Strategic Ingredients Buyer

4 weeks ago


Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Tesco Full time
About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Ingredients Buying Manager to join our dynamic ingredients team. This exciting role sits within the Meat, Fish, Poultry and Eggs category in the Fresh Foods Division.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and execute a comprehensive buying and category strategy for Chicken, focusing on market leading quality, welfare, and availability.
  • Manage Tesco Own Brand products from farm to fork, ensuring quality, pricing, and service levels meet customer expectations.
  • Lead on Quality, Welfare, and Planet plans for Chicken, driving improvements and sustainability.
  • Collaborate with suppliers to ensure long-term security of supply and implement improvements to quality and costs.
  • Forecast and manage profitability across the year, delivering business growth and market share.
Requirements
  • Proven experience in food-related roles, with a focus on buying, supplier management, and range planning.
  • Strong analytical and data interpretation skills, with the ability to influence and communicate effectively.
  • Highly inquisitive and passionate about delivering customer value.
What's in it for you
  • 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 year's service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay.
  • 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'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.



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