We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. From fragrance to car care, clothing and pots and pans, our General Merchandise team delivers all the non-food items for Sainsbury’s, Habitat and Argos customers. This multi-brand environment means you get to work across most areas. You can also be a pioneer, because the team believes in being brave, iterating and learning as they go. They also develop deep connections to other departments, which opens up a lot of different career opportunities for you. What’s certain is that you’ll spend time on the shop floor to get closer to customers, and bring a broad perspective and the full support of your manager with you wherever you decide to develop next.

Non Food - Designer - Clothing

Why join us

When you join our design team at Sainsbury's, you become an integral part of our mission to deliver on our 'brands that deliver' strategy. As passionate individuals who are dedicated to making a positive impact on our customers, colleagues, and environment, we work collaboratively to create attractive, trend-driven clothing options that align with our values and exceed customer expectations. Your role as a Designer will involve shaping and delivering design strategies, identifying commercial opportunities, and ensuring the seamless development and launch of products. With our flexible working policy, we prioritise work-life balance, giving you the freedom to optimise your hours and unleash your creativity while making a difference in the retail industry. Join us in our values-driven culture and be part of a team where your potential is valued and nurtured.

What you'll do

You will play a crucial role in delivering our Category Design Strategy and ensuring that Tu clothing remains relevant and appealing to our customers. Working within the guidelines of the Tu Brand handwriting, you will be responsible for the development and delivery of design strategies for a given category, as well as owning your own category development when appropriate. Your responsibilities will include creating mood boards, design themes, and supporting the delivery of macro and category trends. You will identify new commercial product opportunities aligned with category and marketing growth plans, and design commercial and competitive product ranges tailored to key customer profiles. Additionally, you will collaborate with suppliers to achieve optimum product cost through effective design and engineering, and oversee the product development process from concept design to launch. Your role will involve liaising with various teams, such as Product Technologists and Buyers, to ensure quality standards, cost targets, and critical path targets are met. As a champion for sustainability, you will incorporate sustainable practises in both how we work and the products we deliver. To excel in this role, you should have experience in retail, specifically in clothing, jewellery, or watches markets, and possess strong commercial awareness. You should be knowledgeable about product design and development in the retail industry, with technical expertise in clothing and manufacturing processes. Proficiency in computer software such as Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop is essential, and you should demonstrate strategic thinking and customer-centric decision-making. Above all, you should exemplify positive leadership behaviours and thrive in a values-driven culture that encourages colleagues to be themselves and achieve their full potential.

Who you are

You are a passionate and creative individual dedicated to delivering our 'brands that deliver' strategy. With expertise in trend analysis and product development within the retail sector, particularly in clothing, jewellery, and watches markets, you possess a strong commercial awareness and a strategic mindset. Your technical knowledge of manufacturing processes and experience working with suppliers enables you to design and develop compelling products that drive growth and meet customer expectations. With proficiency in design software and the ability to think strategically while putting the customer at the heart of decision-making, you excel in creating innovative and sustainable solutions. As a role model for positive leadership, you thrive in a values-driven culture, contributing to our commitment to creating a great work-life balance and supporting the professional growth and potential of our colleagues.

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. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them:

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 also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 10% of salary, depending on how we perform.

Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance, and you can buy additional holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an employee assistance programme.

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