Formulated Technical Manager
Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: London Store Support Centre and Home, London, EC1M 6HA
Contract type: Permanent
Business area: Food Commercial
Closing date: 03 September 2025
Requisition ID: 400014363
Why join us
Joining the Sainsbury's team as a Formulated Technical Manager means becoming an integral part of a company that values quality, innovation, and customer satisfaction. With the opportunity to work on a diverse range of formulated household, baby, and pet products you will play a crucial role in ensuring the safety, legality, and quality of Sainsbury's Brand offerings.
As a Technical Manager, you will have the chance to drive technical innovation, manage supplier relationships, and contribute to the continuous improvement of product quality and sustainability. With a supportive work environment, opportunities for professional development, and a focus on collaboration and excellence, joining Sainsbury's means being part of a team dedicated to delivering exceptional products and making a positive impact in the retail industry.
What you'll do
As a Formulated Technical Manager at Sainsbury's, you will lead the management and delivery of all technical aspects of Sainsbury's Brand product and technical plans for the formulated product area, focusing on ensuring safe, legal, and high-quality products that meet our customer's needs and align with our Net Zero commitments.
You will work collaboratively with suppliers, product developers, trading, supply chain, and retail teams to drive the quality and technical agenda for your product area, overseeing the safety, legality, and quality of Sainsbury's brand products to maintain brand reputation and customer satisfaction. Your role will involve setting appropriate quality standards, managing accurate product information, conducting detailed investigations on product issues, and delivering on complaints reduction action plans, all while driving technical innovation and developing strategies to enhance product quality and drive sustainability through building robust supply chains.
Who you are
You are an accomplished professional with a strong background in technical roles within the supply base or retail, particularly in household categories or associated areas. With a degree in a relevant scientific subject and previous experience, you can demonstrate in-depth knowledge of technical and manufacturing requirements, regulations, and standards, ensuring the safe, legal, and high-quality delivery of Sainsbury's Brand products. Your proven track record in driving technical excellence, implementing successful policies, and managing supplier relationships showcases your ability to lead and deliver results with a customer-centric and commercial focus, while upholding the highest standards of quality and compliance.
Essential Criteria
- Degree or equivalent in a relevant scientific discipline such as Chemistry, Biochemistry, or Materials Science.
- Proven previous experience in a technical role within the supply base or retail, ideally in household or related categories.
- Strong understanding of technical and manufacturing standards, including HACCP, BRC, GMP, SMETA, and supplier management frameworks.
- Comprehensive knowledge of regulatory requirements, including REACH, CLP, Biocidal Products Regulation, Cosmetic Products Regulation, and other applicable EU or UK legislation.
- The ability to travel within the UK and overseas (depending on product area and supply base location)
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: 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.
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.
Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).
