Concept Graphic Design Manager

We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. We’re one of the biggest supermarkets in the UK, with one of the largest retail websites. So marketing here happens at scale. We move faster than you might expect too, across Brand Planning, Brand Comms and Creative, Digital Marketing, CRM and Loyalty, Nectar 360 and Insights. With more people shopping with us every week, there are more interactions, more moments to connect. And thanks to data and insight, we understand our customers in a way few others can. We work alongside incredible brand partners and some of the best agencies in the industry. So if you’re passionate about learning, growing and experiencing new teams, come and explore it all with us.

Joining Sainsbury's as a Concept Graphic Design Manager means being part of a dynamic and innovative team dedicated to shaping the visual identity of one of the UK's leading retail brands. With a focus on driving creative excellence and delivering exceptional customer experiences, you will have the opportunity to lead and influence the development of branded communications instore across various retail concepts and formats. Working collaboratively with talented teams and stakeholders, you will play a key role in translating design concepts into high-quality, customer-focused store environments, making a real impact on the brand presence and customer journey. With a strong emphasis on innovation, continuous improvement, and stakeholder engagement, this role offers a rewarding and challenging opportunity to showcase your creative vision and design leadership within a forward-thinking organisation.

What you’ll do

As the Concept Graphic Design Manager at Sainsbury's, your primary responsibility will be to lead and oversee the creative development of branded communications in-store for all Retail Concepts and Formats. You will work collaboratively with various teams and stakeholders to create and implement clear design briefs, manage external agencies, and ensure that compelling design concepts are translated into high-quality, customer-focused store environments. Your role will involve driving innovation, championing continuous improvement in design outcomes, managing project budgets, and fostering strong communication and collaboration across teams to deliver commercially successful retail design concepts that enhance the customer experience and uphold brand standards.

Who you are

As a Concept Graphic Design Manager at Sainsbury's, you are a seasoned professional with extensive experience in retail design, brand expression, and print production best practices. Your strong leadership skills, coupled with a proven track record of delivering complex retail projects on time and within budget, enable you to lead the creative development of branded communications instore for various retail concepts and formats. With exceptional communication abilities and strategic thinking, you excel in driving innovation, engaging stakeholders at all levels, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, customer-focused store environments that elevate the brand presence and enhance the overall customer experience.

• Proven experience leading the creative development and delivery of retail design concepts, from initial insight and concept creation through to implementation in-store.
• Experience in graphic design, brand communications, signage, wayfinding and customer journey design within a retail environment.
• Experience managing multiple complex projects simultaneously, delivering to agreed timelines, budgets and quality standards.
• Experience creating and developing clear design briefs, project plans and compelling creative concepts aligned to commercial and customer objectives.
• Experience working with and managing external agencies, suppliers and delivery partners, providing creative direction and quality control.
• Experience and knowledge of retail design, brand expression, print and production processes, including an understanding of construction and production methods.
• Experience working either client-side or agency-side within retail design environments.
• Proven leadership experience, including managing and developing designers while delivering multiple concurrent projects.

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.

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 (which may vary for Nectar360), 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).