Supplier Administration Assistant

Sainsbury’s Group; Camden Town; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retailer in the UK is seeking a Supplier Data Analyst to manage supplier data with a focus on accuracy. The role involves supporting supplier onboarding and risk reporting and requires strong communication skills. The candidate should have a solid background in food retail or supply chain. This position offers hybrid working options and a range of benefits including performance-related bonuses and discounts.

Benefits

Colleague discount

Pension scheme

Performance-related bonus

Employee assistance programme

Health cash plans

Qualifications

• Proven experience in customer or supplier communication.
• Demonstrable ability to investigate and solve issues.
• Ability to work cooperatively with others.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain supplier data with accuracy and consistency.
• Assist in the onboarding of new suppliers.
• Support risk reporting and supplier communication.

Skills

Customer or supplier communication

Problem-solving skills

Strong knowledge of food retail or supply chain

Effective communication

Ability to work cooperatively

Job description

Joining Sainsbury's as a Supplier Data Analyst means becoming an integral part of a dynamic team that values accuracy, collaboration, and innovation in supplier data management. With a focus on maintaining data integrity, supporting supplier onboarding, and enhancing risk reporting processes, you will have the opportunity to work autonomously, make impactful decisions, and drive positive change within our Commercial Operations division. As we continue to evolve and grow, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the reliability and consistency of supplier data, contributing to the success of our business while fostering strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

What you'll do

You play a crucial role in managing and maintaining supplier data with a focus on accuracy and consistency. Your responsibilities will include maintaining reliable and up-to-date supplier data, assisting in the onboarding of new suppliers within Food and General Merchandise & Clothing (GM & C), supporting risk reporting, and ensuring smooth supplier communication on any changes that may be needed. By collaborating with cross‑functional teams, you will identify opportunities to enhance supplier data management processes, provide valuable insights, and contribute to improving the overall supplier management practices within the organisation.

Who you are

You're a detail‑oriented and analytical professional with a strong focus on managing and maintaining accurate supplier data to support business decisions. With your exceptional organisational skills and ability to interpret data insights, you play a crucial role in ensuring data integrity, supporting risk reporting, and enhancing supplier management processes. Your effective communication skills, collaborative approach, and commitment to process improvement make you a valuable asset in driving operational efficiency and delivering business value through structured data analysis and insights.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in customer or supplier communication
• Demonstrable ability to investigate and solve issues
• Strong knowledge of food retail or supply chain
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and strong communication
• Ability to work cooperatively with others
• Hybrid working – 1-2 days per week but flexibility to increase as and when required to support the wider team

Benefits

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.

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 5% 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. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance (where you can access some of your pay before payday) as well as 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.