Buying Manager – World Foods – Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Overview

In this role you will lead the World Foods category within Tesco’s Grocery strategy, driving growth across drinks, ambient, chilled and frozen. You will develop customer-focused ranges, strengthen supplier partnerships and steer planning for cultural and seasonal events. You will own end-to-end category performance, leveraging trade plans, market insights and data analytics to win share in a competitive market. You will collaborate across functions to deliver a compelling customer proposition while delivering a strong P&L and long-term growth.

Pay / Benefits

• Annual bonus scheme up to 20% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day
• Private medical insurance
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (12 months service) with extra pay roadmap
• 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service and EAP

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end category P&L and deliver key KPIs (sales, profit, volume, market share).
• Identify and secure savings through robust supplier negotiations for Buy for Less.
• Develop and execute a leading trade and promotional plan to drive category growth and customer penetration.
• Shape World Foods’ strategic vision with clear category plans across channels.
• Continuously optimise the product range with first-to-market innovations and strong performance.
• Manage supplier partnerships and co-create Buy, Move, Grow plans for mutual value.
• Utilise data and analytics to identify opportunities, diagnose risks and guide decisions.
• Collaborate cross-functionally for seamless execution and strong customer proposition.
• Monitor competitor activity and market trends to stay competitive.

Key requirements

• End-to-end category ownership including P&L, forecasting, trade planning and KPI delivery.
• Supplier management with negotiations and cost price management.
• Range, pricing and promotions management to maximise performance and value.
• Strong analytical capability using sales, customer, market data for data-led decisions.
• Experience leading and influencing cross-functional teams.
• Strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Effective critical-path management ensuring timely delivery of projects and plans.

• cross-functional collaboration
• stakeholder management
• strong communication
• data analytics
• forecasting
• pricing and promotions management

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