Description Why join us Joining Sainsbury's as a Lead Technologist means becoming part of a global team that is dedicated to ensuring quality, safety, and performance across our General Merchandise & Clothing product range. With our commitment to delivering exceptional products and meeting customer expectations, you will have the opportunity to make a real impact on our brand reputation and drive innovation within the industry. As a valued member of our team, you will work collaboratively with suppliers, cross-functional teams, and international stakeholders to shape and deliver technical plans, set standards, and drive continuous improvement. With a supportive and inclusive culture, ongoing training opportunities, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic retail environment, joining us means contributing to the success of one of the UK's leading retailers and being part of a team that values integrity, teamwork, and customer focus. What you'll do As a Lead Technologist at Sainsbury's, you will be responsible for managing the delivery of all aspects of the Sainsbury's Argos General Merchandise & Clothing product and technical plans in collaboration with various stakeholders. Your main focus will be on ensuring quality, safety, legality, and supplier performance for your product area. You will work closely with suppliers, Sainsbury's Non-Food support teams, designers, merchandisers, trading teams, Sainsburys Argos Asia, supply chain, and retail teams to deliver high-quality products that meet the required standards. As a lead, you will be accountable for the quality and technical agenda of your product area, satisfying customer expectations and internal KPIs. Additionally, you will create and manage technical records, resolve product issues, conduct investigations, drive cost reduction initiatives, and maintain commercial awareness. Your role will involve collaborating with different teams, making critical decisions, and ensuring timely product delivery, while upholding our company values and keeping the customer at the core of every decision. Who you are As a Lead Technologist for Sainsbury's, you are a seasoned professional with a strong background in managing the delivery of product and technical plans within the General Merchandise and Clothing sector. With a focus on quality, safety, and supplier performance, you work collaboratively with various stakeholders to ensure that products meet the highest standards and are produced consistently. Your expertise in product appraisal, competitor benchmarking, and risk assessment allows you to make informed decisions and drive continuous improvement. With excellent communication skills and a customer-centric mindset, you play a crucial role in maintaining brand reputation, meeting KPIs, and delivering innovative and sustainable solutions. Your ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced retail environment, coupled with your strong leadership skills, makes you an invaluable asset in driving technical excellence and achieving business goals. Responsibilities Joining the team at Argos, you'll find yourself at the forefront of UK retail, in a brand that is loved by millions of customers across the country. Argos is a market leader in the general merchandise sector, with the third most visited retail website and a market leading same day delivery and click&collect service. Whether it's working across our amazing owned-brands of Habitat, Chad Valley and Bush, or working with the biggest global consumer brands like Apple, Lego, Xbox or Samsung, we have a breadth of opportunity to nurture your career. With roles across Buying, Merchandising, Design, Technical, or Commercial Planning or Operations, we have teams that always strive to make amazing product to delight our customers. The Argos Commercial teams work closely with many other functions across the business like Digital, Marketing, Retail and Logistics to deliver for our customers, allowing you to develop connections and learn from teams across the business. Development is important to us and you’ll have the full support of your line manager in developing and growing your skill set and aiding your career aspirations. Qualifications 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 save 10% on your shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at points during the year. 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 up to an additional week's 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, salary 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 www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).