Engineering Manager - Retail Store Operations

Engineering Manager - Retail Store Operations Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: Coventry Store Support Centre - Ansty Park and Home, Coventry, CV7 9RD
Contract type: Permanent
Business area: Sainsbury's Tech
Closing date: 26 February 2025
Requisition ID: 289189

We'd all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That's waiting for you at Sainsbury's. Think about the scale it takes for us to feed the nation. The level of data, transactions and variety it involves. Then you'll realise that ours is a modern software engineering environment because it has to be. We've made serious investment into a Tech Academy and into setting standards and principles. We iterate, learn, experiment and push ways of working such as Agile, Scrum and XP. So you can look forward to awesome opportunities in everything from AI to reusable tech.

About the team

Joining Sainsbury's Tech means becoming part of an inclusive and driven team that is passionate about creating innovative solutions. As an Engineering Manager, you will play a pivotal role in leading and coaching talented engineering teams, driving the delivery of impactful solutions that drive efficiency and enhance performance across the business. With a focus on continuous improvement, you will have the opportunity to shape a world-class engineering function and contribute to the development of cutting-edge processes and technologies. At Sainsbury's, we value collaboration, diversity, and inclusivity, and offer a supportive and inspiring environment where you can make a purposeful contribution.

The Store Operations domain deals with huge amounts of operational data supporting our retail business. This role will ensure seamless data flow between systems, applications, and platforms, enabling accurate and timely data availability for business operations and decision-making, having significant opportunity to shape the team.

What you'll do

• Lead a multi-skilled engineering team to deliver innovative and high-performing solutions that create value and drive efficiency for our business.
• Oversee change and run activities while owning the entire technology lifecycle, including service management.
• Develop and execute a comprehensive data integration strategy aligned with business goals.
• Identify opportunities to streamline data processes and improve data accessibility across the domain.
• Enforce data governance policies to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and security.
• Work closely with the central data team, data science, and business teams to understand data requirements and deliver effective integration solutions.
• Evaluate and recommend data integration tools, platforms, and technologies to enhance efficiency and scalability.
• Stay updated on industry trends and emerging technologies in data integration.
• Recruit and retain a talented team, mentoring and coaching colleagues.
• Contribute to defining the technical direction and vision, advocating and embedding agile/lean delivery methodologies.
• Manage people and product financial data, meeting targets, providing accurate reporting, and seeking value realisation opportunities.
• Lead by example and inspire your team, continuously striving for improvement and delivering impactful solutions.

Who you are

• An experienced and passionate leader with a deep understanding of the critical role that data plays in a retailer's success.
• Understanding of ETL tools (e.g., Informatica, Talend, SSIS) and data integration platforms.
• Strong knowledge of SQL, databases (e.g., SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL), and data warehousing concepts.
• Experience with API integration, middleware, and cloud-based data solutions (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Ability to drive the delivery of innovative solutions that create value, increase efficiency, and enhance business performance.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, committed to fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture.
• Experience in adopting agile/lean delivery methodologies.
• Hands-on experience in languages, tools, and infrastructure.
• Attention to detail, strategic mindset, and financial acumen to manage budgets and optimise value realisation.

We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, so you'll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. 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.

Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to get 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat after 4 weeks. This increases to 15% off at Sainsbury's every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day. We've got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success with a performance-related bonus of up to 20% of salary.

Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance, and you can buy additional holiday. We also offer season ticket loans, interest-free car loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance, and access to discounts from hundreds of other retailers. There is also an Employee Assistance Programme and eligibility for private healthcare.

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 for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).