F&F Online Stock Planning Assistant Merchandiser
| Posting date: | 12 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 10 April 2026 |
| Location: | Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 1GA |
| Company: | Tesco |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | tesco/TP/12955979/980829 |
Summary
About the role
As the F&F Online Stock Planning Assistant Merchandiser, you\'ll play a key role in managing stock flow across our Online business - forecasting inbound and outbound volumes, coordinating returns, and supporting product movement through our 3PL partners.
You’ll help set and manage distribution forecasts to ensure capacity and strong product availability. Working closely with Commercial teams, you’ll track stock readiness for Online, support replenishment, and coordinate placement decisions.
You’ll also partner with Customer Fulfilment and Couriers to support dispatch, future Click & Collect development, and help deliver great customer satisfaction through effective order and returns management with our CEC and 3PL teams.
You will be responsible for
Stock Forecasting and Movement:
- Predict inbound, outbound, and returned stock needs.
- Coordinate product movement to third-party logistics (3PL) providers.
- Support with setting distribution forecasts to ensure product availability.
- Online Stock Placement:
- Provide stock availability for online sales.
- Align with commercial targets for Online while balancing store stock needs.
Commercial Stock Provision:
- Coordinate stock replenishment.
- Liaise with teams for online content placement and event launch.
Customer Fulfillment:
- Oversee dispatch through couriers.
- Facilitate Click & Collect in future stores.
Order and Returns Management:
- Ensure customer satisfaction by handling orders and returns.
- Collaborate with customer experience centers (CEC) and 3PL partners.
Automation Support:
- Assist in automating processes at the Daventry location, aligned with the live store model.
You will need
Operational skills relevant for this job:
- Intermediate Excel proficiency as minimum
- Excellent Technical skills on all Tesco and Distribution operating systems
- Logical and methodical organisation management
- Good written and verbal skills especially evidence of managing meetings
- Demonstrate excellent commercial skills
Experience relevant for this job:
- Understanding of stock movement processes through Tesco.
- Experience in Merchandising, Supply Chain or Store Stock Planning preferred.
- Exposure to Online or Ecommerce retailing ideal.
- Awareness of Store Retail management and commercial approach.
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 10% of base salary
- Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
- 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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