Assistant Technologist - Childrenswear in Coventry

Joining the team at Argos, you will 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.

With roles across Buying, Merchandising, Design, Technical, or Commercial Planning or Operations, we have teams that always strive to make amazing products to delight our customers. 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.

As an Assistant Technologist at Sainsbury’s, you will play a vital role in ensuring compliance with safety, legal, and quality standards, working closely with suppliers, product developers, and various teams across the organisation. You will have the chance to contribute to projects that drive product innovation and improvement, as well as support our commitment to sustainability through our Net Zero initiatives. We value your expertise and provide a supportive environment where you can enhance your skills and achieve personal and professional growth.

As an Assistant Technologist, your role will be to support the delivery of all aspects of the Sainsbury's Brand product and technical plans for your assigned product area. With a focus on safety, legality, and quality, you will work closely with suppliers, the Sainsbury's brand support team, product developers, trading, supply chain, and retail teams to ensure the consistent production of great quality products that meet our agreed specifications, standards, and policies.

You will collaborate with the Technical Manager to drive the quality and technical agenda for your product area, including the delivery of Net Zero commitments through our suppliers, while keeping the customer at the heart of all decisions. Your responsibilities will include managing projects for product quality improvement, implementing and challenging quality standards, creating action plans to reduce complaints, developing supplier targets, maintaining accurate product information, driving improvements in the customer offer, and actively engaging with the supply base. You will also be responsible for monitoring supplier compliance through site visits and audits.

With your technical expertise, commercial awareness, and strong communication skills, you play a vital role in ensuring the safety, quality, and success of Sainsbury's brand products.

As an Assistant Technologist for Sainsbury's Brand, you are a highly capable professional with a strong focus on ensuring the safety, legality, and appropriate quality of our products. Your ability to manage projects, implement quality standards, and drive innovation in product quality showcases your attention to detail and commitment to delivering exceptional products. You are a proactive individual who takes ownership of complaint reduction action plans and works closely with suppliers to deliver on these plans.

Your understanding of technical and manufacturing experience, along with your commercial awareness, enables you to effectively manage supplier performance and drive continuous improvement. With excellent communication and organisational skills, you contribute to the achievement of targets and play a vital role in maintaining Sainsbury's brand reputation for quality and safety.

Essential Criteria

• Relevant degree or equivalent experience – fashion or textile industry
• MS Office and emphasis on Excel
• Excellent communication skills verbal and written
• Organisational skills
• Ability to prioritise
• Ability to work on their own and as part of a team

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 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.
• Pensions scheme and life cover.
• Performance-related bonus of up to 5% of salary, depending on how we perform.
• Annual holiday allowance, with the option to buy additional holiday.
• 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.
• 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).

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