Tesco
Head of Technical Produce & Horticulture
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About the Role
We are on the lookout for a Head of Technical Produce and Horticulture to join our Quality team here at Tesco. You will lead the strategic delivery of safe, legal, responsibly sourced, quality products in the category, always focusing on delivering for our customers and living our values and leading your team by example.
You will be responsible for:
- Leading my team to risk assess products, processes, and suppliers to be safe, legal, ethical, and meet relevant Tesco policy and audit requirements and customer expectations.
- Developing the Technical and Quality strategy for my area to ensure delivery against our strategic drivers including health and responsible sourcing, whilst being guardian of brand integrity.
- Driving the supplier strategy in my category from a quality and technical point of view.
- Minimising risk and cost throughout the supply chain and product range, and overseeing sign off of products.
- Leading the review of quality feedback across my area, resolving risks to the brand, and improving our customer offer.
- Driving innovation and improvements in quality by standing over the product development process where applicable.
- Managing incident and enforcement challenges in my area when escalated.
- Being the point of escalation for risks identified through our supply chains or processes.
- Contributing to and/or managing change programmes in my category.
- Ensuring that my team and I maintain great relationships with our suppliers and external stakeholders.
- Forecasting and managing my budgets effectively, always being cost conscious.
- Developing, coaching, and leading a high-performing team, giving them the opportunities to be their best.
- Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence.
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You will need:
- Supplier and stakeholder management, with strong influencing, communication, and presentation skills.
- Relevant experience and/or qualifications in a related field.
- Product area knowledge and experience delivering safe, legal, quality, and responsibly sourced products.
- People management and team leadership.
- Risk assessment, risk management, and incident management.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and technical standards.
- Change, project, and programme management.
- Data analysis and evidence-based decision making.
- Strong IT and systems skills.
- End-to-end supply chain understanding.
What’s in it for you?
We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!
- Annual bonus scheme of up to 45% of base salary
- Car Cash Allowance
- Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank Holidays)
- Private medical insurance
- Retirement savings plan (6–10% contribution, Tesco contributes 1.5x)
- 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, plus 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
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