Sainsbury's
Assistant Technologist - Socks, Hosiery, and Slippers
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Assistant Technologist - Socks, Hosiery, and Slippers
Assistant Technologist at Sainsbury’s
Why join us
Joining us as an Assistant Technologist at Sainsbury's offers you the opportunity to be part of a dynamic team dedicated to delivering safe, high-quality products to our customers. Your role will ensure compliance with safety, legal, and quality standards, working closely with suppliers, product developers, and teams across the organisation.
You’ll contribute to projects driving product innovation and improvement, while supporting our commitment to sustainability through Net Zero initiatives. We value your expertise in a supportive environment, where you can develop skills and achieve personal and professional growth.
Join us in our pursuit of excellence and help foster a diverse and inclusive culture that values collaboration and continuous development.
What you’ll do
As an Assistant Technologist, you’ll support the delivery of all aspects of the Sainsbury’s Brand product and technical plans for your assigned product area within the Clothing team.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Ensuring consistent quality of products through safety, legality, and quality standards in collaboration with suppliers, brand support teams, product developers, trading, supply chain, and retail.
- Working with the Technical Manager to drive the quality and technical agenda for your product area, including Net Zero commitments through suppliers, always keeping the customer at the heart of decisions.
- Managing projects for product quality improvement, implementing and challenging quality standards.
- Creating action plans to reduce complaints and developing supplier targets.
- Maintaining accurate product information, driving improvements in the customer offer, and engaging actively with the supply base.
- Monitoring supplier compliance through site visits and audits.
- Utilising your technical expertise, commercial awareness, and strong communication skills to ensure the safetys, quality, and success of Sainsbury’s brand products.
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Who you are
You are a highly capable professional with:
- A strong focus on ensuring safety, legality, and appropriate quality of products.
- Technical expertise in collaborating with suppliers, product developers, and cross-functional teams.
- The ability to manage projects, implement quality standards, and drive innovation in product quality.
- A proactive approach, taking ownership of complaint reduction action plans.
- Transferable knowledge of technical and manufacturing processes, paired with commercial awareness to manage supplier performance.
- Exceptional communication and organisational skills, contributing to Sainsbury’s brand reputation for quality and safety.
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Essential Criteria
- Demonstrable product knowledge in slippers or related product areas, including an understanding of product construction and quality standards.
- Experience in product testing processes, with the ability to support or interpret testing requirements and outcomes.
- Experience within clothing, footwear, or accessories categories, with transferable knowledge of garment or product development.
- Ability to work in a hybrid office environment, with a base location at Coventry – Ansty Park Store Support Centre.
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