Buying & Supply Chain Assistant - Tesco Hospitality

Buying & Supply Chain Assistant – Tesco Hospitality

A fantastic opportunity for Café colleagues has arisen to work within the Hospitality Buying & Supply Chain team as a Buying & Supply Chain Assistant.

Reporting into the Buying & Supply Chain Manager, this head office role will encompass a wide range of buying and supply chain duties including supplier & stock management, new product sourcing, product costing and availability, data and report analysis, and responsibility for Café stock availability.

The successful applicant should be organized and a great communicator, with experience in buying and/or supply chain. Experience using Excel is essential as this role will include data analysis and reporting.

This is a full-time role, including 3 days a week at the Tesco Head Office in Welwyn Garden City.

Responsibilities include:

• Sourcing new products, ensuring the right product at the right price for our sites & customers.
• Collaborating with the Food Development team on new menu and product launches.
• Maintaining and updating our ingredient catalogue (pricing/ product changes).
• Tracking stock levels with suppliers to ensure product availability in The Café and The Coffee Shops.
• Running cost and availability checks, supporting deliveries and site requests.
• Analyzing performance issues, reviewing costs & availability.
• Building allocations for new menus and ensuring timely product landings.
• Supporting supplier performance management and building long-term relationships.
• Managing the purchasing email inbox and supply issue resolutions.
• Bridging communication between suppliers and sites.
• Collaborating with other departments as needed.

Requirements:

• A passion for hospitality buying.
• Previous buying and/or supply chain experience.
• Strong supplier and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to communicate and influence effectively.
• Adaptability and resilience in a fast-paced environment.
• Data analysis skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with report preparation and analysis; familiarity with the Fourth RME system is a plus.

What’s in it for you:

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 10% of base salary.
• Holiday entitlement starting at 25 days plus a personal day, plus Bank holidays.
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 year’s service), paid.
• 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave.
• Free virtual GP service and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).

About us:

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer\’s favourite way to shop. We are committed to an inclusive culture that values diversity and provides equal opportunities for all. We are moving towards a blended working week—combining office and remote work. Successful applicants will be required to provide bank details on their start date.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and support accessible recruitment processes. For accessibility support, visit tesco-careers.com/accessibility.

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