Search and Browse Manager - 12 month FTC
Shire Park, Kestral Way, Welwyn Garden City
As the Search & Browse Manager for Tesco Grocery Home Shopping, you’ll lead the team responsible for day‑to‑day taxonomy management and search optimisation. You’ll play a key role in shaping the long‑term search and browse strategy across Grocery Home Shopping (GHS), Marketplace, Whoosh and F&F, working closely with technology, commercial and trade teams.
Your focus will be on improving conversion, revenue and the overall customer journey within the search and browse experience. You’ll also own and oversee improvements to event processes and lead the delivery of key seasonal events throughout the year.
You will be responsible for:
Owning and continuously improving the Tesco Grocery Home Shopping taxonomy, ensuring it reflects customer needs and commercial priorities. You’ll collaborate across online business units to maintain a cohesive and scalable taxonomy.
Leading and developing a well‑established team of specialists, fostering growth, innovation and high performance.
Building strong relationships with trade and commercial range squads to ensure alignment and effective delivery.
Identifying and implementing process and technology improvements, including developing and presenting business cases.
Creating and using analytical dashboards to inform decision‑making and measure performance.
Upholding Tesco’s Business Code of Conduct and acting with integrity and due diligence at all times.
You will need:
A strong understanding of taxonomy design and internal search optimisation.
Experience using digital analytics tools and interpreting data to inform decisions.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts to a wide range of audiences.
Proven experience working effectively in multidisciplinary teams and contributing across the full product development lifecycle.
The ability to influence stakeholders without direct authority.
Strong commercial awareness and an understanding of key retail drivers.
The ability to think conceptually across multiple platforms (desktop, mobile, tablet) and channels (Whoosh, GHS, Marketplace, F&F).
Flexibility, strong organisation, a proactive approach and creativity, with a strong sense of ownership.
Experience as a people manager who can motivate and develop a team.
Skill in building strong working relationships with peers and senior leaders.
Confidence in communicating and presenting effectively at all levels of the organisation.
Comfort working collaboratively within a team, while being able to deliver independently when required.
What's in it for you:
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Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
Private medical insurance
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.
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
