F&F Online Assistant Buyer - 6 month Fixed Term Contract

We are on the lookout for an Assistant Buyer to join our Online team on a 6 month fixed term contract. In this role you will be supporting the Online Commercial Team with the curation and planning for Online range, and processes linked to product for the F&F online range.

You will be responsible for:

1. Support the Buying Manager with the curation and Buying the Online Range:

Considering the importance of customer metrics in the curation process.

2. Optimizing Stock and Range Assortment:

Monitor sales, stock levels, and profitability to ensure the best assortment for online customers.
Review market information and intel and make to support trading and range decisions.
Collabrate with wider F&F online team to make trading decisions including online operations, marketing, trade planning and distribution & fulfilment teams to drive end to end process.

3. Sample and product data management:

Liaise with Marketing and Online teams to ensure all relevant content is available, including sample management for online ready images.
Liaise with suppliers on samples needed for online images.
Deliver online product enrichment is correct for online sale.

4. Onsite Ranging and Planning:

Support on all aspects of onsite ranging and planning.
Support trade and content plan for online and work with relevant buying and merchansing teams for this information.
Work with marketing to support trade plan.
Align range optimization with retail activity.
Coordinate responses across the team.
Supporting with all aspects of the online critical paths, ensuring online range launch & product availability. Support with new launches and events.

5. Support the management of the online product range by curating and purchasing items based on customer metrics:

Utilize data insights to optimize stock availability, monitor sales, and ensure profitability.
Collaborate with Marketing, Online and Distribution teams to provide relevant content.
Lead onsite ranging and planning, aligning with retail activity. Coordinate responses across the team and maintain a strategic focus.

You will need:

Presenting data in Excel.
Deriving insight from data in Excel.
Commercial awareness.

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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