Range Analyst

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.

As a Range Analyst, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping our category strategy, shaping our product ranges, making data-driven decisions, and identifying opportunities that drive customer satisfaction and business growth. You’ll have the chance to work with diverse stakeholders including buying, product development, merchandising and supply chain to land your outputs effectively and contribute to the success of our ranges.

To do this role brilliantly, you’ll need to be strategic, analytical and excellent at project management, with a passion for the customer. We are currently recruiting 2 roles, one permanent and one 12 m+ fixed term contract.

What you’ll be doing

• Set strategic range objectives for your category and translate them into more detailed action plans for range and merchandising delivery.
• Use a diverse range of data sources to identify range optimisation opportunities and provide recommendations that drive growth.
• Own the end-to-end delivery of your category’s ranging activity, co-ordinating multiple different stakeholders to ensure your projects adhere to timelines and budget.
• Conduct post-implementation performance reviews of major range changes to continue to learn and iterate.

Your ability to problem-solve, prioritise opportunities, communicate effectively, and manage projects of varying scope will contribute to the success of our range offerings.

What you need to show

• Strategic thinking and understanding of customer and commercial insights and trends.
• Data-led decision making, using a variety of qualitative and quantitative sources.
• Organised and efficient with proven experience of successful project management of varying size and scope.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to work with a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Ability to prioritise customer needs and conflicts effectively.
• Excellent analytical skills with advanced knowledge of Excel.
• Knowledge of merchandising software e.g. JDA desirable.
• Demonstrable ability to evaluate commercial opportunities and quantify value, including building and validating financial benefits from changes.
• Demonstrable advanced analytical capability, including analysing large datasets using Excel to inform clear, data-led recommendations.
• Proven experience managing complex projects end to end, coordinating multiple stakeholders, milestones and dependencies to deliver to agreed timescales and outcomes.
• Demonstrable ability to communicate insight and recommendations clearly, including influencing stakeholders through structured storytelling and implementation plans.

Resources available to me

• Support from Food Commercial teams (including categories, Commercial Operations, Field Team).
• Category dedicated Trading Finance.
• Broad supplier base with multiple data/insight sources.
• Internal customer insights team.
• Company tools and processes (e.g. RangeComm, Ranging Tool, Product Development Framework).
• Ranging & Merchandising Centre of Excellence.
• Category focused Merchandiser & Centralised Senior merchandising team.
• Centralised JDA technical training and support.

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 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 also offer our pensions scheme and life cover. 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 additional holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, interest-free car loan up to £10k, 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.

If you ever need it, there is also an Employee Assistance Programme, and you may be eligible for private healthcare too. 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.