Grocery Category Planner — Flexible Hours & Promo Strategy

Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading grocery retailer seeks a passionate and organised Category Planner to join their Grocery Food team. This role involves coordinating promotional strategies and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive sales. Ideal candidates will possess strong project management skills, communicate effectively, and have basic Excel proficiency. The company offers competitive salary and numerous benefits, including employee discounts and performance-related bonuses.

Benefits

Colleague discount

Pensions scheme

Performance-related bonus

Health cash plans

Private healthcare

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Strong abilities to influence stakeholders effectively.
• Demonstrable commitment to compliance and process improvement.
• Experience using qualitative and quantitative insights to inform decisions.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and optimise promotional strategies across channels.
• Own and oversee promotional plans ensuring successful execution.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance sales performance.

Skills

Project management

Organisational skills

Stakeholder management

Customer-centricity

Basic Excel skills

Communication skills

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

A leading grocery retailer seeks a passionate and organised Category Planner to join their Grocery Food team. This role involves coordinating promotional strategies and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive sales. Ideal candidates will possess strong project management skills, communicate effectively, and have basic Excel proficiency. The company offers competitive salary and numerous benefits, including employee discounts and performance-related bonuses.