Michael Walmsley

Tesco Sourcing

Tesco PLC is one of the world's largest retailers, serving customers groceries, clothing and general merchandise across eight countries. Tesco Sourcing is the part of our business responsible for sourcing our non-food products from across the world. Set up in 1977 and headquartered in Hong Kong, we now have more that 300 colleagues working across Asia, the Indian Subcontinent and Europe. We are proud to be a diverse and multinational workforce, with colleagues hailing from 23 different nations. Our major hubs are based in China, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Turkey, but we also have colleagues based within our offices in Central Europe, as well as smaller hubs in Vietnam and Cambodia. Our colleagues in Tesco Sourcing undertake a wide range of different roles, with the majority working in Merchandising across our non-food product categories. We also have teams responsible for the technical quality of both our products and the factories we partner, as well as a responsible sourcing team, who maintain the integrity of our supply chain, something that is incredibly important to us. Lastly, we have a range of colleagues in support functions, including People, Security & Risk, Finance and Technology. To find out more, click on the Life tab on the left hand side.