Assistant Buyer - Innovation (6 month Parental Leave Cover)

We are delighted to share a fantastic opportunity to join the Innovation team, for a 6 month fixed term contract, reporting into the Lead Buying Manager for Innovation. You will be part of a team covering a huge spectrum of supplier types from building our accelerator programme ranges working directly with founders and entrepreneurs to fast paced fast innovation and big branded suppliers. This is an excellent opportunity for a colleague who is passionate about innovation and products and prepared to work at great speed to deliver our huge ambition. It is will provide insight into ways of working for new brands in the business and training in the fundamentals of a Buying role.

You will be responsible for:

Supporting the delivery of innovation ranges and plans for customers Support the Buyer with supplier administration for all Cohorts Build relationships with supplier partners.
Build relationships with the innovation community creating a presence for Tesco. Negotiate with supplier partners to deliver market leading product costs and investment.
Negotiate with supplier partners to deliver market leading launch plans for innovation.
Utilise all category management techniques on price, promotion, events, product innovation, range, space and merchandising to increase sales and profit.
Deliver sales, profit, margin and outperformance measures as set.
Adhering to all Tesco policies, storage and handover protocols, and successfully completing my training so that I have zero GSCOP breaches.
Ensuring all agreements are recorded in writing, reporting GSCOP complaints to Legal within 48 hours or receipt and leading a culture of compliance within in my team.
Following our business code of conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence (all roles).

You will need:

Proficency in systems
Interest in product trends
Negotiating
Networking
Team work
Relationship building

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What's 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 (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