Senior Associate

Job Description

About the role
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You will be responsible for
Job Summary:
To support the Tesco Merchandisers with Order confirmations to enable raising of accurate and on time Purchase orders by partnering
with suppliers and play a crucial role in supporting the merchandising team to ensure the successful planning, development, and
execution of product assortments.
Inthisjob,Im accountablefor:
Followingour BusinessCodeofConductandalwaysactingwithintegrity andduediligenceandhavethesespecificriskresponsibilities:
- 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&aposs
- Solves problems by analyzing solution alternatives
-Coordinate with the merchandising team by generating regular reports and provide insights to forecast demand and manage inventory
allocation
- Prepare and publish business facing monthly dashboards for the Head of Merchandising and share insights on the Order raising and
category performance
- Provide insights and recommendations for pricing, promotions, and markdown strategies
- Work with the merchandising team to ensure that the product mix aligns with company objectives and customer preferences
- Responsible for owning and resolving critical issues affecting orders and deliveries
- Identify and escalate risks associated with delays & incorrect input from suppliers and also actively involved in up skilling the suppliers
on the Tesco processes, systems and timelines
- Assist in setting competitive pricing based on market research and profit margin objectives
- Monitor product availability and coordinate restocking as needed
- Responsible for building strong working relationship with the In-country Merchandising team, External Suppliers and system support
teams
- Assist Merchandising Managers with data and insights around the purchase orders raised and their statuses to enable them with
KeypeopleandteamsIworkwith inandoutsideofTesco:
People,budgetsandotherresources Iamaccountablefor
effective stock planning
inmyjob:
- Assist in planning for seasonal promotions, events, and new product launches
Merchandising Planning Managers, Sourcing hubs, Suppliers, IT
NA
support teams, Assistant Merch Planners
Operationalskillsrelevantforthisjob:
Experiencerelevantforthisjob:
Stakeholder management and Proficient Written and Verbal
Any graduate with Merchandising/supply chain experience (2+
Communication Skills, Eye-to-Detail, Speed and Accuracy,
years)
Planning and Organizing, Collaborating & Partnering, High on
Ownership & Accountability,Logical Reasoning, Analytical Ability,
Numeracy Skills, Intermediate MS EXcel.
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 companys 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&aposs 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

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