Category: People of Office

I started my career at Tesco in 2014 as an intern during my university studies. I’ve gone through the different roles and departments and currently I’m working as a Buying manager. Thanks to my job I can influence what we sell in our stores and choose the best quality for our customers. What I like the most at Tesco are the people. We laugh every day, we like spending time together and having fun, even at work. I would recommend Tesco to those people who want to work in a nice atmosphere, have different career opportunities, learn something new every day and work in informal working environment.

I’ve been a part of Tesco IT team for more than 14 years and I consider my colleagues as my second family. I have great people around me and we have fun in the office every day. I know I can always rely on them and we support each other.

What I really like is, that I can come up with my own ideas which I can also realize. We constantly learn here something new and we use the newest modern technologies. During my career I’ve gone through the different roles which helped me to gain the new skills and competences and move forward. Because Tesco is a big company, the opportunities for growth are endless and it’s only up to the will and motivation of each of us.

I started at Tesco 14 years ago as an assistant during my university study and after graduation I moved to People department, where I’ve been still working, for more than 12 years. I’ve been responsible for huge range of various topics – I took care of our graduates, I was responsible for recruitment, learning and development, I worked in UK in our Headquarter, I managed different projects across Central Europe, supported our online shopping and all stores in Czech Republic. I’m currently working as a People Business partner for Head office in Central Europe.

Every day at Tesco is different, and even after so many years I’m still learning new things, meeting interesting people I can learn from and who inspire me. Variety of job, flexibility, cooperation across countries and a great team are the reasons why I still enjoy my job and feel connected to Tesco.

I like that our job is really varied. In retail, we are used to frequent changes and dynamic environment, so I often jump into new situations which I haven’t faced yet. And that’s what I like. I support 4 countries (Czech, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary) so I often meet a lot of interesting people, with different experience and story, and we can inspire each other.

Tesco is a big company which cares of their employees the best it can. We value our employees and we provide the environment where they are respected for who they are. The relationships are informal and friendly, and our colleagues have many opportunities for personal and professional development and growth – it’s just up to their will. What I really appreciate here, is the flexibility. I’m a mother, so it’s a great benefit for me that I can often work from home or plan my time according to my family needs.

I started to work at Tesco in 2014, in the Graduate programme. The graduate programme gave me an opportunity to see all the areas where Tesco operates. After that I worked as a Fresh food manager in a few stores, I also moved to the Czech Republic where I launched the new operating model and I was also a Transition manager. After gaining all this experience I got an offer to become a Store manager. For a young Store manager like me, it’s of course demanding to manage the team where most of the members are older. But I’ve always tried to be honest to my team, to communicate openly, to be fair and to offer the same opportunities to all. And it works. I met my wife at Tesco and we’re having a little daughter. That’s why balancing my work with my private life is crucial.

My whole career at Tesco has been connected to buying and products. I started as a buyer of kids’ clothes and since that time I’ve been moving in my career through different positions I’ve been working in our clothes department for 10 years and cooperated with our F&F team in UK, which was a great experience. My current job is connected to our own brand – I’m looking after development of our Tesco own brand products.

Tesco gave me an opportunity to develop myself and grow. Thanks to that I’ve been learning something new every day. Thanks to my job I could travel a lot and meet different people and cultures. What I like the most, is to see the results of my job directly in our stores. And if I can see that customers like it and buy it, it’s the best appreciation.

Tesco gives an opportunity to people from different spheres and with different backgrounds, thanks to the variety of the jobs. You’ll work in a friendly atmosphere and with great people around, and you’ll surely meet the new friends here.

Next year I’ll be celebrating 20 years at Tesco. During this period of my life I’ve gone through the wide range of different roles, always connected to our stores and operation. I was a Store manager in few stores, Area manager, Project manager and now I’m responsible for operating all our hypermarkets. There are few main reasons why I like Tesco – endless career opportunities, innovative company, internal learning, working flexibility and teamwork. Retail is a fast business environment so my job is every day different which I really like. Together with my team, we try to prepare the best shopping experience for our customers.

After graduation at university, I started in our accounting team in Brno where I went through few analytical roles. After 2,5 years I got an offer in our Prague office and moved there. Since that time, I’ve gone through different managerial roles and together with my teams we’ve been cooperating with other departments in Finance related topics. In my current role, I’m responsible for managing sales and marketing costs. It’s an interesting combination of working with numbers and focusing on our customers and their shopping behavior. Why I like Tesco? It’s simple – great opportunities for development and career growth across all departments, flexibility and home office and supporting initiatives connected to social responsibility, community and charity.