Business Planning Lead at Sainsburys DTD

City of London, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

06 Aug, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

08 May, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Portfolio Management, Project Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Change Planning, MI and Dashboards, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Strategic Planning, Influencing Skills, Communication, Enterprise Portfolio Tooling, Data Analysis

Industry

Retail

Description

About the team The Business Planning team sits within Business Strategy & Planning and plays a central role in enabling delivery of the transformation portfolio across the organisation. Working closely with change and transformation stakeholders, the team provides the plans, tools and governance that underpin successful delivery of business outcomes. This is a high‑profile, collaborative team that operates at pace, influences across multiple functions and continuously evolves how planning and delivery are approached. More about the role As a Business Planning Lead, you will be responsible for planning delivery across the Business Planning team and owning the creation and ongoing maintenance of change plans. You will lead the development of planning tools, templates and processes that support delivery of a complex and varied transformation portfolio, working closely with senior stakeholders across the business. Day to day, you can expect to manage multiple workstreams, partner with change leads to shape and deliver plans, and use data and feedback to continuously improve Business Planning capability. This role requires confidence operating under pressure, providing expert advice on planning, engagement and measurement, and constructively challenging ways of working to drive better outcomes. More about you You will bring a demonstratable background in portfolio or project management, with experience coordinating multiple initiatives and adapting plans in response to changing priorities. Comfortable working in complex environments, you will be skilled at engaging a wide range of stakeholders and translating strategic objectives into clear, practical delivery plans. You are proactive and solutions‑focused, with the confidence to take ownership and suggest new approaches. You value continuous improvement, actively seek feedback and use insight to improve tools, processes and outcomes. Strong communication and influencing skills enable you to build trusted relationships and operate credibly with stakeholders up to senior manager level. Essential criteria * Experience of portfolio management and / or project management * Experience managing multiple projects, prioritizing, and responding quickly to changing situations. * Experience of creating and delivering engagement plans – preferably in large, complex and multi-location organisations, operating in rapidly changing markets   * Experience in portfolio reporting, coordinating, and developing MI and dashboards to drive proactive decision making across different stakeholder groups and experience managing and developing Enterprise Portfolio tooling. * Strong Microsoft Office skills – the ability to create an engaging presentation in PowerPoint and adept at using Excel to manage data (e.g. pivot tables, lookups) * Excellent written and verbal communication, with good interpersonal and influencing skills #LI-AJ1

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Responsibilities

The Business Planning Lead is responsible for creating and maintaining change plans and developing planning tools to support a complex transformation portfolio. They manage multiple workstreams and partner with senior stakeholders to drive business outcomes and improve planning capabilities.