Sainsbury's
FM Continuous Improvement Manager

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Welcome to Sainsbury’s
We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you here at Sainsbury’s. For a FTSE business, we move incredibly fast. When we’re not leading projects, we’re supporting teams across the wider group to achieve their goals. And here, you can see the impact of your work as soon as you walk into a store, giving 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 scale and complexity of our business mean there’s always something new to learn, and we’ll support you every step of the way. We’re trusted to get on with it. So get ready to make things happen.
Why join us
Joining the Facilities Management (FM) team at Sainsbury's means being part of a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation where your strategic insights and project management skills play a vital role in driving continuous improvement and operational efficiencies within the FM service. With a focus on collaboration, innovation, and data-driven decision-making, you will have the opportunity to work with diverse stakeholders and make a significant impact by delivering strategic projects that align with business objectives.
What You'll Do
- Support strategic decision-making by leveraging detailed analysis and insight creation to drive efficiencies and improvements in FM service delivery.
- Provide strategic guidance for the FM team, identifying and delivering value-add opportunities for continuous improvement, and developing robust project plans to ensure successful outcomes.
- Generate well-informed insights by combining qualitative and quantitative data, track savings targets, and highlight areas of opportunity and risk to drive business value and enhance FM performance.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to absorb property and retail information into FM analysis, innovate solutions to technical and operational challenges, and uphold the integrity of strategy, insight, and systems to ensure accuracy and informed decision-making across Sainsbury’s.
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- Strong background in insight creation and project management within the FM sector.
- Ability to analyse data, generate strategic solutions, and deliver continuous improvement initiatives.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience with Power BI or Tableau would be beneficial.
Essential Criteria
- Strong analytical skills in Excel & strong presentation skills using PowerPoint.
- Demonstrable experience using qualitative and quantitative data to spot trends & generate insights.
- Experience collaborating with stakeholders across multiple functions in a large organisation, translating operational and commercial information into actionable improvement opportunities.
- Evidence of developing and managing project plans.
- Proven ability to lead and deliver continuous improvement initiatives.


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What We Offer
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.
Benefits
- Colleague discount: 10% on shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at points during the year.
- Pension scheme and life cover.
- Performance-related bonus of up to 10% of salary, depending on how we perform.
- Annual holiday allowance and option to buy up to an additional week's holiday.
- Season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance.
- Access to a range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers.
- Employee assistance programme.
- Maternity or adoption leave: up to 26 weeks’ pay.
- Paternity leave: up to 4 weeks’ pay.
Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).
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