By Emma Reynolds
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Ocado has said there is not enough IT talent in the UK - and is turning to Poland to fill the gap.
The online supermarket plans to hire workers from the central European country to staff a new technical office it is opening there.
Its chief executive insisted the Waitrose offshoot had been forced to look abroad to fill jobs because of a major shortage of computer science graduates in the UK.
'Driven away': The Waitrose offshoot plans to hire workers from the central European country to staff a new technical office it is opening there
Ocado wants to build the centre in the Polish city of Krakow, where it already employs some staff.
The grocery retailer's chief executive Tim Steiner told trade magazine The Grocer yesterday: 'Because we don’t have enough computer science graduates in the UK, we are looking to open a base in Poland, which produces 10 times the number of relevant graduates.'
Computer literate: Ocado chief Tim Steiner said Poland produces 10 times the number of relevant graduates the UK does
The magazine said that almost all the software that powers Ocado's business is developed in-house, which means the company relies on a big team of computer scientists.
It has increased the capacity of its existing warehouse in Hatfield and is preparing to open another in Dordon, Warwickshire, next year, but Mr Steiner said it was being held back by the limitations of IT resources.
He added: 'In our bid to continually make this business more efficient, I have projects ready to go that would give us a payback in one year, but I don’t have the resources to implement them.'
The report said the company has developed an 'Ocado Technology' website specifically to recruit IT professionals.
It promises candidates the chance to develop 'software systems and algorithms to solve an array of complex problems with no off-the-shelf solution.'
The online grocer is currently advertising for 18 IT jobs online including two at t he Dordon site.
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