Head of Strategic Partnerships - Argos CARE
Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: London Store Support Centre and Home, London, EC1M 6HA
Contract type: Permanent
Business area: Finance & Business Development
Closing date: 06 October 2025
Requisition ID: 400019847
We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. For a FTSE business, we move incredibly fast. When we’re not handling projects, we’re helping all corners of the wider group with what they’re trying to achieve. And around here, you can see the results of your work as soon as you walk into a store, which gives you a real sense of purpose and responsibility. Better still, the team around you will listen to your ideas and opinions, and you’ll have every chance to try something new. The sheer scale and complexity of our set-up means there’s always something else around the corner, and we’ll help and support you every step of the way. We’re trusted to get on with it. So get ready to make things happen here.
About the team
Joining Sainsbury's as the Head of Strategic Partnerships for Argos Care offers a unique opportunity to lead and drive the growth of a key strategic partnership within the Financial Services division. In this role, you will have the chance to shape the future of the CARE product, collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, and significantly impact the business strategy. With a focus on innovation, leadership, and strategic thinking, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing customer experiences and achieving business objectives, all within a supportive and forward-thinking environment that values inclusivity, collaboration, and professional development.
More about the role
You'll be responsible for developing and scaling the Argos CARE product in partnership with Domestic & General and Argos. Your key focus will be on driving increased CARE penetration and margin uplifts through managing third parties and building strong business relationships. You will influence stakeholders both internally and externally, taking ownership of your relevant P&L and working towards growing the CARE business to achieve best-in-class penetration levels. Additionally, you will contribute to the Financial Services division's strategic objectives, collaborate with key stakeholders, and drive the strategic direction of the FS business through data-driven decision-making and exceptional leadership capabilities.
More about you
You're an experienced leader with a strong understanding of product insurance and warranty sectors and retail in the General Merchandise market. Your ability to drive financial outcomes, manage P&LS, and build strategic partnerships is key to scaling and growing the CARE business while influencing stakeholders both internally and externally. With exceptional leadership skills, a strategic mindset, and a focus on customer-centric solutions, you are critical in shaping the division's objectives and contributing to the organisation's overall success.
Essential Skills
- Demonstrable in-depth understanding of financial services, including product insurance and warranty sectors, and a level of knowledge of retail in the general merchandise market.
- Proven experience in managing P&Ls and applying data-driven decision-making to achieve financial outcomes.
- Track record of building, directing, and scaling strategic partnerships with measurable impact.
- Demonstrable contract management capabilities, including negotiation and compliance oversight.
- Proven, exceptional leadership experience in developing inclusive teams and delivering complex objectives in dynamic environments.
- Demonstrable ability to influence senior stakeholders and communicate effectively across all levels, both verbally and in writing.
- Proven capability to lead strategic and tactical initiatives, including project and change management in fast-paced, ambiguous settings.
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 65% of salary, depending on how we perform (in cash and shares). 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, and we provide private healthcare. 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. You'll also receive a company car cash allowance unless you are going to travel 10,000 business miles in your role, then you'll be able to choose a car. 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).
