Commercial Change is one of the most dynamic areas of Sainsbury’s, supporting the delivery of large-scale change initiatives across food, general merchandise and clothing to deliver exceptional solutions for our customers and commercial colleagues. After all, people are at the heart of our business.

We’re an experienced team, committed to change and focused on the value that we can add rather than hierarchy, meaning that everyone is free to share their ideas to find the best solutions. We deal with serious projects that impact the ways of working of thousands of people, but we also like to have fun as a team with regular socials and catch up calls.

As a Senior Project Manager, you’ll manage multiple change initiatives at any one time and will work in an agile way, adapting to challenges and developing lead edge solutions with the knowledge that your team has your back. Working in a matrix environment, your projects will integrate, automate and optimise processes and systems across the Commercial Division driving efficiency and a world class customer experience to support our ambitious targets. You’ll work alongside a broad spectrum of other functions including but not limited to Tech, Buying & Merchandising, Technical, Supply Chain and the Asia sourcing office.   

The work you do will be fundamental to delivering our Save to Invest, Win In Food, Brands that Deliver and Net Zero aims. The ideal candidate will bring a challenger mind-set, seeking new and improved ways of tackling issues and opportunities. and have expert knowledge and experience of leading large change initiatives.

More about the role:

• Provide first-class operational process development, and excellent change management ensuring strong engagement across all constituents enlisting the support of Change Managers where required.
• Develop strong working relationships across all the departments we work both across the commercial and broader functions at all levels.  
• Bring a new perspective to initiatives, challenge the status quo and identify opportunities to do things better/cheaper/faster
• Adopt an Agile approach and utilise Lean principles wherever appropriate to deliver initiatives at the desired pace
• Proactively identify and manage risks, issues and dependencies to swift resolution
• Ensure all governance documentation is completed fully in a timely manner including robust plans which enable continuous monitoring of progress 
• Develop an in-depth understanding of the processes and systems utilised across the whole Commercial function as well as our strategy and business priorities
• Input into the strategic direction by your interactions with Tech Product Owners, Programme Leads, and the Head of Commercial Change
• Role model positive, collaborative and agile ways of working with all areas of the business with clear thinking and strong communication

More about you:

• An experienced Project Manager with a history of cross-functional project delivery retail alongside commercial teams
• Ability to manage risks, dependencies and complex priorities
• Excellent stakeholder management through engaging communication skills and presenting style
• Understanding of how change is landed through a tech, people & process-based lens
• PRINCE2/Agile/Six Sigma qualifications preferred
• Able to demonstrate previous experience of strong analytical/insight skills working with big data and complex challenges balancing customer, colleague and business benefits

Work-life balance is important to us, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role. We trust them to decide how, where and when they work, combining remote and collaborative working with a flexible approach to hours, giving them plenty of time and space for life outside of work whilst delivering against our business goals.