Product - Food Internship

Tesco; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to 10%

25 days holiday + personal day

Maternity/adoption leave

24/7 virtual GP

EAP for you and family

Job summary

Tesco offers an internship in Welwyn Garden City to learn buying and supplier management. You will rotate through fresh and packaged food teams, gaining skills in negotiation and creating new product lines.

Salary £26,000 with start date 14June2027. The programme supports you to develop potential, curiosity and a willingness to learn, with help to build the rest of your career.

Qualifications

• Interest in food/trends and how retail decisions are made.
• Experience with data or insights is a plus but not required (Tableau/Circana not necessary).
• We value clear thinking and people who ask good questions.

Responsibilities

• As a Buyer intern, source new seasonal products and build supplier relationships.
• Create range plans for stores to ensure products are easy to find.
• Collaborate with Tesco procurement to work with the right suppliers.

Skills

Food interest

Data mindset

Curiosity

Clear thinking

Tools

Tableau

Circana

Job description

About the role

This internship will teach you to build supplier relationships and create new product lines. You’ll rotate through fresh and packaged food teams, gaining skills in negotiation and supplier management. Our roles are varied, it may not be just food you work on.

Salary:£26,000

Programme start date:14June2027

You will be responsible for

• Work as a Buyer across our business, for example sourcing new seasonal products
• Create range plans for stores to ensure the right products are in the right places - making it easy for customers to find what they're looking for
• Work in our procurement team, ensuring we work with the right suppliers across Tesco

You will need

This section is here to help you get a feel for what each scheme is about and what might suit you best. Don’t worry if you don’t have all the skills listed - we don’t expect you to. We’re looking for potential, curiosity, and a willingness to learn. We’ll support you to build the rest.

• An interest in food, trends, or how decisions are made in retail can be helpful
• Working with data or insights can be part of the role — but you don’t need experience with tools like Tableau and Circana
• We value clear thinking and people who enjoy asking good questions

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.

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 10% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank 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 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.

Working at our Welwyn Garden City campus

Our leafy, green campus is just 10 minutes’ walk from the centre of Welwyn Garden City with its many shops, restaurants, pubs and sports facilities. Close to the A1, and with frequent trains running to Finsbury Park in just 20 minutes (free shuttle buses take you between the station and office), the campus is well connected to the surrounding area.

On campus, you’ll find subsidised restaurants and coffee shops, as well as a Tesco Express to pick up your lunch or last-minute essentials. You can join the on‑site Nuffield Health gym, which has state‑of‑the‑art fitness equipment, two studios for group classes, plus treatment rooms (membership costs £23.50 per month).