Tesco UK Welwyn Garden City Hybrid Full-Time Temporary Working hours 36 Apply by 28-Jul-2026
About the role
As an Assistant Buyer in our Women's Socks & Hosiery team, you'll be at the heart of delivering trend-led, commercially successful ranges that offer great quality and value for our customers.
Partnering with the Buying Manager, you'll play a key role in range building, product development, competitor analysis, supplier management and trade performance, helping to bring exciting products to life from concept through to store.
This opportunity is ideal for an experienced Assistant Buyer who thrives in a fast-paced environment, has a strong commercial mindset and is looking to grow their career within a dynamic and collaborative team.
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. Click Here to find out more!
- 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.
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You will be responsible for
Core Responsibilities
• Providing support to keep the function running smoothly
• Day-to-Day management of Buying Administrators within the team, developing both their technical and leadership skills
Product Development Support
• Manage part of product category independently under guidance of Buying Manager
• Identifying new product opportunities and understanding from concept to production to bring new products to the ranges. Ensuring alignment with trend direction and brand handwriting.
• Understanding and supporting the departmental sourcing strategy.
Supplier & Factory Liaison
• Communicate directly with factories on costing, lead times, sample revisions, and product specifications.
• Point of contact and problem solving on adhoc queries
Costing & Margin Management
• Analyse costing options, propose margin improvement solutions, and track cost changes during development, supplier negotiation.
• MPD/ MPP management
Range Building & Trading
• Contribute to range planning: propose new ideas, identify gaps based on sales performance, and support buying decisions with data.
• Preparing information, product or analysis - monitor weekly trading: identify best/worst sellers, recommend repeats, and highlight risks.
• Prepare comp shops as required, utilise the Edited platform
Cross Functional Coordination
• Liaising with HUBs and Suppliers to monitor critical path taking actions to ensure on time delivery
• Work with marketing/online/packaging on product briefs for shoots, descriptions, and launch priorities.
• Support Technical - understanding product components, technical requirements, sourcing and supply chain issues and commercial margin parameters.
• Work with VM with store visual guidelines
• Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence
You will need
Clothing retail experience
• Product development and sourcing experience
• Range building skills
• Report preparation and analysis skills
• Ideally line management responsibility
• Data analysis and numeracy skills
• MS Office
About us
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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.
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