Buying Lead - Tesco Hungary - Budapest

About the role

This is a fixed-term maternity cover position for a minimum of 12 months.

At Tesco Business Solutions, the Buying Lead is responsible for ensuring the smooth delivery of key Buying Operations processes supporting Tesco's Commercial teams across Central Europe. This role focuses on operational coordination, stakeholder management and continuous improvement. Working closely with the Buying Operations Team Manager, you will help drive service excellence, optimize ways of working and ensure business priorities are delivered efficiently. We are looking for someone with a strong Continuous Improvement mindset who enjoys challenging the status quo and finding smarter ways to improve operations. 

What's in it for you

We know life is different for everyone, so at Tesco we are open to flexible working conversations. Whether you're starting out, seeking balance, or navigating life changes like parenthood or caregiving — talk to us. You will spend around 60% of your time working from our offices or sites, and the rest remotely.

Tesco is committed to celebrating diversity and everyone is welcome at Tesco. As a Disability Confident Employer, we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process, allowing candidates the opportunity to thrive and inform us of any reasonable adjustments they may require.

Tesco is a diverse and exciting employer, dedicated to being #aplacetogeton, providing career-defining opportunities to all our colleagues. If you chose to join our business, we will provide you with:

Competitive Compensation package based on your experience and skills (Cafeteria, Mobile phone, 15% shopping discount in every Hungarian Tesco store)

 Annual private healthcare package

 Performance-based annual bonus

 Minimum of 25 paid leave days per year

 Career Growth is not just a cliché - we operate in 3 markets as one Central European business, so there are many opportunities for growth and development

 Solid Business Background with more than 100 proud years of company history

 We are a Great Team, and we are not fond of any formalities here

 Modern Office with great location (e.g.: free parking)

 Flexible working policy

You will be responsible for

Coordinating the day-to-day delivery of Buying Operations processes in line with agreed SLAs, KPIs and quality standards.

Planning and coordinating workload distribution across the team to ensure operational efficiency, service continuity and delivery against agreed target. 

Acting as a subject matter expert and key contact for operational queries, issues and escalations, driving root core analysis. 

Building strong relationships with key stakeholders and cross - functional teams, supporting effective collaboration. 

Identifying process improvement opportunities and driving solutions that enhance efficiency and service quality. 

Monitoring operational performance, analysing KPIs and performance trends as well as providing insights to support business decisions and team objectives. 

Supporting onboarding, cross-training and knowledge-sharing activities across the team. 

Partnering with the Buying Operations Team Manager to deliver team goals, support change initiatives and drive sustainable business results.

You will need

Several years of experience in a Shared Services, Operations, Service Delivery or similar environment. 

A strong Continuous Improvement mindset with proven experience driving process improvements and operational efficiencies. 

Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to build effective relationships across teams, functions and seniority levels. 

A collaborative and people-oriented approach, with the ability to build trust, foster inclusivity and work effectively with diverse teams.

A proactive, solution-focused approach with the confidence to take ownership, challenge existing ways of working and drive positive change.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root causes and implement sustainable solutions. 

Experience working in a KPI and SLA-driven environment and managing multiple priorities effectively. 

Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and PowerPoint. 

Fluent English communication skills. Additional Hungarian, Czech or Slovak language skills are an advantage. 

Experience in Retail, Commercial Operations or Buying is beneficial but not essential. 

About us

We established our service centre supporting Tesco's operation in the Central European region back in 2019. Our colleagues provide service for Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia in several fields: finance, people and payroll services, colleague and customer engagement, customer and product, enterprise analytics. Besides these, we have a modern Technology Hub developing software and applications used by millions of people - customers and colleagues - globally. Our young and dynamic teams are driving and accelerating changes on a global scale, so it is important for us to find colleagues that are open to learn and develop themselves. At Tesco Business Solutions & Technology we support our business in operating efficiently and serving shoppers a little better every day.