Associate Analyst - Commercial
Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: London Store Support Centre and Home, London, EC1M 6HA
Contract type: Permanent
Business area: Marketing
Closing date: 18 August 2025
Requisition ID: 400012036
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.
Why join us
Joining Sainsbury's as an Associate Analyst in the Commercial team offers an exciting opportunity to work with the UK's largest loyalty scheme and a vast array of digital platforms, handling over 1.2 billion transactions annually. As part of the Argos Analytics team, you will play a crucial role in driving commercial success by leveraging data to inform pricing strategies and business decisions, while collaborating with a high-performing team to shape and deliver strategic ambitions. In a supportive and inclusive environment, you'll have the space to be innovative, solve real-world challenges, and witness the impact of your work reaching millions of customers across the UK.
What you'll do
As an Associate Analyst in the Argos Commercial Analytics team at Sainsbury's, you will play a pivotal role in leveraging data to drive commercial success by generating analytical insights that inform pricing strategies and business decisions. Your analytical mindset and problem-solving skills will be put to use as you apply logical and creative thinking to complex commercial challenges, utilising data-driven insights to enhance profitability and commercial impact. Collaborating closely with stakeholders, you will champion a collaborative approach to requirements gathering and analysis development, presenting your findings with clarity and empathy to inspire action and drive measurable business transformation. Through your work, you will contribute to shaping and delivering Argos's strategic ambitions, providing recommendations and identifying opportunities for improvement based on a deep understanding of the business and its unique operating model.
Who you are
As an Associate Analyst - Commercial at Sainsbury's, you are a dedicated professional with a strong analytical mindset, problem-solving skills, and a passion for leveraging data to drive commercial success. With a keen eye for detail and a focus on delivering actionable insights, you thrive in collaborative environments and excel at building strong relationships with stakeholders to support strategic decision-making and enhance business performance. Your technical proficiency, curiosity, and commitment to continuous learning enable you to adapt to new technologies and contribute to the growth and success of the Analytics team at Argos.
Essential Criteria
- Demonstratable experience in applying SQL for data analysis, with a willingness to develop skills in R or Python using statistical methods appropriately
- Proven ability to generate actionable commercial insights, including evaluating pricing strategies and competitor analysis to inform business decisions
- Evidence of designing and interpreting KPIs and analytical frameworks to support strategic decision-making and identify growth opportunities
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, applying commercial understanding to gather requirements and deliver relevant analysis
Please note that this job advert may close earlier than the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of applications.
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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 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 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).
