Merchandising Controller

Responsibilities

• Set-up and maintain displays across the store with a wide range of products, following merchandising principles and display guidelines to ensure they always look their best.
• Support promotional activities and get our stores ready for seasonal events.
• Build great knowledge about our products, services, and promotions to help provide recommendations.
• Work flexibly across the store as required.
• Always be on-hand to serve our customers brilliantly, supporting with any questions, and proactively offering help.

• Friendly and welcoming with a genuine enthusiasm for helping customers.
• Brilliant eye for detail, ensuring displays always look their best and keeping the store clutter‑free, aiming to create the best shopping experience.
• Happy working in a fast‑paced, physical and high‑energy environment, and thrives in being part of a team.
• Take responsibility for owning tasks and use initiative to solve problems.
• Always ready to work flexibly and productively across the store – fully trained in a variety of skills, with opportunities to learn, develop, and try new things.
• Comfortable learning to use new digital tools and technology to do the job brilliantly. We are dedicated to being a truly inclusive retailer, where every colleague can achieve their full potential and every customer feels welcome when they shop with us.

• You must be above the school‑leaver age in your country.
• You must have Right to Work eligibility in the UK.
• If the shifts for this role cover hours earlier than 6 am or later than 11 pm, you must be at least 18 years of age.
• You will have the opportunity to be offered an interview through our online assessment, which prioritises candidates who achieve the highest score and most closely match the essential criteria for the role.

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident Leader, all candidates will have the opportunity to be offered an interview through our online assessment, which will prioritise those candidates who achieve the highest score and therefore most closely match the essential criteria for the role.

To support this commitment, our colleagues may be entitled to a range of enhanced discretionary leave for families, as well as support for carers. We provide our colleagues resources to help them understand and support their role and their team effectively. Our internal colleague networks seek to ensure true representation for everyone, helping us identify and remove barriers that our colleagues may face.

We are proud to offer a range of development opportunities, including mentorship, training, and career progression pathways, to help our colleagues grow and succeed. We also celebrate diversity through various initiatives and events, fostering a culture of inclusion and respect. If you would like to learn more about our commitment to inclusivity, please take a look here.

We truly value our colleagues and provide market‑leading benefits and training to reflect that:

• Discount card – 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, M&S, and Habitat after four weeks, increasing to 15% discount at Sainsbury's every Friday and Saturday, and 15% off at Argos every pay day.
• Free food and hot drinks – provided for Colleagues in all our stores.
• Generous holiday entitlement – based on the hours you work, plus maternity and paternity leave.
• Pension – we'll match between 4–7.5% of your pension contributions.
• Sainsbury's share schemes – buy Sainsbury's shares at discounted prices.
• Shopping discounts – special offers on gym memberships, restaurants, holidays, retail vouchers, and more.
• Wellbeing support – including free access to our Employee Assistance Programme, a confidential service providing support and guidance on a wide range of issues.