Buying Manager - Easter and Halloween Confectionery

### About the role
We are on the lookout for a Buying Manager - Easter and Halloween confectionary to join our team here are Tesco. You will source and buy great quality products, giving our customers the best offer, range and prices available. You will lead and develop my team of Assistant Buyers and Trainee Buyers.

### 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 (https://www.tesco-careers.com/explore-our-world/colleague-benefits/) to find out more!
- Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary.
- Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays).
- Private medical insurance.
- 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

- Ensuring my buying area has a long term customer led plan, which drives customer loyalty.
- I use insight tools to analyse and understand performance issues and opportunities. I develop plans to deliver category strategy.
- Supporting my departments range strategy to implement a customer focused range which delivers financial KPIs.
- Source innovative product to deliver insight led ranges across channels, regions & affluence levels to support the category strategy.
- Build & manage supplier relationships through a supplier strategy to develop a market leading buy, move and sell plan aligned to the customer plan and category strategy. Identifying and assessing new suppliers to deliver market leading product innovation.
- Supporting my department’s sell plan to deliver trade, promotions, events exceeding KPI forecasts and drive footfall.
- Delivering my team’s sales and quantum profit budget, market share and out-performance targets. Negotiate with supplier partners to deliver market leading product costs and investment in-line with Tesco Buying model.
- Adhering to all Tesco policies, storage and handover protocols and successfully completing all my training so that I have zero GSCOP breaches.
- Ensuring all agreements are recorded in writing, reporting GSCOP complaints to Legal within 48 hours of receipt, and leading a culture of compliance within my team.
- Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence.

You will need

- Influencing and negotiation.
- Commercial buying experience.
- Stakeholder Management.
- Range and trade planning.
- Supplier Management.
- Leading and developing teams.
- Buying management.
- Report preparation and analysis.
- Data Analysis.
- Microsoft Excel.
- Supplier economics.

### 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, click here (https://www.tesco.com/careers/en-GB/accessibility) for more information. And if you're interested in joining our team but don't tick every box, don't let that hold you back from applying. When you join us in this role, you'll be employed by Tesco Stores Limited, the Tesco legal entity responsible for your employment.