Please note this role may require travel within the UK and overseas

About the team

The Technical & Ethical team ensures our General Merchandise and Clothing products are safe, high‑quality and responsibly sourced. Working closely with suppliers, sourcing teams, designers and buyers, we play a key role in shaping products our customers love while upholding brand standards and meeting sustainability commitments.

More about the role

In this role, you’ll manage the development and delivery of product ranges across Sainsbury’s Argos, ensuring quality, safety and legality at every stage. You’ll work with colleagues across Buying, Design, Sourcing, Supply Chain and Retail to bring products to market that meet customer expectations and commercial goals.

You’ll lead product evaluations, competitor benchmarking and risk assessments, ensuring technical approvals stay on track. You’ll also analyse returns and customer feedback to drive continuous improvement and support delivery of category strategies and sustainability plans. For Lead Technologist roles, you’ll provide day‑to‑day leadership, coaching and development for a small team.

More about you

You’ll bring strong technical expertise from a manufacturing or retail environment, with the ability to balance detail, risk and commercial considerations. You’re confident managing multiple priorities, solving problems proactively and building strong relationships across teams and suppliers.

You’ll be comfortable working at pace, communicating clearly and using data and insight to make informed decisions. You take ownership, embrace change and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and customer focus.

Essential criteria

Experience working in a technical environment within manufacturing or retail. Ability to deliver high‑quality technical outputs with strong attention to detail. Effective risk, due‑diligence and issue‑resolution capability. Strong planning, prioritisation and organisational skills. Confident communicator able to work effectively with suppliers and internal teams.

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