Store Ordering Manager - New & Refresh Stores
| Posting date: | 23 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 06 January 2026 |
| Location: | Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 1GA |
| Company: | Tesco |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | tesco/TP/14036628/972489 |
Summary
About the role
Our Systems, New & Refresh Stores team is responsible for delivering Tesco’s Property programme, managing new store openings, closures, and refresh projects in partnership with Retail and Property teams. We also oversee stock flow during peak seasonal periods such as Summer, Easter, and Christmas, ensuring availability for our customers.
In addition, the team supports petrol filling station refits, fulfilment centres, and direct-to-store ordering systems, acting as gatekeepers for store ordering processes and delivering ad hoc retail projects. This is a fast-paced role that requires strong collaboration, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
You will be responsible for
- Implementing store range and merchandising plans for new and refresh stores.
- Building and reviewing store-level sales forecasts and orders to maintain availability and manage stock levels.
- Accurately managing CR ordering system settings.
- Acting as the main point of contact for Retail Project Managers on ordering and availability queries.
- Collaborating with key stakeholders across the business to ensure a joined-up approach.
- Defining and tracking performance against KPIs.
- Supporting additional responsibilities such as gatekeeping ordering systems, direct-to-store supply, and depot relief.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working independently within a team, is highly organised, pragmatic, and a lateral thinker with an inquisitive mindset. You’ll be motivated to drive positive change and always keep our customers at the heart of what you do.
You will need
- Exceptional organisational skills with the ability to reprioritise effectively.
- Strong attention to detail and an analytical, critical mindset.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to build trusted stakeholder relationships.
- A proactive, creative self-starter who can manage multiple responsibilities.
- Ability to work collaboratively with peers and senior leadership.
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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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