FM Logistics Automation Operations & Mobilisation Manager
Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: Coventry Store Support Centre - Field Based and Home, Coventry, CV1 1FL
Contract type: Permanent
Business area: Corporate Services
Closing date: 02 July 2026
Requisition ID: 400067378
We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. Corporate Services is made up of specialist teams, including Legal, Information Security, Safety & Insurance, and Company Secretary & Share Management. While each area is distinct, we’re all united by one thing: managing risk. That means identifying risks to the business, our people, stakeholders and shareholders, assessing their potential impact, and deciding how best to mitigate or accept them. What makes us different is the exposure we have to other specialisms. We don’t work in silos, and there are real opportunities to move laterally and grow your career. We also have an amazing leadership team - 50% women - and a genuine passion for Sainsbury’s as a brand and as a place to be. That’s what makes this somewhere you can truly belong.
Why join us
Joining Sainsbury's as the FM Logistics Automation Operations & Mobilisation Manager means being at the forefront of cutting-edge automation technology in a fast-paced and evolving logistics environment. As a key player in ensuring the safe and efficient operation of our automated logistics assets, you will have the opportunity to lead mobilisation efforts, drive continuous improvement, and collaborate with suppliers and stakeholders to deliver exceptional service. With a focus on operational excellence, innovation, and strategic growth, this role offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact on our logistics operations while being part of a dynamic and forward-thinking team.
What you'll do
You’ll ensure the safe, stable, and efficient mobilisation of new automation and the sustained effective operation of live assets within the logistics automation estate. From project launch to operational readiness, you will lead and coordinate site mobilisation, commissioning support, end-to-end testing, validation, and deployment while defining and assuring handover criteria into BAU. You’ll provide ongoing operational governance, incident management, supplier and contract management, and continuous improvement across multiple automated sites, driving consistency in standards, deployment strategies, and recovery approaches to uphold safe, reliable, and cost-effective operations.
Who you are
You’re a strategic and results-driven professional with a strong background in operational management and automation, adept at leading the mobilisation and stabilisation of new automated logistics sites and assets. Your exceptional communication skills, coupled with your ability to engage and collaborate with multiple stakeholders and service providers, enable you to drive operational excellence, ensure compliance with KPIs and SLAs, and proactively manage incidents and supplier performance. With a keen eye for detail, strong analytical capabilities, and the capacity to make methodical decisions under pressure, you thrive in high-pressure environments, demonstrating clear ownership, accountability, and effective leadership in delivering cost-effective and efficient automation operations.
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience leading mobilisation of new operational or automation assets.
- Proven ability to manage ongoing operations within a live environment, ensuring performance against defined standards for safety, stability and efficiency across multiple sites.
- Evidence of managing supplier and contract performance, including monitoring against KPIs/SLAs, addressing performance issues and driving service improvements.
- Ability to implement operational governance and incident management processes, including coordinating recovery actions and minimising disruption to services.
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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 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).
