Assistant Buyer - Hybrid Sourcing & Range Strategy

B&Q; Eastleigh; Híbrido; GBP 41.000 - 50.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid working

Career growth

Colleague discounts

Health & wellbeing support

Generous holiday entitlement

Inclusive workplace

Pension and financial benefits

Descripción de la vacante

B&Q is seeking an Assistant Buyer to join our store-support team in Southampton on a permanent basis. You will work with the Buyer to develop an inspiring product range, drive sales and margins, and manage vendor relationships across subcategories.

You will support end-to-end category development, negotiate contracts, and help deliver the category pricing framework. This role includes hybrid working with three days in the office.

Formación

• Previous experience of sourcing and buying product ranges.
• Ability to understand customer insights and market trends.
• Experience in vendor management and contract negotiation.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to build relationships at all levels.
• Attention to detail to assist with issue resolution and problem solving.
• Experience of managing projects and holding stakeholders to account.
• Commercial and financial awareness.
• Flexible and adaptable.
• Proactive.
• Intermediate Microsoft Office skills, in particular Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsabilidades

• Work with the Buyer to develop and deliver an inspirational product range that meets customer needs and targets.
• Support sourcing and development of a compelling product range with vendors.
• Shape and develop an own label proposition with the O&S team.
• Support the buying process with cross-functional awareness to ensure stock is ordered and delivered on time.
• Assist with end-to-end vendor strategy, contract negotiations and performance reviews.
• Gather insights to support category pricing hierarchy and Minderest inputs.
• Support the category merchandising with range performance and promotions.
• Collaborate with Visual Merchandising and Digital to improve customer journeys in-store and online.
• Coordinate sampling, QA and lab setup for range development.
• Coordinate with Vendors, Marketing and Digital to deliver marketing assets and brochures.
• Ensure products and vendors are set up with complete data.
• Use Yammer to share category information and respond to queries.
• Conduct regular store and vendor visits to inform trading plans.
• Manage stakeholders to deliver KPIs and undertake other duties.

Conocimientos

Sourcing and buying

Customer insights

Vendor management

Contract negotiation

Communication skills

Relationship building

Project management

Commercial awareness

Flexibility

Proactivity

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint)

Herramientas

MS Office (Excel)

PowerPoint

Descripción del empleo

B&Q is seeking an Assistant Buyer to join our store-support team in Southampton on a permanent basis. You will work with the Buyer to develop an inspiring product range, drive sales and margins, and manage vendor relationships across subcategories.

You will support end-to-end category development, negotiate contracts, and help deliver the category pricing framework. This role includes hybrid working with three days in the office.