About the role As an Assistant Buyer in our Seasonal Events team, you'll help shape exciting product ranges for some of our biggest trading moments. Owning the end-to-end buying process for key Christmas gifting categories and a spring event, you'll use customer insight, market trends and supplier partnerships to create ranges that deliver for both our customers and the business.
From product development and range planning to supplier management and trading performance, you'll play a pivotal role in bringing products to life. Working closely with Merchandising and Buying teams, you'll ensure ranges are delivered on time, on budget and to the highest standards.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Assistant Buyer to gain exposure to senior stakeholders, influence key decisions and further develop their commercial buying career in a fast-paced, high-profile team. What is 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!
From product development and range planning to supplier management and trading performance, you'll play a pivotal role in bringing products to life. Working closely with Merchandising and Buying teams, you'll ensure ranges are delivered on time, on budget and to the highest standards.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Assistant Buyer to gain exposure to senior stakeholders, influence key decisions and further develop their commercial buying career in a fast-paced, high-profile team. What is 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 (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.
- Providing support to ensure my category has a long term, customer led plan which drives loyalty
- Conducting regular store/website visits and reviewing customer insight and trends, helping shape our future product and range requirements for our customers
- Helping to build and source customer/market insight led ranges and product innovation
- Negotiating with suppliers, improving the trading position in a sustainable way
- Delivering my department’s trade, promotions/marketing and events plan, striving to exceed KPI forecasts and drive footfall
- Supporting Tesco Business Services and Supply Chain, helping to get our products in all channels on time
- Working with suppliers and the category quality team to ensure product quality is achieved and maintained
- Loading Commercial Income and ensuring our suppliers are invoiced correctly, managing over-charge, under-charges and aged debt on a weekly basis
- Briefing, developing and managing all artwork and POS and managing GHS set up
- Adhering to all Tesco policies, storage and handover protocols and successfully completing all training
- Providing support to ensure my category has a long term, customer led plan which drives loyalty
- Conducting regular store/website visits and reviewing customer insight and trends, helping shape our future product and range requirements for our customers
- Helping to build and source customer/market insight led ranges and product innovation
- Negotiating with suppliers, improving the trading position in a sustainable way
- Delivering my department’s trade, promotions/marketing and events plan, striving to exceed KPI forecasts and drive footfall
- Supporting Tesco Business Services and Supply Chain, helping to get our products in all channels on time
- Working with suppliers and the category quality team to ensure product quality is achieved and maintained
- Loading Commercial Income and ensuring our suppliers are invoiced correctly, managing over-charge, under-charges and aged debt on a weekly basis
- Briefing, developing and managing all artwork and POS and managing GHS set up
- Adhering to all Tesco policies, storage and handover protocols and successfully completing all training