Healthy and Sustainable Diets Manager

Job description

About the job

Joining Sainsbury's as a Healthy and Sustainable Diets Manager means being part of a dynamic team that is committed to delivering on the core value of Good Food for All of Us. Healthy and sustainable diets is central to our strategy and driving healthier purchases is integral to our business priorities; we're on a serious mission to drive healthier choices for our customers and you'll be at the heart of driving positive change. You will have the opportunity to work collaboratively with a variety of food system stakeholders, lead government health consultation responses, and shape strategies and initiatives that impact over 25 million customers. This role offers a platform for continuous learning, innovative thinking, and impactful decision-making, all within a supportive and inclusive environment where your contributions can make a real difference in the food industry.

What you'll do

As the Healthy and Sustainable Diets Manager at Sainsbury's, you will be responsible for helping to lead and deliver the company's healthy and sustainable diets strategy, ensuring key internal and external health targets and milestones are met. You will help provide nutrition leadership and direction to internal and external partners, act as a voice for Sainsbury’s and help guide our strategic priorities in areas that are often leading and ambiguous. You will be happy to engage across the food system with a variety of actors (suppliers, trade bodies, not-for-profits and think tanks) to help us collectively lead food systems transformation. Additionally, you may be asked to lead government health consultation responses – including the internal business engagement on regulatory changes. Your role will also involve owning the development of nutrition policies and standards, working closely with data teams to track progress including reporting against relevant investor benchmarks. And, as a more experienced member of the team, you may be asked to help support others in the team on research projects, health-related trials and with mentoring more generally. It is a demanding and diverse role where you will have great opportunities across the whole food system so you will be delivering at pace with passion and pragmatism.

Who you are

You will hold a degree in Nutrition or related science or post-graduate qualification along with a significant proven track record in a similar role in the food industry. Your ability to navigate complex projects and legislative frameworks, while balancing scientific credibility with commercial needs showcases your critical thinking skills and adaptability in delivering evidence-based solutions at pace. You will have a solid understanding of sustainable diets, relevant investor health benchmarks and national and devolved government priorities. As a result, you will have a proven ability to apply food laws and the latest scientific and third sector thinking to retailing strategies, nutrition communications and retailing environments. With exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills, coupled with a proactive mindset and attention to detail, you lead by example in driving health initiatives and shaping Sainsbury's nutrition policies towards achieving the core value of Good Food for All of Us.

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).