Associate Analyst
Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: London Store Support Centre and Home, London, EC1M 6HA
Contract type: Permanent
Business area: Marketing
Closing date: 01 August 2025
Requisition ID: 400009479
We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. We’re one of the biggest supermarkets in the UK with one of the largest websites. So marketing here really happens at scale. We move a lot faster than you’d think too, across Brand Planning, Brand Comms and Creative, Digital Marketing, CRM and Loyalty, Nectar 360, Insights, and Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability. More people shopping with us each week means more interactions. And thanks to data insight, we understand customers in a way that almost nobody else does. We work alongside incredible brand partners and the best agencies around. So if you have a passion to learn, grow and experience new teams, come and explore it all with us.
Why join us
Joining Sainsbury's as a Digital Associate Analyst means becoming part of a forward-thinking, data-driven organisation at the forefront of retail innovation. With access to an unparalleled volume of diverse and complex data, you'll have the opportunity to leverage cutting-edge technology and analytics to transform insights into impactful solutions that enhance the customer experience across our multi-channel brands. In an inclusive and agile environment, you'll be empowered to unleash your creativity, explore new technologies, and tackle real-world challenges while contributing to the strategic direction of the business. At Sainsbury's, you'll be part of a dynamic team that values growth, collaboration, and continuous learning, offering a supportive and flexible work environment where your contributions make a tangible difference to millions of customers nationwide.
What you'll do
As a Digital Associate Analyst within the Argos eCommerce Analytics function at Sainsbury's, you will utilise comprehensive data and industry-leading tools to analyse and understand customer behaviour on digital channels for General Merchandise and Clothing. You will translate these insights into actionable recommendations for various teams across the business through project-based work, day-to-day analysis, and stakeholder support. Additionally, you will collaborate with digital and broader analytics teams to prioritise and deliver tasks, continuously seeking ways to enhance reporting processes through automation and optimisation. Your role will also involve ensuring accurate data capture and driving your own development by identifying growth opportunities in the ever-evolving data and analytics landscape.
Who you are
As a Digital Associate Analyst at Sainsbury's Argos, you are a forward-thinking and innovative individual with a passion for leveraging data and insights to drive impactful analysis that directly supports business strategies. With a strong analytical mindset and a keen interest in digital and retail, you excel in providing valuable insights into customer behaviour on digital channels and collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimise reporting processes through automation and emerging technologies. Your ability to think creatively, prioritise effectively, and communicate complex concepts in a clear and concise manner sets you apart as a valuable member of a fast-paced and dynamic analytics environment.
Essential Criteria
- Strong communication and presentation skills; able to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Experience with Digital Analysis across multiple channels
Highly Desirable
- Experience with Adobe Analytics or Google Analytics
- Coding experience in SQL, Python/R, VBA, or similar
Please note, due to a high volume of strong applications, we may close this vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date
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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 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 5% 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).
