Sainsbury's
Head of Food WMS Transformation
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Why join us
Joining Sainsbury's as the Head of Food WMS Transformation offers a unique opportunity to lead a pivotal role in shaping and delivering strategic initiatives within our Logistics division. With the chance to influence and drive change across our Food WMS transformation, you will play a key role in enhancing our warehouse capabilities and driving efficiencies. As part of a collaborative and innovative team, you will have the support to develop your skills, foster a culture of continuous improvement, and make a tangible impact on our operations, ultimately contributing to Sainsbury's ongoing success and growth.
What you'll do
As the Head of Food WMS Transformation, you will play a pivotal leadership role within the Logistics division, responsible for shaping and delivering the strategic transformation of Sainsbury's Food Warehouse Management System (WMS) across all depots and operational areas. Your key responsibilities will include
- Leading programme and project delivery
- Defining and driving the transformation roadmap
- Executing the business change management plan
- Overseeing complex cross-functional projects
- Fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation in delivery practises
Your deep understanding of logistics systems and operations, strong strategic thinking, excellent communication skills, and ability to simplify complex problems will be essential as you collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to drive business change and unlock operational efficiencies.
Who you are
You are an accomplished leader with a deep understanding of logistics systems and operations in a retail environment, particularly within warehouse management systems. Your strategic thinking, excellent communication skills, and proven experience in project and change management enable you to drive the strategic transformation of Sainsbury's Food WMS, leading cross-functional teams and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. With strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage numerous concurrent projects, you play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering change programmes to unlock value and drive business success.
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What you need to do
- Lead programme and project delivery across Food WMS Transformation by leading a market leading governance process
- Influence teams not within your reporting structure to deliver their objectives within the programme
- Define and lead the transformation roadmap, including Generation 3 tech and future logistics warehouse capabilities.
- Own and execute the business change management plan, including impact assessments, training coordination, and stakeholder workshops.
- Oversee delivery of complex, cross-functional projects, ensuring alignment with business cases and measurable outcomes.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation in delivery practices.
- Build market-leading logistics technology capabilities and align future requirements with technology capabilities and roadmaps to unlock competitive advantage and efficiencies, with store & customer service at the forefront.
- Accountable for assigned project budget(s), ensuring recording of spend/hours use is accurately recorded and within financial rules (capex, opex, change opex etc.)
- Identify critical dependencies and risks, ensuring early visibility and mitigation planning.
Essential
- Deep understanding of logistics systems and operations in a manual and automated environment, ideally within UK retail.
- Strong strategic thinking and ability to simplify complex problems.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Proven experience in project and change management.
- Ability to think end to end and develop cases for business change to unlock value.
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Desirable
- Experience in shaping and delivering change programmes.
- Ability to connect the dots across multiple projects and functions.
- Innovative mindset with a pragmatic approach to implementation.
- Knowledge of interconnecting systems with WMS, e.g. TMS, Yard Management, Supply Chain.
What you need to show
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to lead numerous concurrent projects and lead a large cross functional team
- Confidence in communicating with stakeholders across different levels and functions.
- Ability to prioritise tasks and manage time effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- A proactive mindset with a willingness to take ownership and follow through on actions.
- Familiarity with project management tools and reporting formats.
- Commitment to continuous improvement and supporting team collaboration.
Support we will provide
- Access to personal development tools e.g., Bitesize talks, online self-development tools, internal mentoring
- Access to the wider Logistics Systems delivery team, including OSSG, Project Managers, Change Managers and the wider Tech PMO team
- Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
Please note: This role profile is aimed at describing the core output that should be achieved in this role. It is not intended to include specific tasks, temporary activities or projects to recognise flexibility in a changing context.
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