Value Strategy Manager

Sainsbury's; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Colleague discount

Pensions & life cover

Bonus up to 20%

Private healthcare

Season ticket loan

Cycle to work

Salary advance

Employee assistance

Maternity leave 26 weeks

Paternity leave 4 weeks

Job summary

Sainsbury's Commercial is seeking a Value Strategy Manager to design and develop value strategies positioning us as customers' First Choice for Food. You will analyse pricing, promotions data and frame commercial questions, driving strategic change across value propositions and channels.

Lead cross-functional collaboration with stakeholders, provide regular market insights, and report on the impact of propositions to meet commercial and customer objectives in a fast-paced retail environment.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of how UK grocery market and supermarket trading teams operate.
• Significant expertise in gathering, analysing and understanding large and varied data sources.
• Experience consolidating data into meaningful insight to drive strategic change across value propositions and channels.
• Ability to lead business-wide integration of strategies through storytelling and collaboration with stakeholders.
• Proficiency in following market movements and providing regular reporting to communicate commercial strategies.
• Strong analytical skills to generate clear insights and recommendations from complex data.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop innovative value strategies and frameworks to position Sainsbury's as customers' First Choice for Food.
• Analyse pricing and promotions data, frame commercial questions, and bring together insights to drive strategic change.
• Lead business-wide integration of strategies through compelling storytelling and collaboration with stakeholders to meet commercial objectives.

Skills

UK grocery market knowledge

Data gathering and analysis

Data consolidation for insights

Storytelling & stakeholder alignment

Market movement tracking & reporting

Analytical thinking and insights

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 Sainsbury's as a Value Strategy Manager, you will have the opportunity to play a pivotal role in developing and implementing value strategies that position us as customers' First Choice for Food. As part of a collaborative and innovative team, you will have the chance to lead business-wide integration, analyse market insights, drive strategic change, and communicate the Sainsbury's Commercial Strategy effectively. With a focus on customer obsession, data analysis, and strategic decision‑making, this role offers a dynamic and challenging environment where you can make a significant impact and contribute to shaping the future of retail markets.

What you’ll do

You will be responsible for designing and developing innovative value strategies and frameworks that position Sainsbury's as customers' First Choice for Food. Your role will involve analysing pricing and promotions data, framing commercial and customer questions, and bringing together key insights and stakeholders to drive strategic change across value propositions and channels. Additionally, you will lead the business‑wide integration of these strategies through compelling storytelling, collaborating with stakeholders to strengthen propositions, and ensuring post‑launch review of propositions to meet commercial and customer objectives. Your expertise in value performance and market insight will be crucial as you closely follow market movements, provide regular reporting, and communicate the Sainsbury's Commercial Strategy to galvanise stakeholders behind the vision.

Who you are

You are a customer‑centric and commercially astute professional with a strong passion for driving strategic change and delivering impactful value propositions in the retail market. With a deep understanding of commercial levers, market dynamics, and financial insights, you excel in analysing complex data to generate clear insights and recommendations that drive business growth. Your ability to lead and inspire others, build strong relationships across the organisation, and communicate compelling narratives enables you to craft and implement winning value strategies that position Sainsbury's as customers' First Choice for Food.

Essential Criteria

• Deep understanding of the UK Grocery Market and the fundamentals of how supermarket Trading teams operate
• Significant demonstrable expertise in gathering, analysing and understanding large and varied data sources
• Experience in consolidating data into meaningful insight and using these insights to drive strategic change across value propositions and channels.
• Ability to lead business‑wide integration of strategies through compelling storytelling and collaboration with stakeholders across a range of seniorities.
• Proficiency in following market movements and providing regular reporting to communicate commercial strategies effectively.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to generate clear insights and recommendations from complex data to drive business growth.

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).