Technical Manager

About the role
You're the guardian of our stringent quality & safety policies and standard,ensuringour products are safe, legal and responsibly sourced, through proactive management of our suppliers and supply chains.
This is an entry level WL2 Technical Manager role within Home (Home Lifestyle and Practical Home). Our product categories include Home textiles, decorative accessories, Cook & Dine, Electrical, car care and home utilities. We have a supportive and collaborative team culture; helping one another to deliver the best outcomes for our departments and our customers. If this sounds like you - we'd love to welcome you to our team

You will be responsible for
Ensuring products in my area are safe, legal, responsibly sourced and meet the product brief,Tesco rules & policies Being the expert in my field, achieving my KPIs and supporting development of policy/protocol in my category Minimising cost and risk throughout the supply chain and product range, ensuring appropriate controls are in place for consistency, legality and quality of products & packaging and signing off products at appropriate milestones Ensuring required Due Diligence documents are in place. Ensuring labelling is legal and factually correct Monitoring all quality and customer feedback and implementing actions to resolve issues raised Management & reduction of customer complaints, incidents (EPWs,recalls) and enforcement challenges in my area - Inputting product, process and improvement ideas into the New Product Development plan Adhering to the technical critical path for new products/product changes, working with suppliers and flagging risks Developing the strategy with Category teams, identifying and developing the best suppliers & sources Ensuring my suppliers have Technical and ethical audits as required, agreeing action plans to drive improvement Managing and developing long term partnerships with suppliers, improving processes, quality and value Coordinating my team on a day-to-day basis, escalating concerns/specific issues to my line manager (if applicable) Developing and leading a high performing team, giving them the opportunities to be their best (if applicable) Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence #LI-HA1
#LI-Hybrid

You will need
Relevant experience/qualification(s) in a related area Relevant product area knowledge/experience of delivering safe, legal, responsibly sourced, quality products to the customer Knowledge of legislation and technical standards Understanding of risk and risk assessment Understanding of end to end Incident Management process Operational Skills
Supplier Management Project Management Auditing Stakeholder Management Data Analysis Microsoft Office People managementWhat's in it for you
We're all about the little helps. That's why we give our wonderful colleagues bags of benefits. Including wellbeing services, an award-winning pension scheme and much, much more, our colleague reward package keeps on giving. And helps make every day a little better for you and your family. These include but are not limited to:
Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays) Buy holiday salary sacrifice scheme (for salaried roles) Private medical insurance Retirement savings plan - save between 4% and 7.5% and Tesco will match your contribution LifeAssurance - 5 x contractual pay 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 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave The right to request flexible working from your first day with us 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 A Colleague Clubcard for you & a family member (after 3 months of service), giving you access to lots of discounts in-store & online Great colleague deals and discounts, saving you money on everyday purchases, eating out and utility bills for the home Access to our colleague networks providing a space for colleagues to come together from a range of backgrounds. For more information about our colleague networks please click here Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and award-winningtraining, to help you achieve the job and career you want Click Here to read more about the full range of benefits we have available for our colleagues

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 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 click here .
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. If you are applying internally, please speak to the Hiring Manager about how this can work for you - Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

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This is an entry level WL2 Technical Manager role within Home (Home Lifestyle and Practical Home). Our product categories include Home textiles, decorative accessories, Cook & Dine, Electrical, car care and home utilities. We have a supportive and collaborative team culture; helping one another to deliver the best outcomes for our departments and our customers. If this sounds like you - we'd love to welcome you to our team

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What's in it for you
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About us
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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 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 click here .

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. If you are applying internally, please speak to the Hiring Manager about how this can work for you - Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

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