Senior Associate - Procurement Operations
Tesco
Office
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, India
Full Time
Tesco India • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India • Hybrid • Full-Time • Permanent • Apply by 26-Aug-2025
About the role
Refer to Responsibilities
What is in it for you
At Tesco, we are committed to providing the best for you. As a result, our colleagues enjoy a unique, differentiated, market- competitive reward package, based on the current industry practices, for all the work they put into serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day. Our Tesco Rewards framework consists of pillars - Fixed Pay, Incentives, and Benefits. Total Rewards offered at Tesco is determined by four principles - simple, fair, competitive, and sustainable. Salary - Your fixed pay is the guaranteed pay as per your contract of employment. Performance Bonus - Opportunity to earn additional compensation bonus based on performance, paid annually Leave & Time-off - Colleagues are entitled to 30 days of leave (18 days of Earned Leave, 12 days of Casual/Sick Leave) and 10 national and festival holidays, as per the company’s policy. Making Retirement Tension-FreeSalary - In addition to Statutory retirement beneets, Tesco enables colleagues to participate in voluntary programmes like NPS and VPF. Health is Wealth - Tesco promotes programmes that support a culture of health and wellness including insurance for colleagues and their family. Our medical insurance provides coverage for dependents including parents or in-laws. Mental Wellbeing - We offer mental health support through self-help tools, community groups, ally networks, face-to-face counselling, and more for both colleagues and dependents. Financial Wellbeing - Through our financial literacy partner, we offer one-to-one financial coaching at discounted rates, as well as salary advances on earned wages upon request. Save As You Earn (SAYE) - Our SAYE programme allows colleagues to transition from being employees to Tesco shareholders through a structured 3-year savings plan. Physical Wellbeing - Our green campus promotes physical wellbeing with facilities that include a cricket pitch, football field, badminton and volleyball courts, along with indoor games, encouraging a healthier lifestyle.
You will be responsible for
Job Summary:
I take care of the end-to-end sourcing of Products and Services for Tesco Bengaluru /Markets (as applicable ) while adhering to the
Compliance laws and meeting the end state savings that have been charted out.
In this job, I’m accountable for:
Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence and have these specific risk responsibilities:
- Understands business needs and in depth understanding of Tesco processes
- Builds on Tesco processes and knowledge by applying CI tools and techniques.
- Responsible for completing tasks and transactions within agreed KPI's
- Solves problems by analyzing solution alternatives
- Develop strong working relationships with partners to support, endorse and deliver sub category plans aligned to category
procurement strategies to realise business savings and support innovation
- Assist in the development of the functional operating model for specific sub-categories
- Control of business spend and actively minimise revenue costs through improved use of tools, processes and application of best
practice
- Track and report on savings targets for specified sub-categories
- Build new and improve existing supplier relationships to ensure continued suitability and build greater value
- Support the business to achieving compliance with legal and ethical procurement policies
- Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence
- Understands business needs and in depth understanding of Tesco processes
- Builds on Tesco processes and knowledge by applying CI tools and techniques
- Responsible for completing tasks and transactions within agreed metrics
- Solves problems by analyzing solution alternatives
Key people and teams I work with in and outside of Tesco:
People, budgets and other resources I am accountable for
in my job:
- Colleagues within my function
Timely response to Stakeholders and Suppliers
- Stakeholders - Directors and Heads of Functions
Adherence to Agreed SLA's and KPI's
- Finance
Deliver Value through savings
- Suppliers/industry network
- IT/Oracle business support/Oracle
Operational skills relevant for this job:
Experience relevant for this job:
Advanced MS Office
Good Presentation skills, The ability to Influence well, Good
Numeracy Skills
Communication Skills, the ability to Navigate Change,
Basic Analytical Ability
Networking are preferred for this role
Eye-to-Detail
Negotiation Skills
Planning, Organising & Prioritisation
Logical Thinking and Reasoning
Standup Presentations Skills
Ability to Persuade You will need Refer to Responsibilities About us Tesco in Bengaluru is a multi-disciplinary team serving our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day across markets. Our goal is to create a sustainable competitive advantage for Tesco by standardising processes, delivering cost savings, enabling agility through technological solutions, and empowering our colleagues to do even more for our customers. With cross-functional expertise, a wide network of teams, and strong governance, we reduce complexity, thereby offering high-quality services for our customers. Tesco in Bengaluru, established in 2004 to enable standardisation and build centralised capabilities and competencies, makes the experience better for our millions of customers worldwide and simpler for over 3,30,000 colleagues. Tesco Business Solutions: Established in 2017, Tesco Business Solutions (TBS) has evolved from a single entity traditional shared services in Bengaluru, India (from 2004) to a global, purpose-driven solutions-focused organisation. TBS is committed to driving scale at speed and delivering value to the Tesco Group through the power of decision science. With over 4,400 highly skilled colleagues globally, TBS supports markets and business units across four locations in the UK, India, Hungary, and the Republic of Ireland. The organisation underpins everything that the Tesco Group does, bringing innovation, a solutions mindset, and agility to its operations and support functions, building winning partnerships across the business. TBS's focus is on adding value and creating impactful outcomes that shape the future of the business. TBS creates a sustainable competitive advantage for the Tesco Group by becoming the partner of choice for talent, transformation, and value creation
I take care of the end-to-end sourcing of Products and Services for Tesco Bengaluru /Markets (as applicable ) while adhering to the
Compliance laws and meeting the end state savings that have been charted out.
