Why join us
Joining Sainsbury's as a Merchandiser in our Grocery & GM Operations team means being part of a leading retail organisation with a commitment to delivering exceptional customer experiences. As a key member of our Food Commercial division, you will have the opportunity to create best-in-class planograms for our plinths, ensuring they are customer-friendly and align with our corporate merchandising principles. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will contribute to shaping retail execution strategies and optimising product displays. With a focus on detail, organisational skills, and customer-centric thinking, you will play a vital role in enhancing the shopping experience for millions of customers. Join us to be part of a dynamic and innovative environment where you can make a real impact in the world of retail.

What you'll do
We're looking for a Merchandiser to join the team on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract. As a Merchandiser in Grocery Operations at Sainsbury's, your main responsibility will be to create best-in-class planograms for plinths across both supermarkets and convenience stores, ensuring they are customer-friendly, easy to shop, and align with corporate merchandising principles and rule sets. You will develop the merchandising strategy for plinths supporting the delivery of key value messages as well as seasonal events. Collaborating with the Category, Supply Chain, and Retail teams, you will work towards producing and delivering planograms that are suitable for right-first-time store execution. Additionally, you will track milestones, handle cross-functional communication, and address queries from retail in a timely and efficient manner. Your attention to detail, organisation skills, and ability to prioritise and plan your workload will be key to successfully completing tasks, while your strong analytical skills will help you manipulate and analyse data effectively. Ultimately, your role will contribute to enhancing the customer experience through effective merchandising strategies and well-executed planograms.

Who you are
You are a detail-oriented and highly organised professional with a strong understanding of merchandising principles and customer behaviour. You possess excellent analytical skills, allowing you to manipulate and analyse data effectively to create best-in-class planograms that adhere to corporate merchandising principles and ensure ease of shopping for customers. Your ability to communicate and engage with cross-functional teams enables you to collaborate successfully and influence decisions that enhance retail execution. With your customer-focused mindset and retail display perspective, you prioritise and plan your workload efficiently to deliver accurate and timely planograms, driving positive stakeholder feedback. 

Essential Criteria

• Demonstratable experience creating or supporting the delivery of merchandising planograms using relevant software.

• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously while meeting deadlines.

• Demonstratable understanding of retail customer behaviour and core merchandising principles.

• Proven ability to interpret and work with data using Excel and other business tools.

• Demonstratable ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders.