Senior Assistant Buyer - Casual Bottoms and Tailoring - 12 month Fixed Term Contract - Part tim[...]

Tesco; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading multinational retailer in Welwyn Garden City seeks a part-time Senior Assistant Buyer to join their Clothing team. This role provides an opportunity to manage product development and work closely with Buying Managers. The ideal candidate will bring established buying skills and experience in negotiation. In addition to a flexible work week, the position offers a competitive benefits package and the chance to contribute to a popular retail brand.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme up to 10%

25 days holiday plus personal day

26 weeks maternity leave at full pay

Free 24/7 virtual GP service

Qualifications

• Established Assistant Buyer experience is preferred.
• Ability to develop and deliver successful product ranges.
• Understanding of IRI and supplier relationships.

Responsibilities

• Develop product recommendations based on customer insights.
• Negotiate with suppliers to maximize margin.
• Lead projects and cooperate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Influencing & negotiation

Stakeholder management

Supplier management

Buying and range management

Trade planning

Data analysis

Microsoft Office

Retail maths knowledge

Clear presentation skills

Job description

We are delighted to share that we are recruiting for a part time Senior Assistant Buyer to join our Clothing team within Casual Bottoms and Tailoring on a 12 month fixed term contract 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. Working alongside a Buying Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring we plan and deliver the most commercial and profitable ranges to meet our Customer’s needs.

These roles would suit someone who is already an established Assistant Buyer happy to work 3 days a week with 2 days in the office.

You will be responsible for:

Customer and Product

• Use knowledge of customers, trends and competitors to make recommendations on the development of product and packaging.
• Demonstrate ability to develop and deliver consistently successful ranges for an agreed category with the support of my BM.
• Negotiate creatively to maximise margin and density without jeopardising flexibility, quality or supplier relationships.
• Support on B4L where applicable.
• Broaden network engaging with costing engineers.
• Have an understanding of IRI.
• Successfully sign off a product area within department strategy.
• Have an understanding of the manufacturing and production process by utilising the learning on offer.
• Confidently deputise for Buyer or BM when required.
• Lead training masterclasses for BAs and MPD / MPP systems.
• Take on projects, work across wider teams.
• Engage stakeholders to deliver a combined goal.

Trade and Planning

• Can understand and articulate trade confidently and make informed decisions without support of BM.
• Contribute and lead part of the department strategy end to end.
• Understand top line trade, not just own department.
• Comprehensive competition knowledge and makes recommendations for own range but also for wider division.
• Know how to plan strategically and own part of the range and see buying cycle through from start to finish.
• Know how to present with impact and gravitas.
• Support a new supplier set up end to end.
• Shadow & understand margin effects for your department.
• Shadow & have a clear understanding of supplier roll for your department.

You will need

• Influencing & negotiation.
• Stakeholder management.
• Supplier management.
• Buying and Range management.
• Trade planning.
• Data analysis.
• Microsoft Office.
• Retail Maths knowledge.
• Clear presentation skills.

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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. 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 (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

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer’s favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is ‘Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day’. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We’re committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We’re a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you.

NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date.

We’re proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please visit https://www.tesco-careers.com/accessibility