Analyst - Pricing

Why join us

Joining Sainsbury’s means being part of one of the UK’s largest multi-channel retailers, using rich customer, transaction and competitor data to tackle commercial challenges that directly affect millions of customers. Pricing at Sainsbury’s is going through an exciting transformation, with significant investment in data, analytics and technology to enable more customer-led, data-driven and increasingly algorithmic decision-making. This creates a unique opportunity to join at a point where analytics is helping to shape not just individual decisions, but how pricing will work at Sainsbury’s in the future. As part of our Data & Analytics team, you’ll work in a collaborative environment alongside Commercial, Pricing, Data Science and Engineering, with the opportunity to experiment with new approaches, develop your analytical and commercial skills, and see your work translate into real-world outcomes for our customers and the business.

 

What you’ll do

As an Analyst in the Price & Promotion Analytics team, you will use data and insight to help shape how we price thousands of products for our customers and compete in a fast-moving retail market. You will analyse competitor, customer, sales and pricing data to understand our competitive position, uncover trends and opportunities, and solve complex commercial problems. From developing analytical models that support smarter pricing decisions to measuring the impact of major price changes and value campaigns, your analysis will help us understand what is working, where opportunities exist and where we should act next. Working closely with Commercial Trading teams, Pricing, Value Strategy, Data Science and Engineering, you will turn complex business questions into robust analysis and clear recommendations. Through strong analytical thinking and compelling storytelling, you will challenge assumptions, connect different sources of insight and translate your findings into simple, actionable recommendations that influence pricing strategy and deliver measurable value for customers and the business.

 

Who you are

As an Analyst, you are commercially minded, curious and confident working with ambiguity, with the ability to structure complex problems into clear, actionable analytical approaches. You have strong SQL and Python capability, with a passion for exploring data, challenging assumptions and identifying opportunities to drive business improvement. You are curious about AI and emerging technologies, actively exploring how they can enhance the way you work and the impact of your analysis. You are excited by opportunities to leverage existing AI capabilities and experiment with building agentic tools and workflows that make analytical processes smarter, faster and more effective. You enjoy collaborating across functions, communicating with clarity and crafting compelling data stories that influence stakeholders. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, balance multiple priorities effectively and are committed to continuous development, both in your technical capabilities and your understanding of the commercial levers that shape pricing and promotions.

 

Essential Criteria

• Strong numerate background (degree or equivalent experience). 
• Strong SQL skills and working knowledge of Python
• Experience with GitHub, Jira, Astronomer/Apache Airflow, or agentic AI tools and workflows is advantageous but not required
• Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to connect analytical findings to customer, competitive and business outcomes.
• Ability to deliver robust, high impact analysis that drives business outcomes. 
• Skilled at simplifying complexity and structuring ambiguous problems. 
• Strong communication and storytelling ability. 
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities at speed. 
• Growth mindset and proactive approach to development. 

 

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At Sainsbury’s, data sits at the heart of how we operate, innovate and serve our customers. Our Data & Analytics team is building a technically advanced, commercially focused and impactful capability, powering our Next Level Strategy and helping to create a Sainsbury’s powered by industry leading AI algorithms. We use data, technology and advanced analytics to drive better decisions across the business, from forecasting and optimisation to experimentation, personalisation and machine learning. With one of the richest retail datasets I n the UK and a portfolio spanning Sainsbury’s, Argos, Habitat and Nectar, the opportunity to innovate is huge. Here, you’ll tackle complex challenges at scale, create measurable impact and grow quickly alongside brilliant colleagues. People who thrive with us combine business understanding, technical expertise and curiosity, with a natural instinct for problem-solving. Join us and help shape the future of retail through data and AI. 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 save 10% on your shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at points during the year. 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 up to an additional week's 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, salary 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).