As Location Planning Manager for Sainsbury’s, you will evaluate new site locations, providing sales forecasts and competitor analysis to support our expansion and investment plans. Using the full range of tools and techniques, you will produce robust, timely analysis to support key stakeholders across the business. Excellent analytical skills are essential, with the commercial awareness to bring a clear customer focus to every capital investment decision.
Degree educated, preferably in Geography, Economics or Town Planning, you will have in-depth knowledge of GIS functionality and systems capability, with the ability to challenge, stretch and develop existing methodologies. This is a complex, fast-paced and wide-ranging business, so you’ll also need the vision to integrate data qualitative and quantitative data from different sources, for example: bespoke customer analysis, sensitivities, customer research, financial appraisals and retail feedback.
Sainsbury’s is an established retailer with ambitious plans for the future. While we already have more than 1,000 stores, we are still expanding and growing our product ranges in areas such as General Merchandise, Electrical, Entertainment, Energy and Clothing, as well as food. By 2020, 20% of our sales will come from beyond our ‘core supermarket’ business, creating remarkable scope for you to both accelerate and diversify your career development.
Sainsbury’s is the place to be.
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