Vacancy details

General Merchandise - Graduate Trainee Buying Programme

Tesco is a great place to work - whether you're planning the layouts of our aisles, sourcing products in Thailand or improving our supply chain in Turkey.
We have become a market leader by doing the little things that really matter for our customers and staff.
We believe in treating each other with respect, giving everyone an equal opportunity to get on.
It's our people that make the difference every day - helping us create value for our customers and earning their loyalty for life.

Job Specification:
Our Food, Corporate Purchasing, Fashion and General Merchandise teams together make up our Commercial function, the second largest function within the Tesco business. Our teams drive and deliver the phenomenal sales and profit growth to ensure we maintain our number one position in the UK.

Decisions we make in the Commercial team directly affect all our customers and stores, as well as the rest of the business as a whole. It's our job to make sure we offer the best range of products, at the best possible prices. Put it this way - product is our lifeblood.

As a Graduate Trainee Buyer you will see yourself on a structured development programme which will ensure you have the skills you'll need to succeed in our fast-paced world. Whether you want to work with our suppliers around the globe, manage our £ multi-million budgets, or develop new products and research the latest trends - your role will be key to delivering our strategy for growth.

We are looking for Graduates who are keen to develop a breadth of experience across our Commercial categories, and as your development programme will be very much on-the-job, you could see yourself starting in Dairy, moving to Produce and ultimately ending up as a Buyer in Electricals. Likewise, you may decide that Fashion is for you and stay in Fashion for the length of your career.

For a taste of what you may experience in each of the teams within Commercial, read on..

General Merchandise

Step into a Tesco store and it's pretty obvious we mean business when it comes to expanding our non-food range so that our customers have an even bigger choice - from flat screen TVs to wooden train sets and everything in-between.

Constantly introducing brand new products each season, we are the biggest growth area in our non-food business - but there's plenty of scope for more success. We go to the best suppliers around the world, buying for less so we can pass the savings on to our customers.

Our General Merchandise Buyers are tasked with delivering our promise to be just as well known for non-food as we are for food. That's no mean feat in this competitive market and you'll be part of delivering this strategy for growth. You'll work closely with the merchandising team for your given area taking part in planning and building the best product offer for our customers and sourcing the best value product from suppliers based around the world, from Turkey, to China and back to the UK.

We are recruiting individuals that can work in both the UK and Central European teams, based at our Welwyn Garden City Head Office site.

Candidate Specification:
To join us as a Graduate Trainee Buyer we are looking for a minimum 2:1 degree or equivalent (obtained or expected).