Merchandiser - Grocery Ops

Salary & Location: Competitive Plus Benefits

Location: London Store Support Centre and Home, London, EC1M 6HA

Contract type: Secondment

Business area: Sainsbury's Commercial & Sustainability

Closing date: 12 June 2026

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.

We are a collaborative and fast‑paced Commercial team focused on delivering credible, customer‑led product ranges across our stores. Working closely with Buying, Category Planning and Supply Chain, the team plays a key role in shaping how our products come to life in store. With a strong emphasis on innovation and continuous improvement, you'll be part of a team that is passionate about creating engaging and easy‑to‑shop environments for our customers.

We are looking for a Merchandiser to join our Grocery Operations team on a 9‑month Fixed Term Contract or secondment.

More About the Role

As a Merchandiser, you will be responsible for creating clear and visually appealing planograms that bring our ranges to life in store. You'll work closely with Buyers, Category Assistants, and Supply Chain teams to ensure the right products are in the right place, supporting ranging decisions and enabling stores to execute plans seamlessly. Day‑to‑day, you will manage multiple workloads and deadlines across categories, updating planograms, supporting ranging activity, and communicating changes to key stakeholders. You will also act as a central point of contact for store and supplier queries relating to merchandising layouts, ensuring timely and accurate responses. This role offers great exposure to cross‑functional working and is ideal for someone looking to build a career in merchandising.

More About You

You are highly organised and able to manage multiple priorities while working to tight deadlines. You're confident collaborating with a range of stakeholders and can clearly communicate updates, changes and challenges. You have a strong eye for detail and understand what makes merchandising visually effective and easy for customers to shop. You are comfortable working with data and systems and are quick to learn new tools. You take a proactive approach to managing your workload, escalating where needed and finding solutions to challenges. An interest in retail and how customers navigate fixtures will help you succeed, alongside a willingness to continuously improve ways of working.

• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks and meet agreed deadlines across competing priorities
• Demonstrable experience communicating with a range of stakeholders across a business
• Ability to interpret and apply data using tools such as Excel or similar systems
• Proven attention to detail when producing accurate and clearly presented outputs
• Demonstrable understanding of how customers shop and how merchandising supports ease of navigation

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 a colleague discount, you'll be able to get 10% off at Sainsbury’s, Argos, TU and Habitat after 4 weeks. This increases to 15% off at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day. 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 additional 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, pay advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) 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.

Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).

Please note, due to the volume of applications we receive, our roles may close early.