Assistant Buyer - Accessories and Concessions - 6 Month Fixed Term Contract / Secondment

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 the role

We’re excited to share that we’re recruiting for an ambitious Assistant Buyer to join our dynamic F&F Clothing team here at Tesco. As one of the UK’s leading retailers, our Assistant Buyers play a key role in shaping the ranges our customers love. Working closely with a Buying Manager, you’ll help plan and deliver commercial, profitable collections that truly meet customer needs.

This is a great opportunity for an established Assistant Buyer who’s ready for a fresh challenge and wants to grow within a fast‑paced, supportive team.

We also understand that life looks different for everyone. Whether you’re early in your career, balancing passions outside of work, or navigating big life moments like becoming a parent or caring for someone, we’re always open to conversations about flexible working. Throughout your application, feel free to talk to us about how we can support you.

You will be responsible for

•    Providing support to keep the function running smoothly

•    Preparing information, product or analysis (including Monday trade)

•    Conducting regular store/website visits to understand our competition ranges and prices and to help shape our future product and range requirements.

•    Identifying new product opportunities and understanding how to work through the different stages of product development from concept to production in order to bring new products to the ranges.

•    Active involvement in range building process to support my manager to deliver great products and great ranges hitting all the key meeting milestones.

•    Negotiating (with support from your manager) prices across multiple products.

•    Understanding product components, technical requirements, sourcing and supply chain issues and commercial margin parameters.

•    Liaising with HUBs and suppliers to monitor critical path taking actions to ensure on time delivery

•    Day-to-Day management of Buying Administrators within the team, developing both their technical and leadership skills

•    Understanding and supporting the departmental sourcing strategy.

•    Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence

You will need

•    Clothing retail experience – Footwear experience would be ideal

•    Product development and sourcing experience

•    Range building skills

•    Report preparation and analysis skills

•    Ideally line management responsibility

•    Data analysis and numeracy skills

•    MS Office

About us

You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we’re all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.

At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

We're proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Leader, where everyone’s welcome. That’s why we commit to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need support with your application, click here for more information. And if you're interested in joining our team but don't tick every box, don't let that hold you back from applying.