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 Sainsbury's stores starts out in Sainsbury's Commercial. Whether it's the product, proposition, packaging or price, or the fact that something tastes great, our team is responsible for all food, non- food and Clothing items available in Sainsbury's stores, 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 your products and just as hungry to learn, you'll fit in perfectly.
Why join us
Joining Sainsbury's as a Product Technologist in General Merchandise offers a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in ensuring the safety, quality, and compliance of our brand products while driving continuous improvement and innovation. With a focus on maintaining brand reputation and customer satisfaction, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, suppliers, and technical experts to deliver exceptional products that meet our high standards. By working in a dynamic environment that values technical excellence, attention to detail, and personal development, you will have the chance to make a tangible impact on our product range and contribute to the success of Sainsbury's GM as we continue to evolve and grow.
What you'll do
As a Product Technologist for General Merchandise (GM) at Sainsbury's, you will be responsible for managing the delivery of all aspects of the Sainsbury's Brand product and technical plans for the GM product area. Working closely with suppliers, Sainsbury's Central Technical Operations (CTO) team, product developers, trading, supply chain, and retail teams, you will ensure the consistent production of high-quality products that meet specified standards and policies. Your role will involve driving the quality and technical agenda for GM products, implementing technical audits and ethical processes, and ensuring compliance with safety, legality, and quality standards to uphold Sainsbury's brand reputation. Additionally, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish appropriate product ranges, optimise technical resources, and align processes to Sainsbury's ways of working, all while maintaining a focus on customer satisfaction and product excellence.
Who you are
As a Product Technologist for Sainsbury's, you are a dedicated professional with a strong background in technical aspects within the supply base or retail environment, coupled with a degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline. With a keen eye for detail and a focus on maintaining quality, safety, and legality standards, you demonstrate excellent judgement, drive, and influence in managing the delivery of all aspects of Sainsbury's Brand product and technical plans. Your ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders, while ensuring adherence to policies, legislation, and ethical audits, showcases your commitment to upholding brand reputation and delivering exceptional product quality that meets customer expectations.
Essential Criteria:
Proven experience in a technical role within a retail and/or supply base environment, working directly with suppliers
Strong knowledge of product safety, quality and legality, including UK legislation, quality systems, testing and audit processes
Ability to work effectively within cross‑functional teams and operate structured governance or gated processes
Demonstrated capability to manage technical risk, apply proportionate due diligence and protect brand reputation
Strong communication, judgement and influencing skills, including with internal stakeholders and external suppliers
High level of attention to detail, with the ability to deliver against KPIs and agreed timescales
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 10% 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, 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.
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 for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).