Category: People of Office

I have been working at Tesco for 18 years and during that time I have filled in no less than 9 positions. Through Tesco’s internship program, I started my career in 2003 as a Fresh Goods Director Trainee in the Győr store. I have been working in the head office since 2005, where my first position was Project Manager in the food field. I later worked in commercial sourcing and in 2012 was appointed Convenience Format Manager. My greatest appreciation also goes here, because at an awards ceremony, shop and regional leaders applauded my work. Following the convenience format, I filled in the position of Dry Goods and Fresh Goods Operations Manager. Since 2020 I am a Supplier Manager and belong to the asset sourcing team. There is a lot of cohesion between the teams in the office, we work well together. I really like learning and the opportunity for development really inspires me. The trainings provided by the company allow me to develop professionally and learn new things, so I have the opportunity to fill higher-level positions as well. I am very active not only at work but also in my private life. My little son and I spend a lot of time together, and I came back to the sport I played when I was a child, ballroom dancing. This form of movement relaxes me and gives me a boost that I can get the most out of at work.

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.