BEING GAY, WORKING HERE
JOSHUA DOBBS, Trainee Buyer
‘Our staff and customers number in the millions, so Tesco is exceptionally diverse. The company has a culture encouraging people to be themselves at work. This is symbolic of a broader acknowledgement of the benefits of diversity, and nurturing it through groups like Out at Tesco. There is a large, open gay community at Tesco, growing all the time.’
QUICK FACTS
Head office in Hertfordshire; stores worldwide
Tesco employs people in finance, store management, procurement, supply chain management, PR, marketing, HR and training
Typical salary in the low £20ks; however salaries range from £8.01 to millions
Over 200,000 in the UK
Pension, car allowance, healthcare, discounts including on all Tesco products and services, paid annual leave, maternity and paternity leave, discounted stock purchase scheme, stock bonuses
WHO WE ARE
Tesco is the largest retailer in the UK. We operate in a dozen different countries. We sell a vast array of consumer products and services at market leading prices.
MORE ABOUT US
Retailing seems easy – put products on the shelf, and people take them off to buy. But it’s so much more than that. What is the weather going to be like – should we stock barbecues or ice scrapers? How do we transport fresh produce from around the world? How do we leverage scale but meet local expectations? What do we do when the price of a raw material rises? From telecoms, food, banking, home and beauty to clothing, you would be hard-pressed to find any company that sells as diverse a range of products and services as Tesco.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
There are three qualitites which are most important for succeeding in Tesco:
1. Able to problem-solve under pressure and quickly changing circumstances.
2. Critical thinking abilities for dealing with complex and fast-moving events.
3. Organisation, because you will be busy!
In my first year of working for the company I travelled to three foreign countries, led my own negotiations with suppliers, made decisions about the branding and promotion of products, and managed relationships with people right across the world.
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