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Category Planner

4 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Sainsbury's Full time

**Location**
- Holborn Store Support Centre and Home, Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd 33 Holborn, London, EC1N 2HT

**Hours**
- Full-time

**Contract-Type**
- Fixed-Term Assignment

**Salary**
- Competitive Plus Benefits

**Areas of business**
- Food Commercial

**Closing date**
- 2024/04/12 16:03:00

**Duration**
- 12 months

**Job ID**
- 226358

We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. Here, everything in our stores starts out in Food Commercial. Whether it’s the product, proposition, packaging or price, or the fact that something tastes great, our team is responsible for all food items available in store, digitally and on demand. You’ll discover it’s incredibly fast-paced. People here are in it together and not afraid to take risks. They’re enthusiastic too, and their amazing leadership team is right behind them. The knowledge and experience you gain here could set you up for career moves, anywhere else in the business. So, if you’re passionate about food and just as hungry to learn, you’ll fit in perfectly.

Food Commercial - Category Planner C5

Why join us

Joining our Category Planning team at Sainsbury's offers an exciting opportunity to make a lasting impact on our customers and drive the success of our business. As problem solvers and strategic thinkers, we are passionate about delivering value and creating exceptional customer experiences. With a focus on the Meat, Fish & Poultry Category, you will have the chance to drive performance by implementing innovative strategies, building strong relationships, and simplifying processes. Being part of our team means being at the forefront of shaping our value strategy, optimising promotional plans, and identifying key opportunities for sales and innovation. We offer a flexible work-life balance, countless learning opportunities, and a supportive environment where you can thrive both personally and professionally. Discover the possibilities of joining us and making a difference in the dynamic world of Category Planning at Sainsbury's.

What you'll do

As the Category Planner for Meat, Fish & Poultry at Sainsbury's, your main responsibility will be to drive performance by working with stakeholders across the business to build, implement, and optimise customer-facing events and the food strategy within your category. This role requires you to have a deep understanding of the market and commercial dynamics, as you will guide the evolution of the value strategy, build an optimised promotional plan, and ensure accurate summaries of future and past promotional plans are maintained. Additionally, you will be the customer planning representative for the category, translating insights into viable commercial opportunities that drive return on investment while considering the end-to-end customer journey. You will also be responsible for owning the value simplicity initiative and staying updated on the category's performance through market intelligence sources. Excellent communication and influence skills, strong organisation capabilities, quick decision-making ability, and data interpretation skills will be crucial to excel in this role.

Who you are

As a Category Planner for our Meat, Fish & Poultry division, you are a highly skilled professional with a strong commercial understanding and a keen eye for detail. You thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing market environment and excel at reacting quickly to changing market conditions while managing diverse priorities. Your ability to build strong relationships and your expertise in analysing data, market intelligence, and consumer trends enable you to drive performance and deliver value through optimised promotional plans and category activation strategies. With your excellent influencing and communication skills, you effectively collaborate with stakeholders at all levels, ensuring the delivery of high-quality plans and contributing to the overall success of our Win in Food strategy. Your strong analytical skills, organisational abilities, and commitment to continuous improvement make you a valuable asset to our Category Planning team.

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 get 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat after 4 weeks. This increases to 15% off at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day. We've also got you covered for your future with our


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