Product Developer (Food) - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Job description

Food Commercial - Product Developer

Why join us

Joining our Product Innovation team at Sainsbury's offers an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of bringing new trends and innovative products to market, driving our Win in Food Strategy. As a passionate foodie, you will have the chance to shape and deliver the Product Plan for your sub-category, leading the development of fantastic product innovations that meet customer needs and enhance their experience. With a focus on quality, customer insights, and sustainability, you will be part of creating value and making a real impact in the industry. Collaborating with cross-functional teams and suppliers, you will have the autonomy to drive change and contribute to our mission. At Sainsbury's, we value work-life balance, allowing you to excel professionally while enjoying time for your personal life. If you are ready to be part of an innovation revolution, we would love to hear from you!

What you'll do

As a Product Developer on a 12-month fixed-term contract with Sainsbury's Product Innovation team, you will play a crucial role in driving innovation and delivering their Win in Food Strategy. Collaborating with cross-functional teams and suppliers, you will shape and execute the Product Plan for your assigned sub-category, focusing on developing innovative and high-quality products that meet customer needs. You will be responsible for ensuring a delightful customer experience and product quality by setting customer quality measures, incorporating customer insights, and utilising trends to drive quality and distinctiveness. Additionally, you will identify new opportunities for innovation, create and deliver product briefs, and collaborate with design and brand agencies for new product designs. Contributing to Plan for Better targets, you will support nutritional reformulation and sustainable packaging solutions. Effective communication and collaboration will be key as you work with various business partners, sharing your passion for products and engaging with consumers and colleagues through internal social media channels.

Who you are

As a Product Developer for the Sainsbury's Product Innovation team, you are a passionate food enthusiast who thrives on bringing new trends and innovations to the market. With your expertise in product development from the retail, manufacturing, or food service industry, you have a deep understanding of commercial awareness, cost structures, and quality management. Your ability to interpret and analyse data enables you to make data-driven decisions and identify new opportunities for innovation that deliver value in the category. With excellent communication skills and experience in project management and planning, you collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to shape and deliver the product plan, ensuring customer experience and quality are at the forefront. Your passion for your products extends beyond the development phase, as you engage with consumers and colleagues through various channels to share your enthusiasm and drive for delivering exceptional products.

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 10% 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, 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.
 
 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).