WMS Senior Engineer

Sainsburys Tech

We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. Think about the scale it takes for us to feed the nation. The level of data, transactions and variety it involves. Then you’ll realise that ours is a modern software engineering environment because it has to be. We’ve made serious investment into a Tech Academy and into setting standards and principles. We iterate, learn, experiment and push ways of working such as Agile, Scrum and XP. So you can look forward to awesome opportunities in everything from AI to reusable tech.

Senior Engineer – WMS - Korber’s Warehouse Advantage, Manhattan and  Blue Yonder WMS

Why join us
Joining us as a Senior WMS Engineer means being part of a dynamic team that engineers innovative technology to power a global supply chain, ensuring our customers have access to the products they need whenever and however they shop. As we embark on a transformation journey to modernise our Logistics Tech, you will have the opportunity to work with leading applications and influence the design, development, and operation of our critical business systems. With your expertise in warehouse management systems and programming skills, you will play a key role in enhancing our capabilities and driving focused outcomes. We value continuous improvement, collaboration, and curiosity, offering endless opportunities for growth and a supportive work environment. Join our team and be part of delivering exceptional solutions to our customers while achieving a fulfilling work-life balance.

What you'll do
As a Senior WMS Engineer, you will play a crucial role in our Engineering teams, contributing to the creation and improvement of our warehouse management systems. Working with leading applications such as Blue Yonder WMS, Manhattan, and Korber's Warehouse Advantage, you will have the opportunity to influence the design, development, and operation of our critical business systems as part of our logistics tech transformation journey. Leveraging your expertise in warehouse processes and programming skills in SQL Server and Azure Cloud, you will lead the configuration of these systems and provide technical guidance to the engineers in your team. Your contributions will shape our product technical roadmap, and you will also work extensively with cloud technology, ensuring the design and support of services and internal frameworks that enhance Sainsbury's Group capabilities. Through your commitment to continuous improvement and agile delivery methodologies, you will drive solutions that deliver value to our customers while being supported by a range of benefits and a flexible work-life balance.

Who you are
As a Senior WMS Engineer specialising in Warehouse Management Systems, you are a highly skilled and experienced professional who thrives on engineering innovative and smart technology solutions. With expertise in leading applications such as Blue Yonder WMS, Manhattan, and Korber's Warehouse Advantage, you play a critical role in modernising our Logistics Tech and ensuring the smooth operation of our global supply chain.

Your extensive knowledge in warehouse processes, proficiency in programming languages such as SQL, and ability to work with cloud technology enable you to influence system design, enhance capabilities, and drive focused outcomes that meet the needs of our Logistics colleagues. With your analytical mindset, passion for continuous improvement, and proficiency in engineering and architectural principles, you contribute to the success of our engineering community and the delivery of exceptional customer solutions.

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 heathcare. 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 eligibiity criteria may apply).