Programme Manager

4 days ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Sainsbury's Full time £60,000 - £120,000 per year
Description

Why join us

Joining Sainsbury's as a Programme Manager, Retail People offers a unique opportunity to lead and drive transformative people programmes that impact colleague experience, organisational capability, and business success. With a focus on programme leadership, stakeholder management, governance, and engagement, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of retail operations. Working in a collaborative and dynamic environment, you will have the chance to deliver tangible results, influence strategic decisions, and contribute to a culture that values innovation, continuous improvement, and meaningful impact on both colleagues and customers.

What you'll do

As the Programme Manager, Retail People at Sainsbury's, you will be leading, coordinating, and delivering complex, multi-workstream people programmes aimed at enhancing colleague experience, building organisational capability, and supporting business transformation. Your role will involve translating strategic objectives into programme outcomes, managing risks and dependencies, and ensuring proactive mitigation. You will work closely with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to drive stakeholder engagement, establish effective programme governance structures, and oversee program-level change, communication, and engagement plans to support successful adoption. Additionally, you will define clear, measurable benefits, track financial and non-financial benefits throughout the programme lifecycle, and identify continuous improvement opportunities to enhance programme impact.

Who you are

As a Programme Manager for Retail People at Sainsbury's, you are a seasoned professional with a proven track record in delivering large-scale, cross-functional programmes and driving impactful organisational change. Your exceptional project and programme management skills, coupled with strong stakeholder management abilities, enable you to lead and coordinate complex programmes that enhance colleague experience, build organisational capability, and support business transformation. With a focus on simplifying complexity, clear communication, and fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture, you drive successful outcomes, engage stakeholders at all levels, and ensure the strategic objectives are translated into measurable results that positively impact colleague engagement and operational performance.

Essential Criteria 

  • Proven track record of delivering large-scale, cross-functional programmes with measurable outcomes on time, within scope, and budget.
  • Demonstrable application of recognised programme management methodologies to plan, govern, and assure programme delivery.
  • Evidence of effective stakeholder management at senior levels, including facilitation of steering groups, reporting, and influencing decisions to secure alignment and support.
  • Ability to analyse complex data, identify risks/issues, and make informed decisions that drive programme success and continuous improvement.

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