Associate Data Scientist, Immediate Start, For Students

Overview

Sainsbury's’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. Sainsbury's’re one of the biggest supermarkets in the UK with one of the largest websites, and marketing here really happens at scale.

Sainsbury's's operations span across various departments including Brand Planning, Brand Comms and Creative, Digital Marketing, CRM and Loyalty, Nectar 360, Insights, and Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability. With more people shopping with Sainsbury's each week, Sainsbury's gain more insights and data that help Sainsbury's understand Sainsbury's's customers better than anyone else.

What You'll Do

This role is part of a team focused on building Sainsbury's's personalised customer decisioning engine, which drives customer engagement through optimised offers and discounts. Key responsibilities include:

• Understanding known behaviour and trends across Sainsbury’s.
• Building Sainsbury's's “Next Best Message” capability to tailor customer communications.
• Assessing customer value and sensitivity to pricing, promotions, and offers.
• Innovating new approaches to improve Sainsbury's's processes.
• Ensuring deliverables are documented, repeatable, scalable, and shareable.
• Collaborating with Data Engineers to productionise outputs.

What Sainsbury's're Looking For

• Proficiency in SQL.
• Familiarity with Python (desirable but not essential).
• Experience with Jupyter notebooks and Git for version control.
• Strong analytical skills with a foundation in predictive modelling.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure (desirable).
• Proactive problem solver with a desire to develop technical skills.
• Commercial awareness and business acumen.
• Effective communicator with technical proficiency.
• Attention to detail regarding data quality and ethics.
• Understanding of technology trends in Analytics.

Benefits

• Colleague discount: 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU, and Habitat after 4 weeks, increasing to 15% on Fridays and Saturdays.
• Pension scheme and life cover.
• Performance-related bonus up to 5% of salary.
• Annual holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days.
• Season ticket loans and health cash plans.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Generous maternity, adoption, and paternity leave policies.

Join Sainsbury's to be part of a team that values inclusivity, development, and a supportive work environment.