Delivery Manager - Fresh Operations (12m FTC)

Job description

Why join us

Joining Sainsbury's as a Delivery Manager in Fresh Operations offers a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of shaping and executing the Fresh strategy, impacting the customer experience and business success. With a focus on delivering the Customer Plan and translating strategic initiatives into actionable plans, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders to drive innovation and growth in the retail industry. Working in a fast-paced environment, you will have the chance to build strong relationships, develop your skills, and make a meaningful impact, all while being supported by a dynamic and inclusive team culture that values resilience, forward planning, and continuous learning.

What you'll do

As a Delivery Manager for Fresh Operations, you will play a crucial role in supporting the Director of Fresh Operations in shaping and coordinating the execution of the Fresh strategy. Your responsibilities will include creating and executing the Customer Plan for Fresh Food, translating the corporate secondary space strategy for Fresh Foods, and ensuring Fresh receives its fair share of marketing spend to bring the strategy to life for customers. You will work closely with senior stakeholders across the business, including Commercial Operations, Marketing, Convenience, and Online, to ensure alignment and successful delivery of the Business Unit plan against targeted objectives. Your success will be measured by your ability to operate consistently to standard processes and policies, build strong relationships, develop your skills, and demonstrate exceptional organisational and prioritisation abilities in a fast-paced operational environment.

Who you are

You are a strategic thinker with a proven track record in translating business strategies into actionable plans that drive success for customers. With your strong analytical skills, commercial acumen, and ability to build relationships across departments, you excel in delivering targeted objectives, maintaining operational consistency, and influencing stakeholders at all levels. Your exceptional organisation, prioritisation, and attention to detail, coupled with your resilience and forward planning capabilities, enable you to thrive in a fast-paced environment and navigate complex challenges with confidence and agility

We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new - whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them:
 
 Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to get 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat after 4 weeks. This increases to 15% off at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 20% of salary, depending on how we perform.  
 
 Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance, and you can buy additional holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, interest free car loan of up to £10k, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an Employee Assistance Programme, you will also be eligible for private healthcare too.

Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave. 
 
 Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).