Tesco Express Waste Governance Activity Plan

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STORE PERFORMANCE

Ask the SM to describe their current position on waste? Are they aware of their performance?
Ask a member of the management team to describe the store's current waste position? Are they aware of the performance and what the store is doing to reduce this?
Has the waste spend improved on the previous Period / Qtr? – Review the latest Waste & KPI reports.
Does the store have a live waste action plan validated and agreed by the OM?
Has the store completed the waste audit? Are the next steps built into the store’s action plan?
Is the store achieving 80/10/10 RTC split?
Is the store consistently achieving over 80% good waste routines?
Review the Waste % by Dept report? Review departments higher than the group average for action.
Have the Top 50 Waste By Value reports been reviewed weekly. Have lines been discontinued where an alternative line exists?
Are all discontinued lines highlighted in the Space & Range Folder?
Have the Part Week Order reports been reviewed weekly? Have lines been discontinued where an alternative line exists?

Does the store have a Waste Folder set up?
Do daily / weekly waste meetings take place with the team?
Who attended the weekly waste meeting? Are all the management team engaged around stores activities and objectives?
Ask 2 members of staff if they are aware of what waste is and how their store is performing? Can they describe how to reduce waste in store?
Are there any external factors affecting waste i.e. roadworks / competitors?
Does the store have an agreed daily target for waste?

Is the store achieving 100% on fresh food counts 100%?
What is the stock record error % on fresh food for counts?
Spot check 10 fresh products for stock record accuracy & Instant SRM
Are fresh food overstock investigations being actioned at least once per week? Review chiller back stock for evidence.
Are reduction times set to 11am & 4pm on the system? Has the OM reviewed and agreed any changes?
Are the daily waste prints being reviewed by the Store Manager?
Are all products being recorded correctly as O.O.C or Damages?
Have the Management Team been trained on More Profitable Reductions?
Is the store delivering good waste routines consistently over seven days?
Are system reductions being followed at start of trade?
Are manual reductions below 20%?
Is the fresh food Long Life date scan being completed in line with the correct schedule Monday to Thursday?
Are grocery products from the rotation planner being scanned using the Long life scanning function?
Review the back office for any system reductions.
Spot check previous nights waste, does it reflect the store waste print?
Are all fresh food direct deliveries confirmed correctly and not left to auto confirm. Are all shortages amended on the system? (Check FF & TO)
Review the electronic delivery report. Is the store achieving 100% completion on milk and bread? Are returns actioned correctly?

Review the range conformance. Has it been signed off by the OM?
Are all deletions due to high waste shown with evidence on the plan and signed by the store manager?
Are all fresh food planograms signed off as being correct in the Space & Range Folder? Review 2 planograms for accuracy
Are new lines actioned correctly; is the weekly range report actioned?
Review the promotion and hot spot space. Is it suitable for the store type and trading pattern? How does the store exit the promotion?
Review the latest CAYG report. Do all products have the correct reduction and reflect what the store has? Are they displayed on the Clearance ladderack?
Is the store placing manager orders on fresh food lines? Are they creating any waste impact?

Are all new lines being listed with the supported waste credit for 4 weeks?
Are all fresh food promotion lines showing a promotional SEL and POS?
Does the store rumble fresh post delivery, 2pm, Fit For 5 and COB?
Check 10 products for rotation and code life.
Review clip strips locations / dates - are there any short coded products? Are they being reviewed on the ambient scan?
Review the RTC locations ensuring space is adequate and POS in place to highlight products to customers
Is backstock worked before the fresh delivery every day?
Are back up chillers well organised and post sorted
Review the waste cage. Are products cleared daily?
Are there any loose products in the warehouse. Is housekeeping being well managed?
Are waste bins locked and disposal under management control?