Tesco UK Welwyn Garden City Hybrid Full-Time Temporary Working hours 36 Apply by 22-Jul-2026
About the role
As the Assistant Merchandiser for Seasonal Events, you’ll play a key part in ensuring our products reach the right place at the right time. Working within our Merchandising team, you’ll support your Merchandising Planning Manager to deliver exceptional availability and a seamless customer experience.
If you bring merchandising experience, strong analytical skills, and a commercial mindset, this could be the perfect opportunity to take your next step.
What is in it for you
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- 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
- Assisting in the departmental range building process (incl. collating and analysing data for strategy packs and range sign offs) to deliver sales, stock and profit targets
- Contributes to strategy and trade meetings with information based on fact and intuition.
- Ensuring the CRST systems accurately reflect the range build for launch in line with critical path
- Supporting the department range launch critical path (incl. post launch reviews)
- Feeding into the promotion and events trade plan (incl. managing nomination process in line with budget.
- Updating and maintaining all ranging/ merchandising systems/ trackers
- Ensuring that our pricing is administered within agreed timescales, adhering to pricing policy
- Identifying and managing exit of lines from the business including escalating impact on all KPI's
- Realising and creating awareness of the departmental WSSI forecasting (at sub group level to small department level), highlighting risks and opportunities and managing KPI's Vs budget.
- Preparing Monday Trade Analysis reports and undertaking follow up actions
- Reviewing performance Vs. all KPI's highlighting risks, opportunities and proposing actions
- Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence
You will need
Operational skills relevant for this job:
- Data analysis and numeracy
- MS Office (esp Excel)
- Communications
Experience relevant for this job:
- Experience in an FMCG retailer
- Report preparation
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.
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