Product – Home and Clothing Graduate Scheme

Tesco Plc; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company is seeking candidates for a Home and Clothing Graduate Scheme aimed at future leaders in buying and merchandising. This full-time role offers a starting salary of £32,000 and involves responsibilities such as rotating across teams, creating product ranges, and collaborating with various brands. Ideal candidates will have an interest in fashion and retail, alongside a willingness to learn. The position is based at the Welwyn Garden City campus, which boasts various employee perks and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme up to 10% of salary

25 days holiday plus personal day and Bank holidays

Comprehensive maternity and paternity leave

Free 24/7 virtual GP service

Employee Assistance Programme for mental wellbeing

Qualifications

• Candidates do not need to have all skills listed; potential and willingness to learn are valued.

Responsibilities

• Rotate across buying and merchandising teams.
• Create product ranges for stores.
• Collaborate with the in-house clothing brand to learn about trends.
• Manage contracts and supplier relationships.
• Support seasonal product launches.

Skills

Interest in fashion and retail

Confidence with numbers

Commercial mindset

Curiosity about customer preferences

Job description

Product – Home and Clothing Graduate Scheme

New for 2026, this two-year scheme brings together the best of general merchandise and fashion under one roof. It’s all about helping you grow into a future leader in buying and merchandising—while working with great people, developing exciting products, and tackling real commercial challenges.

Salary and Programme Start Date

Salary: £32,000

Programme start date: 7 September 2026

Responsibilities

• Rotate across buying and merchandising teams.
• Create product ranges for our stores—from cosy home textiles to stylish accessories and seasonal must‑haves.
• Collaborate with F&F, our in‑house clothing brand, to learn how fashion trends and customer tastes shape what we offer.
• Build strong relationships with suppliers, manage contracts, and ensure the right products land in the right place at the right time.
• Support seasonal and trading moments, such as launching new ranges across the UK, Republic of Ireland, and Central Europe.

Qualifications

• An interest in fashion and retail is helpful.
• Confidence with numbers or an understanding of how products perform can support your work – we’ll help you learn this.
• We value a commercial mindset and a curiosity about what customers love.
• This scheme is open to candidates who may not have all the listed skills; we look for potential, curiosity, and a willingness to learn.

Benefits and Perks

• 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 (after 1 year’s service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, plus 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave.
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, and free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing.

About Us

You might know us as a supermarket, technology company, or even for our award‑winning mobile network. Truth is, we’re all 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.

Work at our Welwyn Garden City campus

Our leafy, green campus is just 10 minutes’ walk from the centre of Welwyn Garden City with its many shops, restaurants, pubs and sports facilities. Close to the A1, and with frequent trains running to Finsbury Park in just 20 minutes (free shuttle buses take you between the station and office), the campus is well connected to the surrounding area.

On campus, you’ll find subsidised restaurants and coffee shops, as well as a Tesco Express to pick up your lunch or last‑minute essentials. You can join the on‑site Nuffield Health gym, which has state‑of‑the‑art fitness equipment, two studios for group classes, plus treatment rooms (membership costs £23.50 per month).

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Sales and Business Development

Industries: Retail