Portfolio Manager

We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work/life balance. That’s waiting for you right here. Supply Chain and Logistics is the engine room that gets thousands of products from farms and factories, through the business and to millions of customers every day. We plan around everything from barbecue weekends to Sunday roasts, supporting those who want oven-ready cauliflower cheese and those who prefer to make it from scratch. Insight and data are everything. But so is judgement — when there’s an issue or ambiguity anywhere, we’re often the first to spot it. There’s a big transformation underway. It calls for people who champion change, bring others with them, and collaborate and communicate. Because those people can go a very long way here.

Why join us

Joining Sainsbury's as a Logistics Portfolio Manager means being part of a transformative team dedicated to designing and implementing innovative solutions within our Logistics and Fulfilment Division. With a focus on network and automation transformation, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of our operations and driving positive change across the organisation. As a key player in our dynamic and collaborative environment, you will have the opportunity to lead complex change programmes, build strong relationships with stakeholders, and drive impactful outcomes that benefit our customers and colleagues. Working at Sainsbury's offers a rewarding experience where you can make a real difference, grow both personally and professionally, and contribute to shaping the future of retail logistics.

What you'll do

As a Logistics Portfolio Manager, you will play a vital role in the Network & Automation Transformation team within the Logistics and Fulfilment Division. Collaborating with various business functions, you will design the future Logistics network, develop partnership strategies, and implement automation engineering operations. Reporting to the Head of Transformation Office, you will be key in shaping and delivering the 3 + year Transformation agenda, ensuring alignment between the Transformation Vision, in-flight Portfolio, and progress tracking. Your responsibilities include owning and maintaining the programme plan, managing stakeholder relationships, facilitating project reviews, coordinating resource planning, tracking lessons learned for continuous improvement, and providing expertise in project governance. Your ability to build strong relationships, drive positive outcomes, and support informed decisions will be essential in successfully delivering complex change programmes and driving the company towards its strategic goals.

Who you are

You are a seasoned professional with extensive experience in leading complex change programmes and managing diverse stakeholder relationships. Your ability to facilitate workshops, drive desired outcomes, and coach others in project management processes is fundamental to successfully shaping and delivering the company's transformation agenda. With a keen focus on continuous improvement, financial control, and risk management, you play a pivotal role in ensuring the effective execution of the logistics network and automation transformation initiatives. Your commitment to living by the company's Valued Behaviours and Leadership Performance Expectations underscores your dedication to delivering exceptional results and fostering a collaborative and customer-centric work environment.

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).