Assistant Merchandiser - Home & Clothing (FTC & Perm opportunities)

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 4 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 the role

At Tesco, we believe in the power of spending more time together, face to face, than apart. So, during your working week, you can expect to spend 60% of your time in one of our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. We also recognise that life looks a little different for each of us. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. That’s why at Tesco, we always welcome a conversation about flexible working. So, please talk to the Hiring Manager about how they can support you.

We are delighted to share that we are recruiting for ambitious and hard-working Assistant Merchandisers  to join our dynamic Home & Clothing teams here at Tesco on both 12 month Fixed Term Contracts as well as permanent. Tesco is a leading multinational retailer and as an Assistant Merchandiser at Tesco, you will play a huge role within the team. Working in the Merchandising department, you'll help support your Merchandising Planning Manager to ensure products arrive at the correct place and at the right time.

If you have experience in Merchandising with an analytical mindset and commercial way of thinking then this position could be for you!

You will be responsible for

• Providing merchandising support to keep the department running efficiently, preparing analysis for your manager (incl. Monday trade analysis) and collaborating closely with the HSC Merchandising team and suppliers
• We collate and share market and competitor insight so we can understand what our customers really want!
• We help build balanced ranges for our department that meet sales, stock and profit targets
• Leading all aspects of order management critical paths, line projections and ensuring ranging databases are up to-date and accurate
• Handling intake to ensure product availability and support new launches and events
• Produce weekly sub class WSSI and line flows which helps our merchandise planning managers track sales, margin and stock across regions and channels
• Prepare analysis which helps your manager to handle risk, suggesting any stock repeats and markdown management opportunities
• Scheduling and implementing promotions and markdowns across all channels and regions
• Resolving or calling out supply chain/ replenishment issues, helping the team to hit stock and availability targets
• Supporting the MPM in preparation for sign off and strategy; analysing history, trends and best and worst
• Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence

You will need

• An analytical mindset
• Curious way of thinking
• Commercial/retail interest
• Excel skills
• Good communication skills

Teams you will work with:

Working as an Assistant Merchandiser in F&F, we collaborate with lots of teams including, the Buying departments, Design team & Store Stock Planning teams.

We also work with our Commercial Directors to understand the needs of the business, Clothing Hub General Managers and Suppliers

People, Budgets and other Resources you will be responsible for:

Department sales & margins

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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.

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) at Tesco means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, we’re a place where Everyone’s Welcome. 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 click here.

We’re a big business and we can offer a range of diverse full-time & part-time working patterns across our many business areas, which means that we can find something that works for you.  We work in a more blended pattern -combining office and remote working.  Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate.