurement and Clothing will be hosted in Ansty, all other role preferences will be hosted in London. 

 

The programme kicks off in September 2026. 

 

If you're ready to make a real impact and grow your career with one of the UK’s most trusted brands, we’d love to hear from you. 

 

Please note that by proceeding with this application, you are consenting for your application to be reviewed and scored by a 3rd party provider to the extent that it is necessary and relevant to the assessment process. 

 

Please note that visa or immigration sponsorship is not available for this role. 

Our application window is scheduled to close on 23rd January 2026 however this could close sooner depending on volumes of applications.