Jamie Norris, Head of Analytics, Sainsbury’s

Jamie has invested heavily in his team, with a special focus on the detail of thought and logic they bring to deliveries, which has contributed to the increased value delivery of analytics at the organisation. His investment has covered overseeing the development of a training strategy, a six-month leadership programme, and clear focus on enabling and facilitating moves into the functions that best suit people’s skillset and interests.

Jamie’s tenure has seen an analytics strategy that has focused on value realisation, the adoption of standardisation and automation, training and development across the entire analytics skillset, and identifying clear, broad career pathways for all levels. His efforts have resulted in a huge improvement in the quality, efficiency and impact of team output, high employee satisfaction and retention rates, and varied internal progression.