Digital Retail Capacity & Network Planning Lead

Sainsbury's Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Private healthcare

Cycle to work

Job summary

Sainsbury's Limited is seeking a highly analytical Location Planner to lead capacity expansion planning for the Digital (Groceries Online) channel. You will model network capacity, develop live network plans, and work with stakeholders to prioritise investment in property and capacity.

You will bring strong GIS, Excel, and SQL skills, plus experience in retail property and UK geography, to inform strategic decisions and present complex analyses to senior leaders.

Qualifications

• Highly analytical with large data sets and complex models.
• Strong Excel and SQL skills.
• Geographical Information Systems expertise (ArcPro preferred).
• Spatial data analysis and GIS proficiency.
• Experience in retail property / location planning.
• Good knowledge of UK geography.
• Strong PowerPoint abilities for senior stakeholder presentations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Digital (Groceries Online) capacity expansion strategy planning process.
• Model and iterate the online store network capacity model to reflect operations.
• Develop a live network plan to inform a strategic property and capacity plan for Digital.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define a pipeline of investment opportunities.
• Manage the financial viability of capacity investment programmes.
• Identify tactical opportunities to alleviate capacity constraints and optimise delivery territories.
• Present analyses to senior stakeholders using GIS insights.

Skills

Analytical skills

SQL

GIS

Excel

Location planning

Retail property

UK geography

PowerPoint

Job description

Sainsbury's Limited is seeking a highly analytical Location Planner to lead capacity expansion planning for the Digital (Groceries Online) channel. You will model network capacity, develop live network plans, and work with stakeholders to prioritise investment in property and capacity.

You will bring strong GIS, Excel, and SQL skills, plus experience in retail property and UK geography, to inform strategic decisions and present complex analyses to senior leaders.