Assistant Trade Planner - Home

Tesco UK  •  Welwyn Garden City  •  Hybrid  •  Full-Time  •  Permanent  •  Working hours 36  •  Apply by 13-Aug-2026 About the role Join our Trade Planning team and play a key role in delivering exciting, market-leading promotions and events that showcase outstanding products and great value for our customers. As an Assistant Trade Planner, you will work closely with the Trade Planning Manager to shape and deliver the promotional plan across Home, General Merchandise and Clothing categories. 
You'll be responsible for planning and executing promotions, ensuring timely delivery, and providing accurate performance reporting. This is a highly collaborative role that requires strong stakeholder management, excellent communication skills, and a data-driven, analytical approach to decision-making. What is 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 (12 months service required at the qualifying date) 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.

The above information is a shortened summary, refer to our policies for full details You will be responsible for

• Manage and deliver the promotional calendar, ensuring all activity launches on time and follows the critical path.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to drive successful promotional execution and excellent product availability.
• Analyse promotional performance, reporting key trade insights and recommending improvements to future plans.
• Monitor market trends, competitor activity, and commercial performance to optimise promotions and customer value.
• Build strong relationships with Buying, Merchandising, Marketing, Retail, Supply Chain, and Events teams to deliver seamless campaigns.
• Own promotional activity for designated product areas, acting as the key contact for stakeholders.
• Ensure accurate communication, documentation, POS sign-off, and store engagement across all promotional activity.
• Support the delivery of coupons, new initiatives, and continuous improvement projects.
• Uphold the highest standards of integrity, compliance, and business conduct.

You will need

• Demonstrated experience in data analysis and numeracy.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (especially Excel).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills.
• Ability to plan and organise effectively.
• Flexibility, responsiveness, creativity, and self-starter attitude.
• Ability to build solid working relationships with peers and senior leadership.
• Strong communication and presentation skills to all levels of seniority and disciplines within the organisation.

Desirable:

• Experience using SQL and Tableau.

About us You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we’re all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.    At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.    We're proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Leader, where everyone’s welcome. That’s why we commit to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need support with your application, click here  for more information. And if you're interested in joining our team but don't tick every box, don't let that hold you back from applying.