Data and Systems Analyst

Why join us
By joining Sainsbury's as a Data and Systems Lead, you'll have the opportunity to be part of a leading retail company that values innovation, collaboration, and delivering exceptional experiences to millions of customers. Being at the forefront of our data and systems operations, you will play a vital role in shaping and optimising our data infrastructure, driving insights, and enabling informed decision-making across the organisation. With access to a vast and dynamic data environment, you'll have the chance to work with cutting-edge technologies and collaborate with talented teams. We offer a supportive and inclusive work culture, endless opportunities for growth, and attractive benefits that promote work-life balance. Join us and contribute your expertise to revolutionise the way we leverage data and systems to provide exceptional service, making a meaningful impact on our customers and our business.

What you'll do
As a Data and Systems Lead at Sainsbury's, you will play a vital role in managing and optimising data-related systems across the organisation. You will be responsible for overseeing the integrity, accuracy, and security of our data assets, ensuring adherence to best practises and compliance with relevant regulations. In this role, you will lead a team tasked with data governance, data quality management, and data integration initiatives to support our business objectives. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT, business analysts, and data scientists, to identify and prioritise data requirements, design data models, and develop scalable data management strategies. Additionally, you will assess and enhance our data management systems and tools, implement data governance frameworks, and establish data quality standards and processes. Your expertise in data architecture, data governance, and data management will be crucial in driving a data-driven culture and enabling effective decision-making throughout the organisation.

Who you are
As the Data and Systems Lead at Sainsbury's, you are a highly skilled professional with a deep understanding of data management and systems integration. With your expertise in designing, implementing, and optimising data systems, you play a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and accessibility of our data assets. You possess strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, allowing you to identify opportunities for process improvement and drive efficiencies through innovative data solutions. As a collaborative and influential leader, you work closely with cross-functional teams to align data strategy with business objectives and drive data-driven decision-making throughout the organisation. Your passion for data governance, data quality, and data privacy ensures compliance with regulatory requirements and security standards. With your ability to navigate complex systems landscapes, you drive the integration and synchronisation of data across various platforms, enabling seamless data flow and empowering stakeholders with reliable insights.

We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. From fragrance to car care, clothing and pots and pans, our General Merchandise team delivers all the non-food items for Sainsbury’s, Habitat and Argos customers. This multi-brand environment means you get to work across most areas. You can also be a pioneer, because the team believes in being brave, iterating and learning as they go. They also develop deep connections to other departments, which opens up a lot of different career opportunities for you. What’s certain is that you’ll spend time on the shop floor to get closer to customers, and bring a broad perspective and the full support of your manager with you wherever you decide to develop next. 

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 10% 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. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, 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).