Product Developer - 9 month parental leave Cover

What’s in it for you

We offer excellent benefits that help make Tesco a great place to work! These include but are not limited to:

• Annual bonus scheme.
• Holiday starting at 20 days plus a personal day rising to 22 days after 12 months (plus 8 Bank holidays).
• Retirement savings plan - save between 4% and 7.5% and Tesco will match your contribution.
• Life Assurance - 5 x contractual pay.
• Great colleague deals and discounts, saving you money on everyday purchases, eating out and utility bills for the home.
• Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and award-winning training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.

Click here to read more about the benefits we have available for our colleagues.

About the role

You will develop great quality, value and innovative products for customers, from concept through to launch.

You will be responsible for

• Ensuring all our products and packaging are formulated in line with our product rules, corporate initiatives and brand guidelines
• Following the critical path and artwork process using using myProduct
• Develop effective stakeholder management and communication to ensure all products are launched on time
• Delivering the strategic plan for your area
• Ensuring our products are always great quality by regularly reviewing and reformulating them where needed
• Visiting our supplier partners to understand their production capabilities for future opportunities
• Keeping updated with trends in product & packaging, competitor activity & market dynamics & sharing with my team
• Being an advocate for Tesco & sharing your expertise and passion for product though actively participating in events 

You will need

• A passion for product & trends
• Experience of working in the food industry or formal qualification

Operational skills; 

• Project Management 
• Clear communication and presentation skills 
• Innovative & conceptual thinking
• Data analysis & decision making

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.