Tesco

Risk Technologist – Food - Marketplace

Tesco  •  Welwyn Garden City, GB (Hybrid)  •  5 hours ago
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Job Description

Tesco UK Welwyn Garden City Hybrid Full-Time Permanent Working hours 36 Apply by 05-Aug-2026

About the role
We are looking for a Risk Technologist – Food – Marketplace to join our Quality team supporting our Marketplace growth ambitions in the food area.

You will work closely with our Marketplace supplier onboarding team to ensure sellers are fully vetted and any product listings are safe, legal and compliant and provide support to our post market team if issues arrive after seller launch. 

The ideal candidate will have a background in food and drink legislation to place product on the market. They will be responsible for ensuring that the products sold on our marketplace comply with relevant laws and regulations related to quality, safety, environment and legality.

What is in it for you
We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work.  Click Here to find out more!
  • 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 (12 months service required at the qualifying date) 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), and access to mental wellbeing support 
The above information is a shortened summary, refer to our policies for full details

You will be responsible for
  • Ensure that all food products sold on our marketplace comply with relevant legislation and policies related to safety, quality and the environment.
  • Collect and verify information from third-party sellers who want to join our marketplace platform.
  • Risk assess products and ensure the appropriate checks and due diligence are in place for food and drink (including beers, wines and spirits, vitamins & supplements).
  • Manage seller on-boarding checks and product induction, ensuring that sellers meet the technical and legal requirements to sell on our platform.
  • Support teams to ensure relevant Tesco policies are met, such as product safety, sustainability, and ethical sourcing.
  • Provide ongoing support and knowledge to marketplace team and seller base.
  • Use tools to ensure quality of new product listings, checking that they have accurate and complete information, images, and descriptions.

You will need
  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
  • Knowledge of Food and drink UK and EU laws and regulations related to supplier and retail quality, safety, and legality.
  • Relevant knowledge/experience of delivering safe, legal and responsibly sourced, great quality products to our customers. 
  • Experience in Product technical compliance, quality assurance, or risk management.
  • Desirable Knowledge of e-commerce, marketplace, or retail industry.
  • Familiarity with Tesco's policies and standards, or ability to learn quickly.
  • Understanding of retail and customer needs.
  • Understanding and application of risk and risk assessment.

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

One of the world’s largest retailers of consumer goods from food to fashion. Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day in our stores and online is at the heart of everything we do.

Founded in 1919 by Jack Cohen using the £30 he received on leaving the Royal Flying Corp, we’ve come a long way from his small market stall in East London. Today over 400,000 colleagues work across our stores, office, distribution and customer engagement centres in the UK, Europe and Asia.

Share our passion for the people, products and places that make us great, and we can offer the right support to develop your skills. If you’re looking for the perfect work-life balance, a collaborative culture and flexible ways of working, find your opportunity to get on at www.tesco-careers.com

Industry
Retail & Ecommerce
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Welwyn Garden City, GB
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
tesco.com
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