Assistant Buyer - Core Stationary - 9 Month Fixed Term Contract

We are on the lookout for a Assistant buyer to join our core stationary team. This person will be a key part of the buying team, supporting the Buying Manager to source and buy great quality products, giving our customers the best offer, range and prices available within stationary.

You will be responsible for:

Supporting my manager to manage supplier performance, identifying potential new suppliers and supporting to build long term supplier relationships.
Providing support to ensure my category has a long term, customer led plan which drives loyalty.
Conducting regular store/website visits and reviewing customer insight and trends, helping shape our future product and range requirements for our customers.
Helping to build and source customer/market insight led ranges and product innovation.
Negotiating with suppliers with support from my manager, improving the trading position in a sustainable way.
Supporting delivery of my department’s trade, promotions/marketing and events plan, striving to exceed KPI forecasts and drive footfall.
Supporting Tesco Business Services and Supply Chain, helping getting our products in all channels on time.
Working with suppliers and the category quality team to ensure product quality is achieved and maintained.
Loading Commercial Income and ensuring our suppliers are invoiced correctly, managing over-charge, under-charges and aged debt on a weekly basis.
Briefing, developing and managing all artwork and POS.
Adhering to all Tesco policies, storage and handover protocols and successfully completing all my training.
Manage GHS set up.

You will need:

Influencing & negotiation.
Stakeholder management.
Supplier management.
Buying and Range support.
Trade planning.
Data analysis.
Microsoft Office.
Clear presentation skills.

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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