Job Description

Job Category: Marketing
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We're a business serving millions of customers a day, with the UK's largest loyalty scheme and an ever-evolving set of digital platforms. All this equals over 1.2 billion transactions a year, presenting a volume, depth, and complexity of data that few can match.
We don't think we're exaggerating when we say we have the most exciting data set in the country. We've got data from billions of transactions for our teams to play with. From it, we build scalable, high-performance products using cutting-edge technology that give our customers an amazing experience. In an inclusive, agile environment, you'll have the space to be curious, to experiment, and solve real-world challenges. And you'll get to see the output of your work in the hands of millions of people across the UK.
In the Sainsbury's Business Protection Analytics team, we're embarking on a major transformation, and you'll stretch the imagination of what the power of data and insights can bring to how we do things. You'll unlock value and use your intense curiosity to find creative ways to land impactful solutions that directly support Sainsbury's Next Level strategy. Working closely with members of the Fraud Prevention, Crime & Security and Loss Prevention Teams.
Why join us
Joining the Sainsbury's Business Protection Analytics team means being at the forefront of a major transformation, where you will have the opportunity to drive impactful solutions that directly support Sainsbury's Next Level strategy. With access to an unparalleled volume and complexity of data, you will lead a high-calibre team of Analysts in developing innovative solutions that automate decision-making processes and unlock value through analytics. In an inclusive and agile environment, you will have the space to explore, experiment, and collaborate closely with stakeholders and engineering teams to drive real change and uphold high standards in analytics, ethics, governance, and security.
What you'll do
As the Analytics Manager, Business Protection at Sainsbury's, you will lead an agile, high-calibre team of Analysts to develop solutions that automate decision-making across the business. Your role will involve being the subject matter expert in Business Protection, leveraging Sainsbury's data assets to support the realisation of the Next Level strategy. You will lead and shape projects, maintain relationships with stakeholders, and champion a collaborative approach to requirements gathering and compelling analysis. Your focus will be on delivering high-quality, accurate outputs that uncover valuable insights from data, ensuring alignment with the business objectives. Additionally, you will collaborate closely with engineering teams to deploy solutions efficiently and uphold the development and standards of your team, promoting the importance of Analytics across the organisation while maintaining ethical standards, governance, security, and assurance.
Who you are
As an Analytics Manager for Sainsbury's Business Protection, you are a strategic thinker with a passion for leveraging data insights to drive impactful solutions that support the company's Next Level strategy. With your expertise in leading high-performing analytics teams and utilising core technologies such as Python, SQL, and GitHub, you excel in managing complexity and ambiguity to deliver high-quality, data-driven storytelling. Your ability to collaborate with stakeholders, champion analytics best practises, and uphold ethical and governance standards make you a valuable ambassador for analytics excellence within the organisation.
Essential Criteria

• Demonstrable experience leading analytics teams, including coaching, upskilling, and managing the full analytics lifecycle from scoping to delivery.
• Proven ability to develop and deploy analytics solutions using core technologies such as Python, SQL, and GitHub.
• Track record of delivering business impact through data storytelling, with the ability to communicate complex insights clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, including engineering and business stakeholders, to deploy analytics solutions that inform decision-making.
• Working knowledge of data governance principles and experience applying them in analytics projects.

This role will be closed early if we receive high volumes of applications.
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Responsibilities:
We'd all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That's waiting for you at Sainsbury's. We're one of the biggest supermarkets in the UK with one of the largest websites. So marketing here really happens at scale. We move a lot faster than you'd think too, across Brand Planning, Brand Comms and Creative, Digital Marketing, CRM and Loyalty, Nectar 360, Insights, and Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability. More people shopping with us each week means more interactions. And thanks to data insight, we understand customers in a way that almost nobody else does. We work alongside incredible brand partners and the best agencies around. So if you have a passion to learn, grow and experience new teams, come and explore it all with us.
Qualifications:
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. Here are some of them:
Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to save 10% on your shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at points during the year. 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 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 up to an additional week's holiday, and we provide private healthcare. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, interest free car loan of up to 10k, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary 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).