Head of Insight and Value Strategy

Tesco Ireland are currently seeking to appoint a Head of Insight & Value Strategy on a temporary basis. The person will identify and develop step changing strategic opportunities to put the customer at centre of our business by leading the team to solve strategic problems based on insight and data analysis. They will also be also responsible for defining our Value / Price Strategy.

• Directly managing the Insight & Price Teams (5 people) and managing the workplan for Analytics Team based in Tesco Business Services India
• Defining Tesco Ireland Insight Strategy (as part of the wider Tesco Group organisation).
• Defining Tesco Ireland’s Value (& Price) Strategy in consultation with Price Group (led by Commercial Director & Customer Director). Solving complex strategic challenges and supporting the team to generate ideas, make specific recommendations and develop propositions to improve Value Strategy.-
• Identifying strategic customer opportunities based on insight and engaging senior stakeholders to scope projects. Building insight support for Business Planning & Business strategy teams.
• Leading the team to gather and analyse customer, competitor and market data to support hypothesis creation and testing for ROI and NI (in collaboration with the team in the UK).
• Leading and successfully delivering the Tesco Ireland Personalised Rewards & strategy project which will impact a transformational  business change by building relationships with key stakeholders.
• Owning the relationship with key insight providers ensuring contractual agreement are met in full (includes dunnhumby Insight team which consists of 8 people).
• Constantly looks to add the ‘so what’ to the insight we gather providing foresight to the business.
• Providing guidance to internal stakeholders on what market research tools and methods are available and gives direction to the market research partners on the key questions to be answered.
• Supporting Customer, Commercial, Finance, Online, Tesco Mobile, Corporate Affairs & Retail Teams

• Strong people management experience
• Experience in a strategy role in retail or consumer-facing industries
• Experience engaging and influencing senior stakeholders
• Knowledge of market research methods and measurement
• Experience managing multi-million Euro budgets
• Experience of solving complex problems and effectively communicating recommendations to senior stakeholders and wide audiences

We offer excellent benefits that help make Tesco a great place to work. These include but aren’t limited to:

• Competitive Salary
• Life Assurance
• Pension Scheme*
• Bonus Scheme*
• Our Virtual GP service provides free and confidential access to an online GP through video GP consultations, and online prescription service for colleagues. The service is also available to families of colleagues who live at the same address for a reduced cost.
• 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and family members for in the moment emotional support along with free access to a range of wellbeing services supporting you under our new Wellbeing First approach of Body, Mind and Life.
• Colleague Clubcard with 10% discount increasing to 15% starting on the last Friday of each month for 3 days (including a 2nd card for a family member)
• Annual leave starting at 23 days
• Save As You Earn Scheme*

*Entry requirements and rules of the scheme apply
 

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer’s favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move.  Our core purpose is “Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day”.  Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers.  It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of, and for the planet. Through initiatives like the Tesco Community Fund, our association with Children’s Health Foundation, our partnership with FoodCloud and our Stronger Starts programme, we have supported over 21,000 community groups, raised over €7.5 million for medical equipment, and provided almost 15 million meals nationwide, to those living in food insecurity.

Tesco has operated in the Irish retail market since 1997, and with 163 stores nationwide, we employ over 13,000 people in cities and towns around Ireland, supporting almost 45,000 jobs directly and indirectly. We partner with over 500 Irish suppliers - of which almost three-quarters are small and medium enterprises - which in turn supports almost 13,000 farming families around Ireland. Tesco is the single largest buyer of Irish food and drink in the world, buying €1.6 Billion a year; more than any other single country in the European Union, more than even the USA which you perceive as a massive buyer of Irish food.  

We work closely with suppliers across Ireland who are dedicated to making the best products for our customers and this is reflected in the numerous awards our products have won over the years including Blás Na hÉireann, World Steak Challenge and Great Taste Awards.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. It is embedded in our values: we treat people how they want to be treated.   At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings.  We always want our colleagues to feel they can be themselves at work and we are committed to helping them be at their best.

We are building an inclusive workplace, a place to actively celebrate the cultures, personalities and preferences of our colleagues – who in turn help to build the success of our business and reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. We’ve taken steps to ensure our stores are places where everyone feels welcome to shop too, with colleagues all trained to support those with a visible or hidden disability through the Sunflower Lanyard programme.

We’re a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you.  Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

We have embraced a blended working week – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you.