Tesco UK • Shire Park, Kestral Way, Welwyn Garden City • Apply by 14-Aug-2025
About the role
The insight team’s mission is to influence Tesco to make confident decisions because we understand Customers and Colleagues better than anyone. Our key priorities are setting the customer agenda, commercialising insight, business partnering internally and externally, storytelling and modernising insight. As the Lead Shopping Co-ordinator within the Product Operations team, you will coordinate the end-to-end management of the shopping operation, ensuring that business requests are fulfilled efficiently and accurately. You will lead a dedicated team, run budgets, monies and reporting, and collaborate with partners across the business. This role is pivotal in supporting high-quality insights and maintaining operational perfection.
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

• Lead and prioritise shopping requests across the business, ensuring clear ordering processes and partner alignment.
• Deliver training for new PDMs/TMs and support ad hoc project delivery. Reconcile receipts and track all spend, including corporate card usage and VAT reporting for all card users.
• Analyse and report on shopping data periodically, update on spend, volume, project activity and opportunities for process improvement.
• Be responsible for van maintenance, safety, and team training on transport processes. Develop team SharePoint and joint Mailbox and handle GHS ordering.
• Lead projects - planning, tracking, and reporting. Coordinate scheduling of products for shopping team.
• Lead a small team ensuring they are working efficiently and adhering to policies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product Development, Technical, and Quality. Supporting the team where required.

You will need

• Shown experience in team management and operational coordination.
• Experience working with a wide variety of collaborators
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and partner engagement skills.
• Experience leading budgets, reporting, and process improvement.
• Experience in meetings with different work levels occasionally with director Resilient and reactive to changes managed calmly.
• Comfortable in presenting.

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

• Lead and prioritise shopping requests across the business, ensuring clear ordering processes and partner alignment.
• Deliver training for new PDMs/TMs and support ad hoc project delivery. Reconcile receipts and track all spend, including corporate card usage and VAT reporting for all card users.
• Analyse and report on shopping data periodically, update on spend, volume, project activity and opportunities for process improvement.
• Be responsible for van maintenance, safety, and team training on transport processes. Develop team SharePoint and joint Mailbox and handle GHS ordering.
• Lead projects - planning, tracking, and reporting. Coordinate scheduling of products for shopping team.
• Lead a small team ensuring they are working efficiently and adhering to policies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product Development, Technical, and Quality. Supporting the team where required