F&F Level 4 Apprenticeship Programme

Job description

About The Job

F&F is a truly global brand sold in 1,800 stores across 7 European markets, as well as 8 additional markets where we have franchise stores. F&F aim is to be Britain's leading affordable fashion retailer, but the ambition doesn't end there. With our size and scale we aim to serve Britain's shoppers a little better every day and are able to use insight from customers to drive fashionable ranges at amazing prices, but with great quality at the heart. At F&F we look for driven and passionate individuals who are looking to develop their career within the fashion industry.

Main Responsibilities

A two-year programme that's a partnership between F&F and the Fashion Retail Academy. There are two 12-month placements, one in Buying and the other in Merchandising. One day a fortnight you attend the Fashion Retail Academy, just off London's Tottenham Court Road, to study for a Level 4 Diploma in Buying or Merchandising.

Buying or Merchandising?
Buyers use product knowledge, customer insight and a firm grasp of sales results to:

· Source and manage ranges that give customers what they want, at prices they can afford
· Develop relationships and negotiate the best deals with suppliers
· Get to know customers and products inside out
· Work with the design team to create big sellers.

Merchandisers work closely with Buyers to scour the world for the right products at the right price and in the right quantity. They also:

· Analyse sales data
· Manage budgets and targets to make sure the right stock's in the right place at the right time
· See to it that products get from factory to distribution centre to store to shelf as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Ideal Candidate

240 UCAS Points (excluding General Studies)

Maths and English GCSE Grade C and above

To eat, sleep and breathe fashion

An eye for numbers and a head for interpreting data

To manage a fast-paced workload

Good computer skills, including Word and Excel

The commitment to complete your studies while working

To work with others and achieve success together

To put people and our customers at the heart of what you do

To be agile in the way you think, make decisions and handle change

To stick to your values and do the right thing, even when it's tough

A positive attitude, and a way of inspiring confidence in others

To be connected to the latest thinking, inside and outside of the business

The hunger to drive your own career and become one of our leaders.

About the Company

About Tesco UK

Our operations in the UK are the largest within the Group, with over 3500 stores and over 310,000 colleagues. We have strengthened the foundations of the UK business and we are now accelerating plans to deliver the most compelling offer for customers with sharper prices, improved quality, stronger ranges and better service. Every colleague has an amazing oppourtunity to play their part in delivering small changes everyday that can make a big difference to customers and colleagues.

Core Purpose and Values

Our business was built with a simple mission to be the champion for customers, helping them to enjoy a better quality of life and an easier way of living. This hasn't changed. Customers want great products at great value which they can buy easily and it's our job to deliver this in the right way for them.

That's why we've chosen Serving Britain's shoppers a little better every day' as our new core purpose. As a business, serving customers is at the heart of everything we do from colleagues in our stores to those of us in supporting roles.

In the UK, we serve some 66 shoppers every second, so it's our goal to ensure every one of those customers experiences just a little better service on each visit.