Head of Technical - Raw Materials & Sustainability

Home and Clothing at Tesco is recruiting a Head of Technical, responsible for Raw Materials and Sustainability. This is a global management role, based in our Welwyn Garden City Office, leading a team responsible for the raw materials & packaging used in our F&F Clothing ranges - ensuring our quality and sustainability targets are met. This role also supports with sustainability initiatives across the total Home & Clothing team. It involves internal cross functional collaboration leading our clothing circularity ambitions and external networking to deliver on joint industry initiatives.

Lead the strategic delivery of safe, legal, responsibly sourced, quality products for the category through focus on the raw materials used and the sustainability attributes of the products developed. Motivate change based on customer and industry intel and translate our strategy into operational plan for my team of experts and the wider category team. Focus on delivering for our customers and living our values, leading my team by example.

You will be responsible for:

Leading a UK and Sourcing team to ensure fibre, yarns, fabric, dyes, chemicals, products, processes and suppliers are safe, legal, ethical and meet relevant Tesco policy and audit requirements and customer expectations
Leading a team of experts, mentoring and enabling them to achieve the Fabric & Packaging Technical critical metrics and be the guardians of brand integrity.
Using your industry network and knowledge to drive Home & Clothing specific initiatives that align with central Tesco sustainability plans
Align the Clothing Sustainable raw material and packaging plan with Tesco sustainability plans.
Leading the team to deliver on our approved Mill strategy across Home and Clothing textile products.
Driving the delivery of our supplier planet plants for the own brand supply base across Home and Clothing.
Align Home & Clothing Nominated Packaging supplier strategy
Using knowledge and expertise to answer meaningful questions on raw materials and sustainability topics and assess credible solutions to issues
Driving innovation and improvements in the field e.g. fabric sustainability and quality; sustainability data management, sustainability initiatives
Leading the Technical plan to support the Category strategy
Contributing to and/or leading change programmes in my category
Ensuring an excellent relationship is maintained with our suppliers and external partners
Forecasting and leading budgets effectively, always being cost conscious
Developing and leading a high performing team, giving them the opportunities to be their best

You will need:

Operational skills relevant for this job:

Budget/spend management
Supplier management
Partner engagement and management
Horizon Scanning
Project/programme management
Change Management
Technical Auditing
Data Analysis
Microsoft Office
People management

Experience relevant for this job:

Meaningful experience/qualification(s) in the field of sustainability
Knowledge of relevant legislation, technical standards and what is on the horizon
Experience in both crafting and driving strategy as well as delivery of plans
Track record of leading and working in sophisticated NWTs
Experience of working with external partners and industry forums
Supplier management
Previous team management experience of a medium sized team

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What's in it for you:

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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.

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