Lead Technologist - Electricals

Overview

Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits. Location: Coventry Store Support Centre – Ansty Park and Home, Coventry, CV7 9RD. Contract type: Permanent. Business area: Non Food. Closing date: 08 October 2025. Requisition ID: 400011959.

Joining the team at Argos, you\’ll find yourself at the forefront of UK retail, in a brand that is loved by millions of customers across the country. Argos is a market leader in the general merchandise sector, with the third most visited retail website and a market leading same day delivery and click&collect service. Whether it\’s working across our amazing owned-brands of Habitat, Chad Valley and Bush, or working with the biggest global consumer brands like Apple, Lego, Xbox or Samsung, we have a breadth of opportunity to nurture your career. The Argos Commercial teams work closely with many other functions across the business like Digital, Marketing, Retail and Logistics to deliver for our customers, allowing you to develop connections and learn from teams across the business. Development is important to us and you’ll have the full support of your line manager in developing and growing your skill set and aiding your career aspirations.

What you\’ll do

• As a Lead Technologist at Sainsbury\’s, you will be responsible for managing the delivery of all aspects of the Sainsbury\’s Argos General Merchandise & Clothing product and technical plans in collaboration with various stakeholders.
• Your main focus will be on ensuring quality, safety, legality, and supplier performance for your product area.
• You will work closely with suppliers, Sainsbury\’s Non-Food support teams, designers, merchandisers, trading teams, Sainsbury\’s Argos Asia, supply chain, and retail teams to deliver high-quality products that meet the required standards.
• As a lead, you will be accountable for the quality and technical agenda of your product area, satisfying customer expectations and internal KPIs.
• Additionally, you will create and manage technical records, resolve product issues, conduct investigations, drive cost reduction initiatives, and maintain commercial awareness.
• Your role will involve collaborating with different teams, making critical decisions, and ensuring timely product delivery, while upholding our company values and keeping the customer at the core of every decision.

Who you are

• As a Lead Technologist for Sainsbury\’s, you are a seasoned professional with a strong background in managing the delivery of product and technical plans within the General Merchandise and Clothing sector.
• You focus on quality, safety, and supplier performance, and you work collaboratively with various stakeholders to ensure that products meet the highest standards and are produced consistently.
• Your expertise in product appraisal, competitor benchmarking, and risk assessment allows you to make informed decisions and drive continuous improvement.
• With excellent communication skills and a customer-centric mindset, you play a crucial role in maintaining brand reputation, meeting KPIs, and delivering innovative and sustainable solutions.
• Your ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced retail environment, coupled with strong leadership skills, supports driving technical excellence and achieving business goals.

Benefits and inclusion

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, with regular increases to 15% at points during the year.
• Pensions scheme and life cover.
• Performance-related bonus of up to 10% of salary, depending on performance.
• Annual holiday allowance with option to buy up to an additional week.
• Additional benefits such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance, and access to discounts from hundreds of retailers.
• Employee assistance programme.
• 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).