Assistant Buyer – Home – Cook

Tesco UK • Welwyn Garden City • Hybrid • Full-Time • Permanent • Working hours 36 • Apply by 08-Jul-2026

We are delighted to share that we are recruiting for an ambitious, experienced and hard-working Assistant Buyer on Home – Cook.

Tesco is a leading multinational retailer and as an Assistant Buyer at Tesco, you will play a huge role within the team.

Working alongside a Buying Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring we plan and deliver the most commercial and profitable ranges to meet our Customer’s needs.

This role would suit someone with existing Assistant Buyer experience looking for their next challenge.

Benefits

• 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 (12 months service required at the qualifying date) 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.

The above information is a shortened summary, refer to our policies for full details

Responsibilities

• Providing buying support to keep the department running smoothly, report and analysis preparation for your Manager
• Understanding customer needs, markets trends and competitor activity
• Helping source products for the department, working with International sourcing
• 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.
• Conducting regular store/website visits to understand our competition ranges and prices and to help shape our future product and range requirements.
• Reviewing (with support) our existing suppliers and their performance
• Negotiating (with support) both product prices and supplier terms agreements (incl. returns), improving the trading position sustainably
• Supporting category merchandising colleagues in the trade planning process
• Understanding and supporting the departmental sourcing strategy.
• Working with suppliers and technical team to ensure product quality is achieved and maintained artwork managed
• Active involvement in range building process to support my manager to deliver great products and great ranges hitting all the key meeting milestones.
• Managing samples (incl. obtaining them from suppliers as well as storage and disposal)
• Working with HSC Admin, ensuring new products and suppliers are set up accurately and on time
• Maintaining the department’s systems and trackers (incl. Buyer View, EQOS, Range Plan), ensuring they are accurate and updated in a timely manner.
• Loading Commercial Income and ensuring our suppliers are invoiced correctly
• Reviewing and sharing product returns, identifying opportunities for product improvement

Requirements

• Retail experience.
• Passion for product, ideally have a passion for books.
• Analysis and report preparation skills.
• Data analysis and numeracy skills.

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