Security of Supply Analyst

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 20% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
• Private medical insurance
• 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

You will be responsible for

• Conduct horizon scanning to identify emerging risks and opportunities affecting raw materials, suppliers, geographies, climate patterns, water scarcity, supply/demand shifts, geopolitical landscapes, disease, and biodiversity. 
• Quantify and monitor risk indicators, through self-led identification & assessment and using business network, feeding into business‑wide risk assessments and Security of Supply dashboards.
• Support the development of automated, objective risk formulas for supply, price, and brand risk inputs. 
• Work with Technology to ensure data tools, platforms, and inputs are up to date, accurate, and reflective of the fast‑changing risk environment. Long‑term, collaborate as tools transition to Data Science ownership. 
• Prepare analytical outputs for Security of Supply reviews, category plans, and NWT discussions.

• Provide high‑quality data and insight to the wider product teams to help build category‑specific Security of Supply Plans.
• Assist in shaping 2–3 year and 10‑year SoS strategies, ensuring risk insights translate into actionable priorities. 
• Coordinate reactive event responses during unforeseen disruption (e.g., shortages, weather shocks, disease outbreaks), working cross‑functionally to capture information.
• Track line‑level impacts, risk severity, COGS exposure, and timelines for response.
• Support on identification of areas of patterns in reactive risk events and work with Security of Supply Manager to influence targeted monitoring and pre-emptive actions
• Assist with day‑to‑day management of the SoS workstream, documentation, stakeholder engagement, and follow‑up actions.
• Provide structured analysis and clear storytelling to enable decision‑making at pace.

You will need

• Strong analytical skills and experience working with complex datasets.
• Ability to interpret global risk signals and translate them into practical sourcing implications.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• A collaborative working style, comfortable working across functions and influencing without authority.
• High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Experience in supply chain, commodities, buying, risk, analytics, or sustainability.
• Familiarity with climate, geopolitical, supply/demand, or price‑based risk indicators.
• Curiosity and eagerness to learn about global systems affecting product availability.

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.