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Closing Date: 12-Apr-2024

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.
Why join us
Joining Sainsbury's as a Product Development Manager for EPP, Core & Fortified Wine means being part of an innovative and dynamic team at the forefront of identifying new trends and driving innovation in a category that matters most to our customers. You will have the opportunity to bring your passion, expertise, and experience in wine innovation and development to shape and lead the strategic thinking for future innovation. In collaboration with cross-functional teams and suppliers, you will play a key role in bringing products from concept to market, while also championing our brand and driving customer engagement through PR and marketing initiatives. With a strong focus on quality, distinctiveness, and customer satisfaction, you will have the autonomy to drive innovation, shape the supply base strategy, and make a significant impact in the competitive retail industry.

What you'll do
As a Product Development Manager for EPP, Core, and Fortified Wine at Sainsbury's, you will play a crucial role in identifying new trends and inspiration to drive innovation in the wine category. Your expertise and experience in wine innovation and development will be utilised to bring new concepts and products to life, from ideation to final execution. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and suppliers to shape and lead the long-term strategic thinking for future wine innovation, ensuring alignment and compliance throughout the product development process. Additionally, you will be accountable for delivering PR and marketing engagement plans, activating the Wine product agenda internally, and managing an awards programme. Your role will also involve working with commercial teams to develop food pairing solutions and setting quality benchmarks for product development. Furthermore, you will utilise insights and trends to inform strategy, drive innovation, and ensure customer satisfaction. Your strong project management, communication, and influencing skills will be essential in leading cross-functional teams and driving market growth.

Who you are
As a Product Development Manager for EPP, Core, and Fortified Wine at Sainsbury's, you are a seasoned professional with extensive experience in the wine industry. With your WSET Wine Level 3 qualification and expertise in product development, you play a vital role in shaping and leading the long-term strategic thinking for future wine innovation. Your strong commercial awareness and understanding of cost of goods, coupled with your passion for new trends and delivering innovation, drive the creation of product plans and engagement strategies that resonate with our customers. With your excellent communication and influencing skills, you effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and suppliers, ensuring the seamless execution of product briefs and the delivery of high-quality wines. Your strong project management and analytical abilities enable you to analyse complex data, identify commercial opportunities, and drive market growth. As a custodian of benchmarking for Sainsbury's Brand, you set the standards for product quality and continuously monitor customer satisfaction to drive improvement.
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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 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 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 additional holiday. 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, pay 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, you will also be eligible for private healthcare too.
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).