In this job, I’m accountable for:
Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence and have these specific risk responsibilities:
- Understands business needs and in depth understanding of Tesco processes
- Builds on Tesco processes and knowledge by applying CI tools and techniques.
- Responsible for completing tasks and transactions within agreed KPI's
- Solves problems by analyzing solution alternatives
- Develop strong working relationships with partners to support, endorse and deliver sub category plans aligned to category
procurement strategies to realise business savings and support innovation
- Assist in the development of the functional operating model for specific sub-categories
- Control of business spend and actively minimise revenue costs through improved use of tools, processes and application of best
practice
- Track and report on savings targets for specified sub-categories
- Build new and improve existing supplier relationships to ensure continued suitability and build greater value
- Support the business to achieving compliance with legal and ethical procurement policies
- Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence
- Understands business needs and in depth understanding of Tesco processes
- Builds on Tesco processes and knowledge by applying CI tools and techniques
- Responsible for completing tasks and transactions within agreed metrics
- Solves problems by analyzing solution alternatives
Key people and teams I work with in and outside of Tesco:
People, budgets and other resources I am accountable for
in my job:
- Colleagues within my function
Timely response to Stakeholders and Suppliers
- Stakeholders - Directors and Heads of Functions
Adherence to Agreed SLA's and KPI's
- Finance
Deliver Value through savings
- Suppliers/industry network
- IT/Oracle business support/Oracle
Operational skills relevant for this job:
Experience relevant for this job:
Advanced MS Office
Good Presentation skills, The ability to Influence well, Good
Numeracy Skills
Communication Skills, the ability to Navigate Change,
Basic Analytical Ability
Networking are preferred for this role
Eye-to-Detail
Negotiation Skills
Planning, Organising & Prioritisation
Logical Thinking and Reasoning
Standup Presentations Skills
Ability to Persuade You will need Refer to Responsibilities About us Tesco in Bengaluru is a multi-disciplinary team serving our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day across markets. Our goal is to create a sustainable competitive advantage for Tesco by standardising processes, delivering cost savings, enabling agility through technological solutions, and empowering our colleagues to do even more for our customers. With cross-functional expertise, a wide network of teams, and strong governance, we reduce complexity, thereby offering high-quality services for our customers. Tesco in Bengaluru, established in 2004 to enable standardisation and build centralised capabilities and competencies, makes the experience better for our millions of customers worldwide and simpler for over 3,30,000 colleagues. Tesco Business Solutions: Established in 2017, Tesco Business Solutions (TBS) has evolved from a single entity traditional shared services in Bengaluru, India (from 2004) to a global, purpose-driven solutions-focused organisation. TBS is committed to driving scale at speed and delivering value to the Tesco Group through the power of decision science. With over 4,400 highly skilled colleagues globally, TBS supports markets and business units across four locations in the UK, India, Hungary, and the Republic of Ireland. The organisation underpins everything that the Tesco Group does, bringing innovation, a solutions mindset, and agility to its operations and support functions, building winning partnerships across the business. TBS's focus is on adding value and creating impactful outcomes that shape the future of the business. TBS creates a sustainable competitive advantage for the Tesco Group by becoming the partner of choice for talent, transformation, and value creation
Senior Associate - Procurement Operations
Office
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, India
Full Time
August 20, 2025