Procurement & Supplier Management Excellence Analyst
Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: Holborn Store Support Centre and Home, London, EC1N 2HT
Contract type: Permanent
Business area: Finance & Business Development
Closing date: 23 June 2025
Requisition ID: 40000107411
We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. For a FTSE business, we move incredibly fast. When we’re not handling projects, we’re helping all corners of the wider group with what they’re trying to achieve. And around here, you can see the results of your work as soon as you walk into a store, which gives you a real sense of purpose and responsibility. Better still, the team around you will listen to your ideas and opinions, and you’ll have every chance to try something new. The sheer scale and complexity of our set-up means there’s always something else around the corner, and we’ll help and support you every step of the way. We’re trusted to get on with it. So get ready to make things happen here.
Why join us -
By joining Sainsbury's as a Procurement and Supplier Management Excellence Analyst, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the development and implementation of the end-to-end process and governance for our Procurement and Supplier Management team. As part of our organisation, you will be at the forefront of shaping and driving best practises, ensuring that our third-party relationships align with our values and commercial objectives. With exposure to diverse stakeholders across the business, you will have the chance to collaborate, learn, and make a real impact. At Sainsbury's, we value integrity, resilience, and curiosity, offering a fast-paced and dynamic environment where you can grow both personally and professionally. Join us in achieving excellence in procurement and supplier management and be part of a team that values continuous improvement and innovation.
What you'll do -
As a Procurement and Supplier Management Excellence Analyst at Sainsbury's, your primary responsibility will be to support the development and delivery of the end-to-end process and governance for the team across the lifecycle to ensure smooth ways of working. You will collaborate with key stakeholders and risk owners across the business to design, implement, and manage the seamless process for procurement and supplier management. This includes ensuring that the third-party suppliers supporting our operations are robust, align with Sainsbury's values, and follow commercial best practises. You will be the focal point of knowledge on frameworks, training, and good practises in dealing with suppliers, supplier assurance, and due diligence processes. Additionally, you will support the category teams in strategic supplier onboarding and deliver the due diligence requirements throughout the lifecycle. Your success in this role will depend on your ability to build strong relationships, coach and support teams, adapt to a dynamic environment, and make informed decisions to ensure robust sourcing and supplier management.
Who you are -
As a Procurement and Supplier Management Excellence Analyst for Sainsbury's, you are a highly skilled professional with practical knowledge and experience in developing operating models and ways of working frameworks across teams. With your expertise in governance and supplier assurance principles, you play a pivotal role in designing and implementing end-to-end processes to ensure smooth procurement and supplier management. Your ability to write and deliver clear and engaging training materials, along with your strong communication and influencing skills, enables you to effectively collaborate with stakeholders and provide guidance on dealing with suppliers, supplier assurance, and due diligence processes. With your critical thinking, analytical skills, and ability to adapt in a dynamic environment, you contribute to the continuous improvement and success of our procurement and supplier management functions.
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).
