Assistant Buyer - Fresh and Packaged Food

Tesco; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesco is seeking Assistant Buyers to join their Food team in a hybrid role. You'll support supplier management, utilize insights for performance analysis, and contribute to product innovation for a leading retailer. With training and development provided, this position is key to improving customer experiences.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme up to 10%

Starting holiday at 25 days plus personal day

26 weeks maternity/paternity leave at full pay

Free 24/7 virtual GP service

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced retail environment or FMCG.
• Strong operational skills in negotiation and data analysis.
• Background in buying and range planning preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support manager in managing supplier performance.
• Use insight tools to analyze performance issues.
• Conduct store visits to assess trends and customer insight.

Skills

Negotiation

Data analysis

Supplier management

Stakeholder management

Education

Experience in retail or FMCG

Buying experience (preferred)

Report preparation and analysis

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

About the role

We are delighted to share that we are recruiting for ambitious and hard-working Assistant Buyers to join our dynamic Food team here at Tesco. Tesco is a leading multinational retailer and as an Assistant Buyer at Tesco, you will play a huge role within the team.

Within Fresh & Packaged Food categories vary & could include Fresh Meat, Pet, Household, Beauty, Bakery, Hot Beverages, Snacks. You will be working in a fast-paced, rewarding environment with a dynamic & hardworking team & we will provide you with excellent training & development throughout your buying journey with us!

We responsibly source and buy great quality products that allow us to give our customers the best offers, range, quality and price. In recent months & in response to a shift in customer shopping habits we have increased capacity from 600,000 online delivery slots to over 1.5 million a week - whichever area of Commercial Product you join, your work has the potential to positively affect the lives of millions of Tesco customers every week.

You will be responsible for

• Supporting your manager to manage supplier performance, identifying potential new suppliers and supporting to build long term supplier relationships
• Using insight tools to analyse and understand performance issues and opportunities.
• Conducting regular store/website visits and reviewing customer insight and food trends, helping shape our future product and range requirements for our customers
• Helping to build and source customer/market insight led ranges and product innovation
• Negotiating with suppliers to agree and deliver market leading buy/move/sell plans for the areas aligned to the customer plan & category strategy with support from your manager
• Supporting delivery of trade, promotions & events plan, striving to exceed KPIs, drive footfall and forecast accurately
• Supporting the Supply Chain Plan, helping getting our products in store on time
• Working with suppliers and the category quality team to ensure product quality is achieved and maintained
• Adhering to all Tesco policies, storage and handover protocols and successfully completing all your training
• Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence
  

You will need

Experience:

• A passion for fast pacedretail or experience of working in an FMCG organisation
• Buying (preferred)
• Range & trade planning
• Report preparation and analysis

Operational skills:

• Influencing & negotiation
• Stakeholder management
• Supplier management
• Buying and Range management
• Trade planning
• Data analysis
• Microsoft Excel

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Hybrid

Whats in it for you?

We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 10% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plusBank holidays)
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing
  

About Us

You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we’re all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.

At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

We're proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Leader, where everyone’s welcome. That’s why we commit to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need support with your application, click here for more information. And if you're interested in joining our team but don't tick every box, don't let that hold you back from applying.