Category Buying Manager - Pet & Bulk Buy (10 Month FTC)

At Tesco, we believe in the power of spending more time together, face to face, than apart. So, during your working week, you can expect to spend 60% of your time in one of our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. We also recognise that life looks a little different for each of us. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. That’s why at Tesco, we always welcome a conversation about flexible working. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Category Buying Manager on Pet and Bulk Buy on a 10 month FTC.

This role will require someone with a strong level of commercial expertise and robust leadership to ignite innovation and drive success.

The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the category strategy review process and change programmes with clear plans to drive growth and innovation

You will be responsible for:

Motivating the teams to deliver financial targets, accurate sales and quantum profit budgets for the area
Leading all aspects of the selling and buying plan ensuring there is supplier strategy to meet the total category plan
Leading or supporting complex negotiations by your buying team, meeting regularly with our supply base
Challenging your team to develop customer focused ranges & product innovation across formats, channels & affluence levels, with the right sourcing plan
Reviewing & responding to weekly trading results and competitor actions, ensuring price is commercial.
Working on the category trade and events plan with market leading, customer insight driven promotions and events
Developing and leading a successful team, giving them opportunities to be at their best
Forecasting and leading optimally, always being cost conscious
Adhering to all Tesco policies, storage and handover protocols and successfully completing all training so that we have zero GSCOP breaches.
Ensuring all agreements are recorded in writing, reporting GSCOP complaints to Legal within 48 hours of receipt, and handling a culture of compliance within the team
Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence

You will need:

Operational skills:

Influencing
Collaborator and Supplier management
Buying and Range management
Trade planning
Forecasting and waste management

Experience:

Commercial buying experience
Category management
Product area strategy, understanding of the wider strategy
Leading and developing teams

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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 45% of base salary
Car Cash Allowance
Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
Private medical insurance
Retirement savings plan - save between 6% - 10% and Tesco will contribute 1.5 times this amount
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

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