Assistant Merchandiser - Books
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 11, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 10, 2026. Tesco scores A on the Alion truth index.
About the role
As the Assistant Merchandiser for Books, you'll play a key role in supporting our dynamic Home team, working closely with the Merchandising Planning Manager to ensure the right products are in the right place at the right time. In this fast-paced and collaborative role, you'll help drive commercial performance, optimise stock availability and deliver a great shopping experience for our customers.
What is in it for you
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- Annual bonus scheme of up to 10% of base salary.
- Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays).
- 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (12 months service required at the qualifying date) 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.
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You will be responsible for
- Building balanced ranges for our department that meet sales, stock and profit targets
- Contributing to strategy and trade meetings with information based on fact and intuition.
- Ensuring the MPR systems accurately reflect the range build for launch in line with critical path
- Supporting the department range launch critical path
- Feeding into the promotion and events trade plan (incl. managing nomination process) in line with budget.
- Updating and maintaining all ranging/ merchandising systems/ trackers
- Ensuring that our pricing is administered within agreed timescales, adhering to pricing policy
- Ad-hoc analysis, including lessons learnt, cost to serve, and pareto, giving recommendations for ways to improve category sales or margin as a result
- Identifying and managing exit of lines from the business including escalating impact on all KPI's
- Management of the departmental WSSI forecasting (at sub group level to small department level), highlighting risks and opportunities and managing KPI's Vs budget.
- Preparing Monday Trade Analysis reports and undertaking follow up actions
- Reviewing performance Vs. all KPI's highlighting risks, opportunities and proposing actions
- Working alongside Demand Planning to help resolve any supply chain/ replenishment issues
You will need
- Strong commercial and analytical skills with the ability to turn insights into action.
- Experience in forecasting, planning and managing KPIs.
- Knowledge of range planning, merchandising and promotional activity.
- Excellent organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- A collaborative approach and confidence working across a wide range of stakeholders.
About us
You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we’re all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.
At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.
We're proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Leader, where everyone’s welcome. That’s why we commit to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need support with your application, click here for more information. And if you're interested in joining our team but don't tick every box, don't let that hold you back from applying.
When you join us in this role, you'll be employed by Tesco Stores Limited, the Tesco legal entity responsible for your employment.