Senior Project Manager

Sainsbury's; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Colleague discount

Pensions scheme

Performance bonus up to 20%

Annual holiday allowance

Private healthcare

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Sainsbury's in London is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead large-scale change initiatives across the organisation. You will work with cross-functional teams, applying agile methods, embedding change across technology, processes and people, and delivering outcomes that support strategic ambitions.

The role requires proven experience in end-to-end change projects, stakeholder management, and the ability to drive continuous improvement in a complex, matrix organisation.

Qualifications

• Essential criteria include proven track record in end-to-end change projects
• Strong organisational and change project management skills
• Ability to map processes and run stakeholder workshops at senior levels

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple change initiatives impacting hundreds across the organisation
• Work in a matrix structure with cross-functional teams to deliver effective solutions
• Define requirements, embed change, and drive continuous improvement

Job description

We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. Here, everything in our stores starts in Sainsbury’s Commercial. From product, proposition, packaging and price, to whether it meets our sustainability commitments or simply tastes great, our team is responsible for, all food, non- food and Clothing items available in Sainsbury’s stores, online and on demand. It’s an incredibly fast-paced environment. People here are in it together and aren’t afraid to take risks. The knowledge and experience you gain here could set you up for career moves anywhere else in the business. So, if you’re passionate about your products and just as hungry to learn, you’ll fit in perfectly.

Why join us

By joining us as a Senior Project Manager at Sainsbury's, you'll have the opportunity to make a significant impact on our organisation through managing large-scale projects that drive change across the business. As a problem-solver and collaborative leader, you will work with cross-functional teams, building strong relationships and delivering effective solutions. With a focus on continuous improvement and embracing agile ways of working, you will play a vital role in transforming processes, systems, and ways of working, unlocking our strategic ambitions. In Commercial Change, we value your expertise, provide opportunities for growth, and offer a dynamic and supportive environment where you can thrive and make a real difference. Join us to be part of a team that is passionate about driving positive change and shaping the future of our organisation.

What You'll Do

You will be responsible for managing multiple change initiatives that impact the ways of working for hundreds of people across the organisation. In a flexible working environment, you will adapt to challenges and deliver effective solutions. Working in a matrix structure, you will have the opportunity to work on a diverse range of projects, such as transforming processes and systems, implementing large-scale tech changes, driving change across our stores, and identifying ways to reduce plastic usage. Your role will involve spotting and prioritising opportunities for improvement, gaining buy-in from key stakeholders, and managing projects end-to-end, from defining requirements to embedding change and driving continuous improvement. Building strong relationships across seniority levels and collaborating with cross-functional teams will be essential in delivering successful outcomes. As a senior project manager, you will also play a vital role in transforming processes and systems to support the organisation's strategic ambitions. It is important to have a proven track record in organisational and change project management, stakeholder management, and the ability to navigate complex priorities. Your strong understanding of technology and experience in embedding change across technology, people, and processes will contribute to your success in this role. Agility, problem-solving skills, and a natural curiosity to challenge the status quo will be key drivers in achieving business objectives. Preferred experience in PRINCE2, Agile, Six Sigma, and process optimisation will be advantageous.

Who You Are

As a Senior Project Manager, you are a highly skilled professional with a proven track record in leading and landing change initiatives. With your strong organisational and change project management skills, you excel in planning, coordinating, and managing risks and complex priorities. You are equally as comfortable stepping into the detail to map processes and run stakeholder workshops as you are thinking strategically when designing future ways of working or presenting to senior stakeholders. Your ability to build strong relationships and adapt communication to diverse stakeholders enables you to successfully collaborate across multi-functional teams. Your deep understanding of technology, coupled with an ability to solve complex business problems and experience of embedding change across technology, people, and processes, allows you to confidently lead complex, large-scale tech change projects impacting multiple functions within the business. With your natural curiosity, problem-solving mindset, and agility in dealing with ambiguity, you are motivated to challenge the status quo and drive continuous improvement. Ideally, you have a strong understanding of the Commercial Retail environment and you possess qualifications such as PRINCE2, Agile, Six Sigma, and process optimisation expertise, further enhancing your ability to deliver exceptional results in this role.

Essential Criteria

• Proven track record in successfully implementing end to end change projects
• Strong organisational and change project management skills
• Ability to adapt communication to diverse stakeholders across all levels including up to senior management and collaborate across multi-functional teams
• Experience in embedding change across large complex organisations and highly effective in business problem-solving
• Demonstrated the ability to work autonomously, driven, curious and tenacious

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 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 also have a pensions scheme and life cover.
• 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 additional holiday.
• We also offer other benefits such as season ticket loans, an interest free car loan of up to £10k, cycle-to-work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance (you can access some of your pay before pay day), and 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. You will also be eligible for private healthcare.
• Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you: 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).