Graduate - Design

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Our Future Maker Graduate Programme is where our leaders of tomorrow are grown. You’ll spend two years at the heart of Sainsbury’s or Argos, gaining the skills, capability and confidence to deliver our Next Level strategy and achieve your biggest ambitions. So, make your future with us – and be a big part of ours.

Our graduate programme is open to all final year university students, those who have graduated since 2025, or are due to graduate by summer 2026.

Salary: £34,000

From day one, you’ll be immersed in the heart of our business. You’ll take on meaningful work, collaborate with experienced teams, and gain exposure to the tools, systems, and processes that drive our success. Whether you're analysing performance, supporting transformation, or enhancing customer experiences, you’ll be challenged to think differently and grow your capability. Throughout the programme, you’ll be supported by a dedicated mentor and buddy, and take part in learning experiences focused on leadership, strategy, and essential skills.

With regular feedback and a personal development plan, you’ll build confidence and clarity in your career path. By the end of the programme, you’ll be ready to apply for a permanent role and continue your journey with us.

You’ll complete three rotations within our Product Design teams. Each area offers a tailored experience designed to give you broad exposure and deep insight into how we operate. You’ll build core skills, develop your leadership mindset, and gain the confidence to take on real responsibility, all while contributing to projects that make a genuine impact.

• You are a current final year bachelor's student at university or have graduated from 2025 onwards with a bachelor's degree.
• Minimum 2:2 degree obtained or predicted in Digital Design (Graphic Design, Product Design, Interaction Design, UX/UI Design).
• You are proficient in Microsoft Office.
• You think critically, logically and analytically to solve problems, and you’re comfortable using all available information to draw out reliable and practical insights.
• You work brilliantly with others, sharing ideas and using everyone’s strengths to get the best results.
• You are eager to learn – whether that’s about our organisation, our customers, or how things work behind the scenes.
• You are proactive and confidently make decisions. You step in to keep things moving, even when things feel uncertain.

If your application is shortlisted, you’ll begin with an online assessment that will help us to understand you – including how you approach challenges, adapt to evolving situations and process information. If successful, you’ll move on to a digital job simulation, where you’ll respond to realistic work scenarios through a range of response options, including rank order, video and multiple choice.

Following this, shortlisted candidates will be invited to an assessment centre where you’ll take part in a series of group and individual exercises, including a final interview with our team. Assessment centres will be held in March at our London Store Support Centre. The programme kicks off in September 2026.

Why you should apply:
If you're ready to make a real impact and grow your career with one of the UK’s most trusted brands, we’d love to hear from you.

Please note that by proceeding with this application, you are consenting for your application to be reviewed and scored by a 3rd party provider to the extent that it is necessary and relevant to the assessment process.

Please note that visa or immigration sponsorship is not available for this role.

Our application window is scheduled to close on 23rd January 2026; however this could close sooner depending on volumes of applications.

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 elsewhere across the business – and we take development seriously and promise to support you.

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