Continual Improvement Analyst

Sainsbury's; Coventry; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK grocery retailer is seeking a Continual Improvement Analyst for their Logistics division in Coventry. The role involves driving change and system improvements throughout the UK's logistics network. Candidates should have logistics experience, a focus on continuous improvement, and the ability to engage stakeholders effectively. This position offers a collaborative environment and opportunities for professional growth, with a range of benefits including employee discounts and performance bonuses.

Benefits

Colleague discount on shopping

Pensions scheme and life cover

Performance-related bonus

Annual holiday allowance

Employee assistance programme

Up to 26 weeks' pay for maternity leave

Qualifications

• Results-oriented professional with a strong focus on driving continuous improvement.
• Blend of business and technology acumen.
• Strong supply chain and logistics systems background.

Responsibilities

• Support the business team in identifying and implementing improvements.
• Drive change in a multiyear programme to replace Food WMS.
• Collaborate with operations, business teams, and tech teams.

Skills

Logistics and distribution experience within a retail or FMCG environments

Experience working on WMS systems

Strong focus on continuous improvement

Ability to challenge the norm and gain buy-in for change

Understanding of business and technology change techniques

Organizational awareness & industry context

Strong technical aptitude with practical experience of SDLC

Job description

Why join us

By joining Sainsbury's as a Continual Improvement Analyst, you will have the opportunity to be at the forefront of driving positive change and innovation within our Logistics division. Working in a collaborative and dynamic environment, you will play a pivotal role in identifying and implementing system improvements and process enhancements across our network. With a strong focus on continuous improvement and a supportive team culture that values ownership, creativity, and human connection, you will have the space to grow both personally and professionally. Join us in our journey to deliver exceptional service and make a real impact on our business and customers.

This role will be based out of our Coventry store support centre, however the post holder will be required to travel across our UK logistics network as and when required.

This role will be based out of our Coventry store support centre, however the post holder will be required to travel across our UK logistics network as and when required.

What you'll do

As a Continual Improvement Analyst at Sainsbury's within the Logistics Systems team, you will be responsible for supporting the business team in identifying and implementing tangible improvements through systems change and process enhancement. Your role will involve analysing different ways of working across various sites and teams, determining opportunities for standardisation, and developing business cases to assess the impact on processes, systems, people, and data. You will play a crucial role in a multiyear programme to replace Sainsbury's Food Warehouse Management System (WMS) across the network, focusing on aspects such as people, organisation, processes, information, data, and technology. Collaborating closely with on‑site operations, business teams, and Sainsbury's Tech teams, you will drive change and ensure successful delivery of solutions that enhance efficiency and effectiveness within the logistics domain.

Who you are

As a Continual Improvement Analyst at Sainsbury's, you are a results‑oriented professional with a strong focus on driving continuous improvement through systems change and process enhancement. With a blend of business and technology acumen, you excel in challenging the status quo, gaining buy‑in for change, and identifying opportunities for standardisation and automation across different teams and sites. Your ability to coordinate multiple activities and engage stakeholders effectively, coupled with your strong supply chain and logistics systems background, enables you to lead and influence teams towards successful delivery and impactful organisational change.

Essential Skills Needed

• Logistics and distribution experience within a retail or FMCG environments
• Experience working on WMS systems
• Strong focus on continuous improvement.
• Ability to challenge the norm and gain buy‑in for change.
• Has a firm understanding of business and technology change techniques and approaches.
• Has a good understanding of organisational awareness & industry context.
• Has a strong technical aptitude with a strong practical experience of SDLC.

Qualifications

We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer so you’ll be welcomed whatever 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 save 10% on your shopping online and in‑store at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at points during the year. 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 up to an additional week’s 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, salary advance (where you can access some of your pay before payday) as well as 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).

Responsibilities

We believe in providing meaningful work and achieving a real work/life balance. Here, you'll find both. Our Supply Chain team is the engine room for getting thousands of products from farms and factories to our millions of customers every day. We leverage insight and data to anticipate customer needs, ensuring they get what they want, when they need it. You'll be part of a team that is data‑driven and judgement‑focused, always the first to identify and address any issues or ambiguities. A culture of collaboration, customer obsession, and continuous improvement drives us to deliver market‑leading product availability and operational excellence, and fuels our innovation. Our Supply Chain team calls for people who champion change, are customer‑obsessed, data‑driven, and excel at collaborating and communicating effectively – because those people can go a very long way.