If you’re studying for a science related degree and thinking about your placement year for 2022, there’s nowhere better than Sainsbury’s.  

Ensuring our food always tastes delicious whenever it lands in our customers baskets is an important task, and one that falls to us in Sainsbury’s Brand. Over the years, we’ve built up quite the reputation for quality, taste, welfare and sustainability, so everything we do, we do with that in mind. As an intern, you’ll put everything you have learnt during your degree so far into practice to deliver a project of real business benefit, and build on your knowledge to understand what goes on behind the scenes to consistently deliver great tasting, safe products to our 22 million weekly customers whilst upholding our strong brand credentials. 

This is paid work with a FTSE 100 business, and a real foot in the door for only the most ambitious students. 

More about the role 

On the Sainsbury’s Brand Internship, you’ll spend a year working alongside and being supported by experts in the Sainsbury’s Brand team. You will have the opportunity to build on your breath of knowledge within a range of areas, whether that be Agriculture, Product Technology or Product Development. 

Across the year you will: 

Complete two 6 month projects- these will be specific to your area and will provide an opportunity to work cross-functionally within the Sainsbury’s Own Brand division 

Gain invaluable insight in to the Food Retail industry and how our business works 

Develop presentation and stakeholder management skills through presenting the findings of your two projects to leaders within the business 

Have the opportunity to work with and visit our suppliers, giving you access to the whole supply chain 

Have the opportunity to work in Store, exploring how your work affects our retail colleagues, and how we work as one team 

What we're looking for 

A genuine passion for food and food retail 

A desire to build on the learnings gained during your degree, and apply your knowledge to real life / work situations   

Ability to soak up knowledge from others within our business 

Time management and organisational skills 

Teamworking skills with the ability to thrive in a team environment  

Excellent communication skills and ability to present to a range of stakeholders 

In return you'll get 

A competitive salary 

Colleague Discount across our multi-brands including Sainsbury's, Argos and Habitat  

Holiday Allowance 

Special Offers on gym memberships, restaurants, holidays, retail vouchers and more 

Full year programme of inductions and immersions into our wider business 

Ample resources at your fingertips â€“ you’ll have everything you need to achieve your objectives and we will help you all the way 

Help in navigating our business, and all other potential career journeys too, to help you make the right choice when you graduate 

Flexible working conversations are encouraged. Across our multi-brands, we’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer that champions a diverse and inclusive culture.  

If you’re reading this, even if you’re not 100% sure you’re there with your experience, we’d still love to hear from you.