As the Assistant Buyer for Home Lifestyle - Dine at Tesco, you will play a huge role within the team, working alongside a Buying Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring we plan and deliver the most commercial and profitable ranges to meet our Customer’s needs. This role would suit someone with existing Assistant Buyer experience looking for their next challenge. Providing buying support to keep the department running smoothly, report and analysis preparation for your Manager Understanding customer needs, markets trends and competitor activity Helping source products for the department, working with International sourcing Identifying new product opportunities and understanding how to work through the different stages of product development from concept to production in order to to bring new products to the ranges. Conducting regular store/website visits to understand our competition ranges and prices and to help shape our future product and range requirements. Reviewing (with support) our existing suppliers and their performance Negotiating (with support) both product prices and supplier terms agreements (incl. returns), improving the trading position sustainably Supporting category merchandising colleagues in the trade planning process Understanding and supporting the departmental sourcing strategy. Working with suppliers and technical team to ensure product quality is achieved and maintained artwork managed Active involvement in range building process to support my manager to deliver great products and great ranges hitting all the key meeting milestones. Managing samples (incl. obtaining them from suppliers as well as storage and disposal) Working with HSC Admin, ensuring new products and suppliers are set up accurately and on time Maintaining the department’s systems and trackers (incl. Buyer View, EQOS, Range Plan), ensuring they are accurate and updated in a timely manner. Loading Commercial Income and ensuring our suppliers are invoiced correctly Reviewing and sharing product returns, identifying opportunities for product improvement Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence Retail experience. Passion for product, ideally have a passion for Home/Lifestyle. Analysis and report preparation skills. Data analysis and numeracy skills.