Assistant Buyer - Pharmacy & Healthcare

This role presents a fantastic opportunity for somebody looking to broaden and strengthen their buying experience at Tesco, whilst building their profile across the wider business through the delivery of key initiatives which are essential for the continued success of the category.

This is a key Assistant Buyer position within the team, with the opportunity to lead strategic relationships across many large FMCG suppliers (eg. GSK, J&J, Reckitt Benckiser).  The Pharmacy & Hayfever categories have a healthy blend of brand and own label product mix; negotiating market-leading ‘Buy, Move, Sell’ plans are key to unlocking the growth potential with our branded partners, whereas the need to initiate, develop and execute an own label strategy is also a key priority.

Due to the pandemic, customers’ engagement in this category and the profile we have within the Tesco business has never been so strong.  In joining the Healthcare team, you’ll be part of a team that leads the growth and profit delivery role within Packaged, whilst also having a lead role in supporting the health and well-being of the nation.

This role is a key part of the buying team, supporting the Buying Manager to source and buy great quality products, giving our customers the best offer, range and prices available.

The hiring manager for this vacancy is Sam Read.

• Supporting your manager to manage supplier performance, identifying potential new suppliers and supporting to build long term supplier relationships
• Using insight tools to analyse and understand category performance, issues and opportunities
• Conducting regular store/website visits and reviewing customer insight and health trends, helping shape our future product and range requirements for our customers
• Helping to build and source customer/market insight led ranges and product innovation
• Negotiating with suppliers to agree and deliver market leading buy/move/sell plans for the areas aligned to the customer plan & category strategy with support from your manager
• Supporting delivery of trade, promotions & events plan, striving to exceed KPIs, drive footfall and forecast accurately
• Supporting the Supply Chain Plan, helping getting our products in store on time
• Working with suppliers and the category quality team to ensure product quality is achieved and maintained 
• Adhering to all Tesco policies, storage and handover protocols and successfully completing all your training so that you have zero GSCOP breaches. Ensuring all agreements are recorded in writing, reporting GSCOP complaints to Legal within 48 hours of receipt
• Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence

Experience relevant for this job:

• Buying
• Range & trade planning
• Report preparation and analysis

Operational skills relevant for this job:

• Influencing & negotiation
• Stakeholder management
• Supplier management
• Buying and Range management
• Trade planning
• Data analysis
• Microsoft Excel

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.

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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.