Programme Manager

Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Colleague discount

Pensions

Life cover

Performance bonus

Private healthcare

Season ticket loan

Cycle to work

Salary advance

Employee discounts

Job summary

The Programme Manager role at Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd will lead large-scale network and automation transformation initiatives across the logistics estate to support the company’s long-term strategy and operational excellence.

You will coordinate across operations, engineering, technology, procurement and finance, ensuring robust governance and timely delivery while championing collaboration and flexibility across the business.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of large-scale network and automation transformation programmes across the logistics estate.
• Establish governance, manage programme risks and dependencies, and ensure benefits delivery.

Job description

Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: London Store Support Centre and Home, London, EC1M 6HA
Contract type: Permanent
Business area: Supply Chain & Logistics
Closing date: 11 September 2026
Requisition ID: 400077147

We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work/life balance. That’s waiting for you right here. Supply Chain and Logistics is the engine room that gets thousands of products from farms and factories, through the business and to millions of customers every day. We plan around everything from barbecue weekends to Sunday roasts, supporting those who want oven-ready cauliflower cheese and those who prefer to make it from scratch. Insight and data are everything. But so is judgement — when there’s an issue or ambiguity anywhere, we’re often the first to spot it. There’s a big transformation underway. It calls for people who champion change, bring others with them, and collaborate and communicate. Because those people can go a very long way here.

The Programme Manager is responsible for leading the successful delivery of large-scale network and automation transformation programmes across the logistics estate. The role ensures the end-to-end delivery of complex operational, technology, property and automation initiatives that support the organisation's long-term network strategy, capacity requirements and operational excellence objectives.

Working across multiple stakeholders, including operations, engineering, technology, property, procurement, finance, third-party logistics providers and automation vendors, the Programme Manager will establish robust governance, manage programme risks and dependencies, and ensure delivery of agreed business case benefits

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 save 10% on your shopping online and instore 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 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 up to an additional week's holiday, and we provide private healthcare. 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, salary 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).