Buying Manager - Ready Meals

Tesco; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to 20% of base salary

25 days holiday + personal day + bank

Maternity & Adoption leave (26 weeks)

Paternity leave (6 weeks)

Free 24/7 virtual GP & EAP

Job summary

Tesco is seeking a Buying Manager for the Ready Meals team. You will source and buy quality products, delivering best offers, range and prices for customers. You will lead and develop a team of Assistant Buyers and Trainee Buyers, while managing suppliers and driving profitability.

You’ll build long-term sourcing plans, manage commodity risk, and support trade promotions. A strong emphasis on leadership and compliance with Tesco policies is required.

Qualifications

• Commercial buying experience required.
• Strong influencing, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Supplier management and relationship building are essential.
• Data analysis, reporting and insight generation capabilities.
• Range planning and trade planning expertise expected.
• Experience leading, developing and coaching teams.
• Report preparation, analysis and presentation of recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Build a long term sourcing plan aligned to Sell and Move plan.
• Source, buy and manage suppliers to deliver customer propositions and targets.
• Negotiate and manage commodity and currency risk for a strong commercial position.
• Support trade, promotions and events through efficient sourcing.
• Forecast and manage budgets to deliver profit targets.
• Develop and lead a high performing team, providing growth opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with Tesco policies and write/write agreements, no GSCOP breaches.

Skills

Commercial buying

Influencing & negotiation

Supplier management

Data analysis & reporting

Range planning & trade planning

Team leadership & coaching

Report preparation & recommendations

Tools

Excel

Job description

We are on the lookout for a Buying Manager to join our Ready Meals team here at Tesco. You will source and buy great quality products, giving our customers the best offer, range and prices available. You will lead and develop my team of Assistant Buyers and Trainee Buyers.

You will be responsible for

• Building a best in class, long term sourcing plan that is aligned to the Sell and Move plan and that uses our scale competitively.
• Finding, developing and managing suppliers, to deliver our customer propositions and our joint business targets whilst ensuring that product quality is achieved & maintained.
• Effectively managing commodity and currency risk and negotiating a sustainable, market leading commercial position.
• Supporting my department’s trade, promotions and events plan, through sourcing efficiently, striving to exceed KPI forecasts and drive footfall.
• Forecasting and managing my budgets effectively. Delivering quantum profit targets. Always being cost conscious.
• Supporting the Move Plan, ensuring we get our products to store efficiently, cost effectively and on time.
• Developing and leading a high performing team, giving them the opportunities to be their best.
• Adhering to all Tesco policies, storage and hand-over protocols and successfully completing all my training so that I have zero GSCOP breaches. Ensuring all agreements are recorded in writing, reporting GSCOP complaints to Legal within 48 hours of receipt, and leading a culture of compliance within my team.
• Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence.

You will need

• Commercial buying experience, including buying management and supplier economics.
• Strong influencing, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Supplier management and relationship building.
• Data analysis, reporting and insight generation.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Range planning and trade planning expertise.
• Experience leading, developing and coaching teams.
• Report preparation, analysis and presentation of recommendations.

What’s 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.

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary.
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays).
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (12 months service required at the qualifying date) 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.

The above information is a shortened summary, refer to our policies for full details

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.

When you join us in this role, you’ll be employed by Tesco Stores Limited, the Tesco legal entity responsible for your employment.