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Tesco

Welwyn Garden City

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GBP 25,000 - 35,000

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Job summary

A leading supermarket and technology company is seeking an Online Assistant Merchandise Planner in Welwyn Garden City. This role involves supporting the online product range, driving commercial performance through data management, and enhancing stock and market strategies. The ideal candidate will be organized, detail-oriented, and ready to contribute to a dynamic team.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme of up to 10% of base salary

Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day

Maternity and paternity leave with full pay

Free 24/7 virtual GP service

Qualifications

Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel.
Experience in e-commerce, merchandising, or trading support roles.
Excellent attention to detail.

Responsibilities

Provide merchandising support ensuring efficient online department operation.
Lead creation of trading reports and actionable insights.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams for strategic analysis.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Collaboration

Tools

Excel

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We are looking for a highly organised and detail-oriented Online Assistant Merchandiser to support the execution and optimisation of our online product range. This role is pivotal in ensuring accurate reporting, stock visibility, and effective coordination between commercial, marketing, online and technology teams. You will help drive commercial performance by maintaining key trackers, supporting product planning, and contributing to strategic insights.

About the role

You will be responsible for

Reporting & Data Management

Provide merchandising support to ensure the online department runs efficiently, including preparing trade analysis and collaborating with commercial, operations, and planning teams.
Lead the creation and distribution of daily and weekly trading reports, providing actionable insights and trend analysis to inform weekly trading decisions.
Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver strategic analysis that supports risk mitigation and commercial planning, including stock cover evaluation, markdown optimisation, and the identification of trading opportunities that enhance profitability and drive agile decision-making.
Develop and refine bespoke reporting solutions tailored to evolving business needs, ensuring stakeholders have access to relevant, data-driven intelligence.

Range & Stock Management

Partner with the supply chain team to strategically shape the online product assortment through data-led ranging and de-ranging decisions.
Identify and escalate supply chain or replenishment issues, supporting the team in achieving stock and availability targets.
Lead the planning of product photoshoots, ensuring product selections align with key launch timings and stock availability.
Collaborate with the buying team to lead enrichment planning, ensuring all product data is complete, accurate, and optimised to support timely and successful online launches.
Support in preparing for range sign-off and strategy meetings by analysing historical performance, trends, and conducting pareto and best/worst analysis.

Market & Strategic Insight

Regularly review and interpret market insights, competitor activity, and consumer trends to inform online trading strategy, support decision-making, and identify new opportunities for growth.
Use performance analytics, customer behaviour insights, and commercial KPIs to ensure the range aligns with business objectives and evolving market trends.
Translate insights into clear recommendations that influence range planning, promotional strategy, and customer engagement initiatives.

Continuous improvement and Strategic initiatives

Drive cross-functional collaboration with project teams to develop, pilot, and implement new initiatives that enhance the online experience, improve operational efficiency, and support long-term business goals.
Champion a culture of continuous improvement by identifying inefficiencies, proposing innovative solutions, and refining processes to optimise ways of working.

You will need

Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel.
Experience in e-commerce, merchandising, or trading support roles.
Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, data-driven environment.
Awareness of current retail and e-commerce trends.

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 6weeks 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

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