Why join us

Joining Sainsbury's as a Local Marketing & Digital Executive offers an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic team driving growth and innovation in retail. With ambitious plans for new store openings and a focus on digital adoption, you will play a pivotal role in developing and executing local media plans to engage customers and achieve commercial targets. Working collaboratively with diverse stakeholders and agencies, you will have the chance to shape creative campaigns, manage budgets effectively, and contribute to the seamless customer journey across multiple brands. Embrace this new role to broaden your skills, build strong relationships, and make a tangible impact in a fast-paced and rewarding environment.

What you'll do

As a Local Marketing & Digital Executive at Sainsbury's, you will play a pivotal role in developing and driving a local media plan to support the opening of 18 new supermarkets within the next 12 months, with a substantial media budget of approximately £700K. You will collaborate with multiple stakeholders, including internal creative and media agencies, to execute and optimise the local media plan, ensuring it aligns with both customer engagement and commercial targets. Additionally, you will be responsible for managing digital content planning and execution, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of content aligned with the digital content strategy. Your role will involve engaging with stakeholders to plan and create effective digital content to support customer engagement, while also managing the content planning process, documentation, and scheduling through the content management system.

Who you are

As a Local Marketing & Digital Executive at Sainsbury's, you are a dynamic and results-driven professional with a strong background in campaign management and a keen focus on driving regional media activations and digital content strategies. Your passion for retail, combined with your ability to quickly build relationships and collaborate effectively with stakeholders, enables you to develop and execute robust local media plans that align with both customer and commercial objectives. With a detail-oriented and cost-conscious approach, you excel in managing budgets, measuring ROI, and optimising content delivery to enhance the customer experience and drive business success in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.