Sainsbury's Business Functions: Roles, Importance and Analysis Report

This report provides an analysis of the business functions at Sainsbury's, a leading retail company in the United Kingdom. It explores the roles and importance of key functions such as marketing, production, finance, and human resources. The report details how Sainsbury's marketing unit promotes products, the production unit ensures timely delivery, the finance unit manages resources, and the human resource department hires and trains employees. It emphasizes the interconnectedness of these functions and their contribution to the company's overall success, highlighting their impact on revenue generation, customer engagement, and efficient business operations. The report references academic sources to support its findings.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
Business refers to the commercial activity which is undertaken with a sole purpose to
earn profits and generate revenue so that it can grow and succeed. It performs various functions
in order to carry on business smoothly (Yankah, Aigbavboa and Thwala, 2018). Some key
functions of business involve marketing, finance, production, human resource and many more.
The organisation chosen for this report is Sainsbury which has a largest chain in supermarkets,
situated in United Kingdom. This essay shall cover the roles and importance of different
business functions.
MAIN BODY
Business functions refers to the activities which are carried out by a venture to contribute
to yielding income of the enterprise. Sainsbury is a leading retail industry in UK which
undergoes various functions in order to generate profits. The role and importance of its business
functions are-
Marketing refers to the process of introducing and communicating the products into the
market so that the customers are aware what business of offering. Sainsbury' s marketing unit is
entrusted with a role to communicate and promote the products already existing or duly
launched so that customers are attracted to purchase it. The marketing department creatively and
attractively promote the products in order to look distinct from its competitor. The importance
of this function is that it helps in maintaining the long term relationship with the audience so that
customer engagement is made for its successful survival.
Production refers to the process of converting inputs into the finished output by
undergoing many procedures. The production unit of Sainsbury undertakes role of ensuring that
raw materials are timely provided in order to finish the production within the allotted time so that
products are reached to customer on time (Podder, Samanta and Gurunath, 2020). The
importance of this function is that it helps in adding value to the product so that long lasting
relation is maintained with customers with offering quality products to the consumers.
Finance unit's main task is to acquire funds for business operation and allocate the
budget to each unit so that its functions are performed smoothly and effectively. The main role
of this unit in Sainsbury is to acquire, manage and plan the expenditure so that the resources are
well managed to undergo different functions. It is an important unit because finance act as a

lifeblood for the business because it is the main source for Sainsbury to run its business
operations.
The human resource department is the key unit of Sainsbury because it provides the
basic asset to the firm. Employees are the key personnel who performs all the functions of the
business. The role of Human resource unit in Sainsbury is to hire the right person at right job so
that the objectives of the company is achieved. It provides training and motivation to the
workforce in order to work efficiently. The importance of this unit is that it provides right
candidate to each department according to its requirement so that skilled and talented workforce
is appointed at each level to work effectively (Cagle, Yılmaz and Doğru, 2020).
CONCLUSION
It is concluded from the above essay that a business performs various functions in order
to achieve its objectives effectively. All functions are depended on each other and inter linked
together so that smooth functioning is ensured. Sainsbury has efficient staff in each department
who perform their roles effectively in order to take the organisation to high success.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Cagle, M.N., Yılmaz, K. and Doğru, H., 2020. Digitalization of Business Functions under
Industry 4.0. In Digital Business Strategies in Blockchain Ecosystems (pp. 105-132).
Springer, Cham.
Podder, S.K., Samanta, D. and Gurunath, R., 2020. Impact of Business Analytics for Smart
Education System and Management Functions. In Advances in Computing and
Intelligent Systems (pp. 479-488). Springer, Singapore.
Yankah, J.E., Aigbavboa, C. and Thwala, W., 2018. Explication of challenges with acceptance
of marketing functions in the management of construction business enterprise.
In Proceedings of the 21st International Symposium on Advancement of Construction
Management and Real Estate (pp. 745-758). Springer, Singapore.