Senior Associate-Primary Distribution Services

About the role

In this role you will be working with Hauliers and Suppliers in managing their daily delivery schedules, ensuring our orders are delivered efficiently and on time according to planned Depot capacity. Playing a vital role in handling queries and quality checks across various departments like Depots, Commercial, Supply Chain to improve distribution services continuously.

You will be responsible for

• Identifying operational improvements and finding solutions by applying CI tools and techniques
• Responsible for completing tasks and transactions within agreed KPI' s
• Knows and applies fundamental work theories/concepts/processes in own areas of work for self and team
• Responsible for quality checks on all processes related to deliveries from Hauliers and Suppliers to ensure they meet efficiency and timeliness standards as per Depot capacity plans.
• Mentor team members and foster continuous learning and development. Establish adherance and stay up to date with Business
• As an advocate for Primary distribution services, partnering with Suppliers, Hauliers, and Tesco Depots and other teams , promoting positive communication, creating effective relationships, and building trust.
• Parterning with Suppliers, Hauliers, Risk Assessors, Distribution Centres, Supply Chain, Commercial, and Finance teams to enhance service levels and ensure excellent customer service delivery.
• Supporting Managers in expanding the Primary Distribution network while utilizing data analysis to identify trends, meet KPI targets, and drive improvements across all depots
• Identify process gaps and develop mitigation plans to address potential risks and improve overall effectiveness.
• Identify oppurtuntiies and work on projects to reduce operating cost in Distrbution Network and stay up to date with Business
• Assist the team in planning delivery schedule and slots for Priority supplier on seasonal promotions like Christmas and Easter event

You will need

• Any Graduate
• Specialization in Supply chain and logistics preferably
• 2-3 Years of Planning role and supply chain experience
• Supply Chain Management - Intermediate
• Distribution and Delivery schedule Planning - Intermediate
• Problem-solving skills and analytical mindset - Skilled
• Excellent communication - Skilled
• Ability to prioritize tasks effectively
• Resilience and responsiveness
• MS Office Suites – Skilled
• Numeric and data analyzing ability
• Flexibility, ability to manage multiple and competing priorities, responsiveness

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