Tesco UK • Shire Park, Kestral Way, Welwyn Garden City • Apply by 29-Aug-2025
About the role
A fantastic opportunity 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 organised and a great communicator, with experience in buying and/or supply chain. Experience using Excel is crucial 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.
What is 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.

• 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

You will be responsible for

• Sourcing new products, ensuring the right product at the right price for our sites & customers.
• Working alongside the Food Development team on new menu and product launches.
• Maintaining and regularly updating our ingredient catalogue (pricing/ product changes).
• Tracking stock levels with suppliers, ensuring product is always available in The Café and The Coffee Shops.
• Running cost and availability checks for our growing Coffee Shop proposition and supporting with deliveries and requests for our site on campus.
• Analysing and understanding performance issues, reviewing costs & availability.
• Building allocations for new menus and ensuring products land into Cafés and Coffee Shops on time.
• Supporting your manager to handle supplier performance and build long term supplier relationships.
• Running the purchasing email inbox, being the first point of contact for Café & Coffee Shop supply issues/ ad hoc requests.
• Being a bridge between suppliers and sites, communicating supply issues and helping to find resolutions.
• Collaborating with the wider team and assisting with requests from other departments.

You will need

• A passion for hospitality buying
• Previous buying and/or supply chain experience
• Strong supplier and partner management, with the ability to communicate & influence effectively
• Adaptable & resilient, able to perform in a fast paced & constantly evolving environment
• Data analysis
• Microsoft Excel
• Report preparation and analysis (experience using the Fourth RME system preferred but not essential)

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

• Sourcing new products, ensuring the right product at the right price for our sites & customers.
• Working alongside the Food Development team on new menu and product launches.
• Maintaining and regularly updating our ingredient catalogue (pricing/ product changes).
• Tracking stock levels with suppliers, ensuring product is always available in The Café and The Coffee Shops.
• Running cost and availability checks for our growing Coffee Shop proposition and supporting with deliveries and requests for our site on campus.
• Analysing and understanding performance issues, reviewing costs & availability.
• Building allocations for new menus and ensuring products land into Cafés and Coffee Shops on time.
• Supporting your manager to handle supplier performance and build long term supplier relationships.
• Running the purchasing email inbox, being the first point of contact for Café & Coffee Shop supply issues/ ad hoc requests.
• Being a bridge between suppliers and sites, communicating supply issues and helping to find resolutions.
• Collaborating with the wider team and assisting with requests from other departments