About the role At Tesco, we believe in the power of spending more time together, face to face, than apart.
So, during your working week, you can expect to spend 60% of your time in one of our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely.
We also recognise that life looks a little different for each of us.
Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love.
Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else.
That's why at Tesco, we always welcome a conversation about flexible working.
So, please talk to the Hiring Manager about how they can support you.
We are delighted to share that we are recruiting forambitious, experienced and hard-working Assistant Buyeracross our Home category.
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.
This role would suit someone with existing Assistant Buyerexperience looking for their next challenge.
You will be responsible for Providing buying support to keep the department running smoothly, report and analysis preparation for yourManager.
Understanding customer needs, markets trends and competitor activity.
Helping source products for the department, working with International sourcing.
Identifying potential new products and new suppliers.
Reviewing (with support) our existing suppliers and their performance.
Negotiating (with support) supplier terms agreements (incl.
returns), improving the trading position sustainably.
Supporting category merchandising colleagues in the trade planning process.
Working with suppliers and technical team to ensure product quality is achieved and maintained artwork managed.
Managing samples (incl.
obtaining them from suppliers as well as storage and disposal).
Working with HSC Admin, ensuring new products and suppliers are set up accurately and on time.
Maintaining the department's systems and trackers (incl.
Buyer View, EQOS, Range Plan), ensuring they are accurate and updated in a timely manner.
Loading Commercial Income and ensuring our suppliers are invoiced correctly.
Reviewing and sharing product returns, identifying opportunities for product improvement.
Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence.
You will need Retail (ideally multi-channel) experience.
Passion forproduct.
Analysis and report preparation skills.
Data analysis and numeracy skills.
#LI - ZM1 #LI - Hybrid 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.
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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 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.
Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) at Tesco means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work.
In short, we're a place where Everyone's Welcome .We're proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
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We're a big business and we can offer a range of diverse full-time & part-time working patterns across our many business areas, which means that we can find something that works for you.
We work in a more blended pattern -combining office and remote working.
Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate.