Assistant Buyer - Cleaning & Laundry - 6-10 Months Maternity Cover


Company:	Tesco
Salary:	Competitive
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1GA
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	28 Aug 2026
Closing date:	8 Sept 2026

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Summary

About the role

As the assistant buyer in the Cleaning and Laundry team, you will have full ownership of the Home Fragrance category, partnering with international brands such as Airwick, Glade and Febreze. Working closely with the Buying Manager, you’ll help drive sales, profit and market share by building winning plans with your supplier partners and executing them seamlessly. Winning at Christmas with a great seasonal plan and executing bold NPD launches will be the key to success in the role.

This role is a maternity cover, with an expected duration of 6-10 months.

You will be responsible for

• Support the delivery of the end-to-end P&L for Home Fragrance, contributing to key KPIs including sales, profit, volume, and market share.

• Identify Buy for Less opportunities and support supplier negotiations to help deliver sustainable savings and improved commercial outcomes.

• Build and execute the trade and promotional plan, ensuring strong delivery and performance across the category.

• Support the development and execution of the category strategy, contributing to clear plans that drive growth and competitiveness across channels.

• Help manage and optimise the product range, supporting new product development, innovation and range changes to meet customer trends and commercial targets.

• Build effective day-to-day supplier relationships, supporting the delivery of Buy, Move, Grow plans to unlock value.

• Use data and insights to support performance analysis, identify opportunities and inform decision-making within the category.

• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth execution of launches, promotions and category initiatives.

• Monitor competitor activity and market trends, providing insights to support forward planning and maintain a strong category position.

• Adhering to all Tesco policies, storage and handover protocols and successfully completing all your training so that you have zero GSCOP breaches. Ensuring all agreements are recorded in writing, reporting GSCOP complaints to Legal within 48 hours of receipt.

• Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence.

You will need

• Experience in buying, range management and trade planning, with the ability to support commercial decision-making.

• Strong report preparation, data analysis and Microsoft Excel skills.

• Proven influencing, negotiation and stakeholder management capabilities.

• Experience managing supplier relationships and driving collaborative outcomes.

• Knowledge of buying, range management and trade planning processes across a commercial environment.

What’s 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. [1] 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, plus 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave

• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), and access to mental wellbeing support

The above information is a shortened summary, refer to our policies for full details

References

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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, [1] click here  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.

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About us

Tesco has become a market leader by doing the little things that really matter for our customers and colleagues.

It’s part of what makes Tesco such a great place to work, and we’re proud to have been accredited as one of Britain’s Top Employers again this year.

We're the UK's number one retailer and we pride ourselves on offering a great shopping experience. We are passionate about our food, merchandise and services and will always try to get things right for our customers.

But did you know we also offer great job opportunities? With stores, distribution centres and offices across the UK, and a vast variety of roles, we are always looking for people who have a hunger to work with customers and colleagues across our exciting business.

We believe in treating each other with respect and giving everyone an equal opportunity to get on. It's our people that make the difference every day – helping us make a difference for our customers

Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details before your agreed start date.

For more information about us please visit www.tescoplc.com

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