Buyer

Superdrug Stores Plc; City Of London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and beauty retailer in the UK is seeking an experienced Buyer to work within the healthcare team. The role involves developing category plans, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring competitive pricing. Ideal candidates will have strong negotiation and analytical skills along with a proven track record in category management. The company offers a vibrant work environment and generous employee benefits including discounts and holidays.

Benefits

33 days holiday rising to 38 days

30% discount on Own Brand Products

Company pension matching and bonus

Unrivalled Learning and Development programmes

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Buyer with success in category management.
• Experience in a Healthcare buying environment is a plus.
• Ability to identify trends and bring them to market quickly.

Responsibilities

• Own supplier relationships and develop promotion plans.
• Adopt negotiation strategies to attain the best terms.
• Review pricing to ensure it maximizes profitability.
• Evaluate effectiveness of promotions and take action.

Skills

Strong negotiation skills

Analytical and problem-solving abilities

Excellent market interpretation

Customer-focused approach

Data analysis and Excel skills

Ability to work collaboratively

Influencing skills

Job description

Overview

The Buyer will be working within the healthcare team to develop, implement and deliver category plans including range reviews, promotions, pricing, and stock that are consistent with overall commercial strategy and financial objectives. As a buyer what you will do:

• Own the supplier relationships for your categories to develop promotion plans and strategies that are relevant to your categories; adhere to legislation; and clearly and effectively communicate with the customer, driving footfall and profitable sales.
• Adopt appropriate negotiation strategies to attain the best terms for the category and the business.
• Manage and review pricing, ensuring pricing that is competitive and maximises profitability while operating within company pricing strategy.
• Review and evaluate the effectiveness of promotions, taking appropriate action where necessary, and sharing best practice with peers and other stakeholders.
• Review category insights to understand customer behaviour and take decisions driven by insights.
• Work in partnership with the Merchandising team, agree merchandising strategy that drives and delivers the right range in the right store; ensuring availability in store; and control of slow-moving stock.
• Identify and implement new product opportunities that are competitively priced, commercially viable and meet customer needs, driving sales and profitability.
• Work with the Own Brand team to deliver increased participation and meet agreed strategy and plans.
• Develop effective internal working relationships with cross-functional team members to support and enhance category objectives and performance.
• Develop build and maintain effective external relationships to enhance the Superdrug proposition and meet customer needs.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Buyer with a track record of success in category management and commercial strategy planning.
• Experience with a Healthcare buying environment is a plus.
• Strong negotiation skills. Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Excellent ability to understand and interpret market information. Range and trade planning experience.
• Customer focused approach. Data analysis and superb Excel skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively, efficiently and with initiative. Creative thinker with the ability to identify trends and bring them to market quickly.
• Ability to influence at all levels both internally and externally. Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to adapt style as required.

Why Superdrug?

Passionate about Beauty and Health? Want to be part of an innovative, trend setting retailer? Our vibrant Head Office, based by East Croydon station is a fantastic environment filled with hundreds of brilliant personalities. We\'re a team that puts our customers and our teams at the heart of everything we do. At Superdrug, we aim to be the best in accessible health & beauty, loved by our customers for value, choice, friendly advice, service and fun. Our success comes from our people - they make the difference. We\'re all about personality, we have fun, and we work hard to deliver That Superdrug feeling.

Here\'s what\'s in it for you

• 33 days holiday rising to 38 days with length of service (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Being part of more! We are part of a group who work closely with Savers, The Perfume Shop and Three UK.
• We are part of A.S. Watson Group, the world\'s largest international health and beauty retailer with over 15,700 stores in 25 markets!
• 2 staff discount codes for yourself and a family member or friend
• 30% discount on Superdrug Own Brand Products both in store and online
• Currently we are working from home in line with government guidelines. When we are able you will be working in a stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station
• Company pension matching and bonus
• Unrivalled Learning and Development programmes
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/shared parental/adoption leave, company sick pay and pregnancy loss and support
• Hours: 37.5 | 9.00am - 5.30pm