Sr Associate Merchandising Operations

About the role
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You will be responsible for

Job Summary:

To support the markets through timely and accurate setup of Products and related attributes for sale at the stores by partnering with  

Central admin team, Suppliers & Merchandisers. Lead respective cluster/category in meeting the critical path.

In this job, I'm accountable for:

Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence and have these specific risk responsibilities: 

• Understands business needs and in depth understanding of Tesco processes

• Builds on Tesco processes and knowledge by applying CI tools and techniques. 

• Responsible for completing tasks and transactions within agreed KPI's

• Investigate and resolve critical issues around systems & processes like Promotion Loading, PO generation, data flow issues across 

systems for any delays in product/promotion launch

• Identifying and escalating risks with respect to delays caused, deep dive to recommend and implement solutions enabling successful 

range and promotion launches to enable proper availability of products in Tesco stores

-Supporting on adhoc and product related changes basis legislation addition/amendments 

-Enabling Merchandisers with insights through Promotional and Cost reporting

• Building and develop strong working relationship with Merchandisers, Suppliers and wider Commercial teams to support and deliver on 

subcategory plans for their respective launches

• Ability to influence counter parts in market to adhere to the critical path by sharing the impact of delays to the final launch on products 

or promotions

• Identifying opportunities for process improvement and efficiency in data analysis and reporting

• Ensuring ontime response and resolution for queries raised on zendesk

• Identify training needs for the team and deliver as per requirement along with maintaining process documents and skill matrix

Key people and teams I work with in and outside of Tesco: 

People, budgets and other resources I am accountable for

in my job:

Merchandisers - UK/CE/ROI/TBS 

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External Suppliers - UK/CE/ROI 

Central Admin Team - UK/CE/ROI

Operational skills relevant for this job:

Experience relevant for this job:

Advanced Excel, Reporting Skills, Eye for Detail, Speed & 

Any graduate with Merchandising experience would be preferred 

Accuracy, Analyses & Judgment, Stakeholder Management, 

Prioritizing, Excellent Written & Verbal Communication Skills

You will need
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Whats in it for you?
At Tesco, we are committed to providing the best for you. 

As a result, our colleagues enjoy a unique, differentiated, market- competitive reward package, based on the current industry practices, for all the work they put into serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day. 

Our Tesco Rewards framework consists of pillars - Fixed Pay, Incentives, and Benefits.  

Total Rewards offered at Tesco is determined by four principles - simple, fair, competitive, and sustainable. 

Salary
- Your fixed pay is the guaranteed pay as per your contract of employment. 

Performance Bonus
- Opportunity to earn additional compensation bonus based on performance, paid annually 

Leave & Time-off
- Colleagues are entitled to 30 days of leave (18 days of Earned Leave, 12 days of Casual/Sick Leave) and 10 national and festival holidays, as per the company's policy. 

Making Retirement Tension-FreeSalary
- In addition to Statutory retirement beneets, Tesco enables colleagues to participate in voluntary programmes like NPS and VPF. 

Health is Wealth
- Tesco promotes programmes that support a culture of health and wellness including insurance for colleagues and their family. Our medical insurance provides coverage for dependents including parents or in-laws. 

Mental Wellbeing
- We offer mental health support through self-help tools, community groups, ally networks, face-to-face counselling, and more for both colleagues and dependents.  

Financial Wellbeing
- Through our financial literacy partner, we offer one-to-one financial coaching at discounted rates, as well as salary advances on earned wages upon request.  

Save As You Earn (SAYE)
- Our SAYE programme allows colleagues to transition from being employees to Tesco shareholders through a structured 3-year savings plan.  

Physical Wellbeing
- Our green campus promotes physical wellbeing with facilities that include a cricket pitch, football field, badminton and volleyball courts, along with indoor games, encouraging a healthier lifestyle. 

About Us

Tesco in Bengaluru is a multi-disciplinary team serving our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day across markets. Our goal is to create a sustainable competitive advantage for Tesco by standardising processes, delivering cost savings, enabling agility through technological solutions, and empowering our colleagues to do even more for our customers. With cross-functional expertise, a wide network of teams, and strong governance, we reduce complexity, thereby offering high-quality services for our customers. 

Tesco in Bengaluru, established in 2004 to enable standardisation and build centralised capabilities and competencies, makes the experience better for our millions of customers worldwide and simpler for over 3,30,000 colleagues. 

Tesco Business Solutions:

Established in 2017, Tesco Business Solutions (TBS) has evolved from a single entity traditional shared services in Bengaluru, India (from 2004) to a global, purpose-driven solutions-focused organisation. TBS is committed to driving scale at speed and delivering value to the Tesco Group through the power of decision science. With over 4,400 highly skilled colleagues globally, TBS supports markets and business units across four locations in the UK, India, Hungary, and the Republic of Ireland. The organisation underpins everything that the Tesco Group does, bringing innovation, a solutions mindset, and agility to its operations and support functions, building winning partnerships across the business. TBS's focus is on adding value and creating impactful outcomes that shape the future of the business. TBS creates a sustainable competitive advantage for the Tesco Group by becoming the partner of choice for talent, transformation, and value creation