At Argos, we are constantly evolving how we show up for our customers, from how we price and package our services through to the end-to-end experience they have with us. Behind that is our Propositions team, shaping the ideas and decisions that drive real commercial impact across the business.
The Proposition Development Manager sits right at the centre of that. It is a highly cross functional role, combining insight, commercial thinking and stakeholder collaboration to shape and deliver meaningful change.
Working across Commercial, Tech and Product, Digital, Supply Chain and Finance, the role plays a key part in defining priorities and turning ideas into action. Whether improving existing services or launching something new, the focus is on delivering better outcomes for both customers and the business.
It is a varied and fast-moving role, with a strong focus on change. Priorities will evolve over time, making it a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working at pace, influencing direction and adapting to what is right for the business and the market.
What You’ll Do
Take ownership of understanding proposition performance, using customer, commercial and operational data to identify opportunities to improve and evolve.
Work closely with a wide range of teams across the business, aligning priorities and supporting the delivery of change at pace.
Translate complex questions into clear, structured thinking, building business cases and recommendations to support decision making.
Join the dots across teams, managing dependencies and helping to resolve challenges to keep delivery moving.
Support the development of new propositions and the evolution of existing services, balancing customer needs with commercial performance.
Contribute to conversations around performance and profitability, helping shape decisions that impact the wider business.
Continuously look for ways to improve processes and ways of working, bringing fresh thinking and new ideas.
Who You Are
A confident communicator, comfortable engaging and influencing stakeholders at all levels, including senior leaders.
Strong commercially with the ability to use data and insight to shape decisions while staying close to the detail.
Naturally collaborative, able to work across a wide range of teams and bring people together to deliver shared outcomes.
Curious and adaptable, comfortable working in a fast moving environment where priorities evolve over time.
Organised and proactive, able to manage multiple priorities and keep workstreams moving forward.
Essential Criteria
At Argos, we’re a digital-led UK retailer that keeps pushing boundaries to meet every generation with what they want, how and when they want it. As a market leader in general merchandise, serving millions of customers through our website, app, same-day delivery and Click & Collect services, we offer real opportunities to learn, grow and shape your career. With roles spanning Commercial, Buying, Merchandising, Design and Supply Chain, through to Digital, Operations, Customer Experience, Marketing, and People and Transformation , you will work with brilliant colleagues and directly shape how we serve our customers every day. From enabling inspiring choice across our owned brands, including Habitat, Chad Valley and Bush, alongside the world’s biggest brands like Apple, Lego, Xbox and Samsung, to making shopping effortlessly convenient, championing trusted value and accelerating our strategy - Argos is an exciting place to build your future.
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).
Over 150 years old and still going strong, we’re the UK’s second-biggest retailer. Every day, the nation shops with us because they know they’ll get affordable, good food and excellent service.
We focus on great value and convenient shopping across our family of brands, from Argos, Nectar and Habitat to Sainsbury’s Bank, Smart Charge and Tu.
What’s next for Sainsbury’s?
We've put food back at the heart of our business and we’re taking Sainsbury’s to the next level. We’re investing in technology and people and we’re thinking bigger about how we attract and connect with our customers, while doing everything we can to create a more resilient UK food system.
