Assistant Buyer
3 weeks ago
About the role
- We are delighted to share that we are recruiting for ambitious and hard-working Assistant Buyer to join our dynamic Books team here at Tesco. Tesco is a leading multi-national retailer and as an Assistant Buyer at Tesco, you will play a huge role within the team. Working alongside the Buying Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring we plan and deliver the most commercial and profitable ranges to meet our Customer’s needs. The Publishing industry and the Books category is a fast paced and interesting area, we change the range frequently and are constantly responding to changing trends as they come along (such as book-tok) - it’s a really exciting category to be a part of_
- This role would suit someone who is already an established Assistant Buyer looking for a new challenge._
You will be responsible for
- Providing buying support to keep the department running smoothly, report and analysis preparation for your Manager
- Understanding customer needs, markets trends and competitor activity.
- Helping source products for the department
- 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 the category team to manage the regular range changes, planograms and space mix in stores
- Analysing and reporting on weekly trade performance on a Monday morning
- Analysing and making recommendations based on Books weekly chart, market data and customer insight
- 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
- 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
- FMCG retail (ideally multi-channel) experience
- Product development and Assistant Buyer experience
- Report preparation and analysis skills
- Experience in managing relationships - internal and external
- A passion for books/reading plus knowledge of the publishing industry is preferable but not essential
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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.
What’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:
- Colleague bonus scheme
- Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
- Buy holiday salary sacrifice scheme (for salaried roles)
- Retirement savings plan - save between 4% and 7.5% and Tesco will match your contribution
- Life Assurance - 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 informa
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