Company Nutritionist - Job Share - 3 days a week
| Posting date: | 25 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 December 2025 |
| Location: | Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 1GA |
| Company: | Tesco |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | tesco/TP/16617688/970645 |
Summary
About the role
At Tesco, we believe that balanced, sustainably produced food should be accessible to everyone – whoever they are, wherever they live, whatever their budget. It is foundational to a good start in life, supporting educational chances, improving mental wellbeing and helping prevent chronic health conditions in adult life. Helping to keep everyone across the UK healthy has never been more important than it is today, and eating a well-balanced diet is one of the best ways we can look after our health. We\'re committed to helping our customers eat healthier and the role of Company Nutritionist (job share) is key to ensure we have the latest, outstanding scientific nutritional knowledge advising our Healthy and Sustainable diets\' activity. We are looking for someone to work three days a week in a job share role as our Company Nutritionist.
Please note: This is a Job Share where you will be working 3 days a week.
You will be responsible for
- Lead Tesco\'s nutrition strategy and translate it into actionable reformulation and product change programmes aligned with business goals.
- Drive cross-functional workstreams to deliver reformulation priorities across categories.
- Represent Tesco externally in industry forums, working groups, and public engagements on health and sustainable diets.
- Engage suppliers and partners to embed nutrition improvements and support category plans.
- Develop and maintain nutrition policies and standards for Tesco Group, ensuring compliance and best practice.
- Own and update nutrition content on Tesco systems, keeping information accurate and relevant. Monitor regulatory developments and advise on implications for Tesco UK & Group.
- Identify innovation opportunities across the value chain to advance health and sustainability.
- Support broader Healthy & Sustainable Diets agenda, including NGO and consultancy management.
You will need
- Strong interpersonal and influencing skills.
- Ability to build collaborative relationships internally and externally.
- Analytical and critical thinking.
- Passion for improving Healthy & Sustainable Diets
- Up-to-date nutrition knowledge and understanding of best practice.
- Ability to translate scientific data and legislation into clear, actionable guidance.
- Awareness of government health priorities and regulatory landscape.
- BSc in Nutrition or related discipline.
- Minimum 5 years\' experience in nutrition, food industry, or retail.
- Product development or technical experience desirable.
- Registered with AfN or BDA.
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 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
About us
Tesco has become a market leader by doing the little things that really matter for our customers and colleagues.
It’s part of what makes Tesco such a great place to work, and we’re proud to have been accredited as one of Britain’s Top Employers again this year.
We're the UK's number one retailer and we pride ourselves on offering a great shopping experience. We are passionate about our food, merchandise and services and will always try to get things right for our customers.
But did you know we also offer great job opportunities? With stores, distribution centres and offices across the UK, and a vast variety of roles, we are always looking for people who have a hunger to work with customers and colleagues across our exciting business.
We believe in treating each other with respect and giving everyone an equal opportunity to get on. It's our people that make the difference every day - helping us make a difference for our customers
Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details before your agreed start date.
For more information about us please visit www.tescoplc.com
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