Integrated Project Director

We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. We’re one of the biggest supermarkets in the UK with one of the largest websites. So marketing here really happens at scale. We move a lot faster than you’d think too, across Brand Planning, Brand Comms and Creative, Digital Marketing, CRM and Loyalty, Nectar 360, Insights, and Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability. More people shopping with us each week means more interactions. And thanks to data insight, we understand customers in a way that almost nobody else does. We work alongside incredible brand partners and the best agencies around. So if you have a passion to learn, grow and experience new teams, come and explore it all with us.

Why join us
Joining our team at Sainsbury's, offers an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment. As an Integrated Project Director, you will have the chance to lead and manage cross-functional teams, delivering high-impact projects across various channels and disciplines. With a focus on creative excellence and timely execution, you will work closely with stakeholders to drive best-in-class creative delivery. We value teamwork, resilience, and innovation, and offer a supportive and inclusive culture where you can thrive and make a real impact. Join us and be part of a passionate team that creates exceptional work, shapes the brand's future, and delivers outstanding experiences to millions of customers.
What you'll do
As the Integrated Project Director for the Marketing & Loyalty division, you will be responsible for leading and managing cross-functional brand-specific teams throughout the entire project lifecycle. Your role will involve ensuring timely delivery, creative feasibility, adherence to scope, and budget compliance. Working closely with various stakeholders, including marketing, department heads, leads, and team members, you will ensure the successful execution of projects. With strong project management skills and leadership abilities, you will handle multifaceted projects that require a high degree of integration across different channels and disciplines. Your focus will be on driving best-in-class creative delivery, mapping out timelines, managing budgets, leading project meetings, and collaborating with external vendors and agencies. Additionally, you will direct and support junior Integrated Project Managers when necessary, while personally taking responsibility for selected projects. Overall, your role will be pivotal in ensuring the smooth and successful delivery of creative projects within the allocated resources and meeting the brand's objectives and quality standards.
Who you are
As the Integrated Project Director, you are a skilled and experienced professional known for your exceptional project management abilities and leadership qualities. With a strong passion for delivering best-in-class creative work, you thrive in managing cross-functional teams throughout the entire project lifecycle, ensuring timely delivery, adherence to scope, and budget compliance. Your expertise in leading Integrated Projects, collaborating with stakeholders, and navigating multifaceted projects with a high degree of integration across various channels and disciplines sets you apart. Your ability to inspire and motivate teams, build trusted relationships, and solve problems creatively contributes to the successful execution of projects and the achievement of key objectives.

There are three core components to Zest's interview process with one of those stages comprising of an Assessment Centre.

The dates the Assessment Centre will be taking place on are the 6th, 13th, 15th & 18th March.

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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 20% 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, and we provide private healthcare. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, interest free car loan of up to £10k, 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).