Digital Trader

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Everything our Nectar team does is powered and fuelled by data — and by great relationships with some of the UK’s favourite brands. The Nectar 360 team focuses on developing loyalty programmes, turning amazing data into something that makes a difference, traditional media and digital. It’s like an agency-within-a-retailer, and retail media is crucial. The culture might not be what you expect either, because there’s no set‑up quite like this one. The team is a real priority because it’s connected to everything the business does and drives profitability. It’s where you can take risks, learn from them and be recognised.

Nectar 360 – Digital Trader

About The Team

Join Nectar360’s Digital Media team, a dynamic and growing division within Sainsbury’s Group. We’re at the forefront of retail media innovation, leveraging data and technology to deliver impactful campaigns for some of the UK’s most loved brands. With significant investment in our Digital Trading Platform (DTP) and the upcoming launch of our unified retail media platform, Pollen, this is an exciting time to be part of a team shaping the future of digital advertising.

More about the role

As a Digital Trader, you’ll play a key role in executing programmatic campaigns across our purpose built Digital Trading Platform. You’ll manage campaign setup, optimisation, and reporting across integrated channels including DV360, Meta, and The TradeDesk. Working closely with our Senior Digital Trader, you’ll contribute to process improvements and delivery of new initiatives. This role is hands‑on and pivotal to delivering high‑quality campaigns that drive revenue and client satisfaction.

More about you

You’re passionate about digital media and have proven experience in programmatic trading, ideally gained in a media agency, ad tech platform, or brand‑side trading team. You have comprehensive knowledge of digital media and advertising operations industry including media buying and reporting. Analytical and detail‑oriented, you thrive in a fast‑paced environment and can manage multiple priorities. Your ability to build relationships and collaborate with internal stakeholders will set you up for success in this role.

Essential criteria

• Proven experience in programmatic digital media trading.
• Hands‑on experience with at least one of the major DSPs or programmatic trading platforms such as DV360, The TradeDesk, AppNexus, Meta, etc.
• Ability to optimise campaigns using advanced targeting and bidding strategies.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in reporting tools (e.g., Excel).
• Experience managing internal and external stakeholders effectively.

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 offer you an amazing range of benefits:

• Colleague discount: 10% off at Sainsbury’s, Argos, TU and Habitat after 4 weeks, increasing to 15% off Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday and 15% off Argos every pay day.
• Pension scheme and life cover.
• Performance‑related target bonus of up to 10% of salary (variance may apply).
• Annual holiday allowance with the option to buy additional holiday.
• Season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance, and access to a wide 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.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Finance and Sales

Industries

• Retail