At Tesco, we believe in the power of spending more time together, face to face, than apart. During your working week, you can expect to spend 60% of your time in office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Tesco welcomes conversations about flexible working throughout your application and life circumstances.
We are recruiting for ambitious and hardworking Senior Assistant Buyers to join our dynamic Ladieswear team. As a Senior Assistant Buyer, you will work with a Buying Manager to plan and deliver the most commercial and profitable ranges to meet our customers’ needs. There is a Fixed Term Contract and Permanent opportunity available for this role.
Customer and Product
* Use knowledge of customers, trends and competitors to make recommendations on the development of product and packaging.
* Demonstrate ability to develop and deliver consistently successful ranges for an agreed category with the support of the BM.
* Negotiate creatively to maximise margin and density without jeopardising flexibility, quality or supplier relationships.
* Support on B4L where applicable.
* Broaden network engaging with costing engineers.
* Have an understanding of IRI.
* Successfully sign off a product area within department strategy.
* Have an understanding of the manufacturing and production process by utilising the learning on offer.
* Confidently deputise for Buyer or BM when required.
* Lead training masterclasses for BAs and MPD/MPP systems.
* Take on projects, work across wider teams.
* Engage stakeholders to deliver a combined goal.
Trade and Planning
* Can understand and articulate trade confidently and make informed decisions without support of BM.
* Contribute and lead part of the department strategy end to end.
* Understand top line trade, not just own department.
* Comprehensive competition knowledge and makes recommendations for own range but also for wider division.
* Know how to plan strategically and own part of the range and see buying cycle through from start to finish.
* Know how to present with impact and gravitas.
* Support a new supplier set up end to end.
* Shadow and understand margin effects for your department.
* Shadow and have a clear understanding of supplier roll for your department.
* Build and manage strong relationships with all stakeholders and develop relationships with potential stakeholders in wider Tesco.
* Build strong relationships with supplier and hubs and strategically managing my supply base.
* Consistently influencing and collaborating, sharing knowledge when part of a group/project to drive and lead the outcome.
* Trade planning.
* Data analysis.
* Microsoft Office.
* Retail Maths knowledge.
* Clear presentation skills.
We’re proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Leader, welcoming everyone and committing to a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need support with your application, please note that the information is available by request. If you’re interested in joining our team but don’t tick every box, don’t let that hold you back from applying.
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