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Data Strategist
Job Title: Data Strategist – Nectar360, Sainsbury’s
About the Role
We believe in amazing work, work-life balance, and using data and relationships to empower some of the UK’s favourite brands. The Nectar360 team focuses on developing loyalty programmes, turning insightful data into impactful solutions spanning traditional media and digital.
This is not your average roles—Nectar360 operates like an agency within a retailer, connecting to every part of the business. As a fast-growth and dynamic area, it’s where risks are taken, learned from, and recognised. Your work here will directly drive profitability, while the unique culture ensures you have room to grow and innovation without convention.
About the Team
Nectar360 is Sainsbury’s loyalty, data, and marketing services business, built on the strength of first-party Nectar data. It unlocks deeper customer insights for both Sainsbury’s’ brands and FMCG & GM supplier partners.
The Commercial team merges data and media to deliver relevant, digital-first solutions that support client and business growth in a cut-throat, customer-driven marketplace.
The Role – Data Strategist
You’ll thrive in one of the fastest-growing areas of Sainsbury’s, focusing on profit growth through Nectar360’s data-driven media and digital offerings—both in-store, on-site (Sainsbury’s), and off-site, including Digital Trading Platform (DTP).
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead client account brand planning, aligning with Sainsbury’s corporate, marketing, and category objectives. Translate insights into clear, actionable recommendations.
- Collaborate with the Analytics team to deliver compelling client evaluations and data-specific performance storytelling.
- Act as a category expert for selected categories and key FMCG accounts, leading major cross-business initiatives involving Nectar360, Marketing, and Trading teams.
- Influence cross-functional stakeholders at varying levels to drive trade campaigns and meet strategic objectives.
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The role is hybrid, based between:
- Sainsbury’s JJ Mack Store Support Centre
- Home-based work You’ll report directly to a Client Planning Director.
Your Profile: Ideal Candidate
- Strategic Thinker: A passion for data-driven marketing and understanding customer behaviour, coupled with business acumen.
- Hybrid Expertise: Blend of shopper marketing knowledge, digital expertise, and ability to build trusted relationships rooted in evidence and insight.
- Clear Communicator: Skilled in distilling complex information into simple, persuasive storytelling across presentations, proposals, and evaluations.
- Organised & Adaptive: Built to handle multi-workstream prioritisation in fast-moving environments, while owning responsibility for data, strategy, and communications.
- Innovation-Driven: Proactively identifies value opportunities using client insights, Nectar data, and market trends. Mentors team members, shares best practices, and strengthens data planning, client partnership skills, and commercial thinking within Nectar360.
Essential Criteria
- Influence with Insight: Demonstrated experience leading insight-driven brand or campaign planning, aligned with business, marketing, and category objectives— delivered with clear outcomes and success measures.
- Data-Driven Proposals: Ability to structure proposals featuring data selection, segmentation/profiling, and compliant processes adhering to customer data guidelines.
- Analytics Partnership: Proven track record of collaborating with analytics teams, crafting narratives, and communicating first-party data impact to stakeholders.
- Presentation & Influence: Experience presenting to and persuading clients and senior stakeholders with structured materials (e.g., PowerPoint) and numerical reasoning (e.g., Excel-based analysis).
- Loyalty/Data Focus: Hands-on experience using loyalty or CRM data, including segmentation and profiling for targeted marketing or loyalty campaigns.
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Why Join Us? Benefits & Culture
Sainsbury’s is committed to inclusivity, growth, and flexibility. We reward hard work and provide a broad suite of benefits:
Rewards & Recognition
- Colleague Discounts:
- 10% off at Sainsbury’s, Argos, TU, and Habitat after 4 weeks.
- 15% off at Sainsbury’s every Friday & Saturday; 15% off at Argos on pay days.
- Pensions & Life Cover: Retirement security built-into your package.
- Performance-Based Bonuses: Up to 10% of salary (elastic for Nectar360; depends on business performance).
Wellbeing & Lifestyle Support
- Flexible Holiday Entitlement: Buy additional leave to suit your lifestyle.
- Cycle to Work Scheme, Health Cash Plans (via Sainsbury’s Holidays), Pay Advances, and Season Ticket Loans to ease financial demands.
- General Discount Catalogue: Access discounts with dozens of retailers and brands.
- Employee Assistance Programme: Confidential support if needed.
Work-Life Balance & Inclusivity
- Up to 26 weeks’ pay on maternity or adoption leave; 4 weeks’ pay on paternity leave.
- Dynamic culture where curiosity and erstwhile experimentation are encouraged.
Find out more benefits and terms at sainsburys.jobs (note: eligibility may depend on length of service).
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