Sourcing Manager - Red Meat

Tesco UK • Shire Park, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire • Permanent • Apply by 21-May-2026

This role is in the Meat, Fish and Poultry category, which is at the heart of Fresh Foods, and one of the most important areas for customers, a key determinant of where customers choose to shop.

Meat and protein is a key growth category for customers as customers increasingly want to consume natural protein, due to the growing importance in Health.

This role sources, buys & sells great quality products and ingredients, to ensure we offer our customers the best prices, range and quality available.

What is in it for you

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• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
• Private medical insurance
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years' service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

You will be responsible for

• Building a customer focused, long term category strategy that delivers sustainable growth for the business & drives market out-performance.
• Finding, developing and managing suppliers, to deliver our customer propositions and our joint business targets whilst ensuring that product quality is achieved & maintained.
• Working with suppliers to build a strong Buy/Move plan that ensures our ingredients and products are purchased, moved & sold in the most efficient way possible.
• Forecasting and managing budgets effectively
• Always being cost conscious.
• Developing and leading a high performing team, giving them the opportunities to be their best.

You will need

• Commercial buying experience from complex supply chains.
• Negotiation experience from managing cost models and mitigating cost increases.
• Range and trade planning.
• Report preparation and analysis.

Operational skills relevant for this job:

• Negotiation.
• Supplier economics.
• Influencing & stakeholder management.
• Supplier & grower relationship management.
• Data analysis.

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