Solution Design Manager

Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Sainsbury's as a Solution Design Manager and significantly impact our logistics and fulfilment operations. In this critical role, you'll collaborate with various stakeholders to design operational processes, leveraging cutting-edge technologies to enhance efficiency and sustainability while managing projects to successful completion. Be part of a team that values innovation and continuous improvement.

Benefits

Colleague discount up to 15%

Pension scheme and life cover

Performance-related bonus of up to 20% of salary

Annual holiday allowance

Private healthcare

Interest-free car loan up to £10k

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in engineering design and project management.
• Strong understanding of automation technologies and their applications.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to agree on business requirements.
• Gather operational requirements and analyze design data.
• Lead integration of smart automation technologies.

Skills

Communication

Problem-Solving

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field

Job description

289462

FULL_TIME

Managerial

Permanent

Holborn Store Support Centre and Home, Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd 33 Holborn, London Greater London, EC1N 2HT

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

Why join us:

Joining our team at Sainsbury's as a Solution Design Manager means becoming part of a multi-channel, multi-brand business at the forefront of the industry. With the opportunity to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, you will play a critical role in shaping and developing automated logistics and fulfilment solutions. Collaborating with stakeholders across the organisation, you will gather requirements, analyse data, and design efficient operational processes and layouts to maximise capacity and drive operational excellence. With the support of our internal teams and access to cutting-edge technologies, you will have the freedom to think creatively and develop world-class solutions. Join us and be part of a team that values collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement while contributing to the success of our business and the satisfaction of our customers.

 

What you'll do:

You will be accountable for 

• Collaborating with internal stakeholders across property, operations, technology and others to understand, define, and agree on business requirements.
• Gathering operational requirements, analysing design data and metrics, and developing integrated layouts to maximise capacity and operational efficiency. 
• Use engineering and industry insight to influence outcomes by educating others on the opportunities and limitations of different technologies or approaches.
• Create or support business cases to enable the roll out of future automation solutions into the Logistics & Fulfilment networks.
• Lead, or support our 3PLs, with the integration of smart automation technologies to streamline operations, reduce manual effort.
• Create future warehousing designs that maximize operational efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance sustainability.
• Manage project timelines, budgets, and resources to ensure successful project delivery.
• Provide technical advocacy and assurance through detailed assessments of design against requirements.
• Ensure alignment of building design and building fabric with the detailed design of the automation.
• Ensure appropriate simulation and emulation analysis to ensure transparency of benefits. 
• Consider equipment options, resilience, and redundancy.
• Support operational testing and provide post-go-live support to troubleshoot and implement improvements.

 

Who you are:

You are a highly skilled and experienced professional with a deep understanding of operational design, processes, and logistics fulfilment solutions.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Proven experience in engineering design and project management.
• Strong understanding of automation technologies and their applications.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

 

 #LI-AJ1

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). 

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Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: Holborn Store Support Centre and Home, London, EC1N 2HT
Contract type: Permanent
Business area: Logistics
Closing date: 20 June 2025
Requisition ID: 289462

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

Joining our team at Sainsbury's as a Solution Design Manager means becoming part of a multi-channel, multi-brand business at the forefront of the industry. With the opportunity to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, you will play a critical role in shaping and developing automated logistics and fulfilment solutions. Collaborating with stakeholders across the organisation, you will gather requirements, analyse data, and design efficient operational processes and layouts to maximise capacity and drive operational excellence. With the support of our internal teams and access to cutting-edge technologies, you will have the freedom to think creatively and develop world-class solutions. Join us and be part of a team that values collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement while contributing to the success of our business and the satisfaction of our customers.

What you'll do:

You will be accountable for

• Collaborating with internal stakeholders across property, operations, technology and others to understand, define, and agree on business requirements.
• Gathering operational requirements, analysing design data and metrics, and developing integrated layouts to maximise capacity and operational efficiency.
• Use engineering and industry insight to influence outcomes by educating others on the opportunities and limitations of different technologies or approaches.
• Create or support business cases to enable the roll out of future automation solutions into the Logistics & Fulfilment networks.
• Lead, or support our 3PLs, with the integration of smart automation technologies to streamline operations, reduce manual effort.
• Create future warehousing designs that maximize operational efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance sustainability.
• Manage project timelines, budgets, and resources to ensure successful project delivery.
• Provide technical advocacy and assurance through detailed assessments of design against requirements.
• Ensure alignment of building design and building fabric with the detailed design of the automation.
• Ensure appropriate simulation and emulation analysis to ensure transparency of benefits.
• Consider equipment options, resilience, and redundancy.
• Support operational testing and provide post-go-live support to troubleshoot and implement improvements.

Who you are:

You are a highly skilled and experienced professional with a deep understanding of operational design, processes, and logistics fulfilment solutions.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Proven experience in engineering design and project management.
• Strong understanding of automation technologies and their applications.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

#LI-AJ1

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).