Merchandiser (12m FTC) in Slough

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 Sainsbury’s stores starts out in Sainsbury’s Commercial. Whether it’s the product, proposition, packaging or price, or the fact that something tastes great, our team is responsible for all food, non-food and Clothing items available in Sainsbury’s stores, digitally and on demand. You’ll discover it’s incredibly fast-paced. People here are in it together and not afraid to take risks. They’re enthusiastic too, and their amazing leadership team is right behind them. 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.

Why join us

Joining our Category Planning and Ranging team at Sainsbury's is an opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking and agile organisation at the forefront of the grocery retail industry. As a Merchandiser, you will have the chance to work with a variety of stakeholders and collaborate with cross-functional teams to create visually appealing planograms that enhance the customer experience. With a focus on making things happen and staying one step ahead, this role offers the excitement of working with new and exciting products while making a real impact on our store teams and customers. We value smart ways of working, proactive problem-solving, and a dedication to continuous improvement. At Sainsbury's, we offer a flexible work-life balance and a supportive environment where you can develop your skills and contribute to the success of our business.

What you'll be doing

As a Merchandiser at Sainsbury's, you will play a crucial role in creating visually appealing planograms and supporting the range analysts to deliver ranging activities. You will work collaboratively with various stakeholders and categories across the business, communicating effectively and meeting deadlines on multiple tasks. Utilising your visual awareness and knowledge of good merchandising practices, you will create planograms that strike a balance between customer expectations and category objectives, paying attention to detail. Additionally, you will handle data using merchandising software and excel, ensuring accurate updates and providing central support for store and supplier queries related to planograms. Your dedication, proactive approach, and ability to adapt quickly to tools and systems will contribute to the improvement and utilisation of merchandising practices.

Who you are

You are a dedicated and proactive professional with a keen eye for detail and a passion for delivering visually appealing planograms. With your strong communication and stakeholder management skills, you effectively collaborate with various teams across the business to ensure the most credible and appealing product ranges for our customers. Your experience in retail, along with your understanding of customer shopping behaviours and the principles of good merchandising, enable you to create planograms that strike the right balance between customer expectations and category objectives. Your ability to handle data and utilise merchandising software, coupled with your efficient and organised approach, ensures the successful implementation of planograms. With a focus on continuous improvement and a commitment to delivering high-quality results, you contribute to the overall success of the Merchandising team at Sainsbury's.

Essential Criteria:

• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and manage workload effectively.
• High attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and quality in all aspects of work.
• Curiosity and proactive mindset, demonstrating initiative and a willingness to learn and improve processes.
• Comfortable using technology and software, including experience or willingness to work with systems such as BlueYonder.
• Ability to create and implement planograms with a creative mindset, ensuring effective product placement and compliance with merchandising standards.

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. 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 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.