Buyer

Zachary Daniels; St Albans; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Job summary

Zachary Daniels is recruiting for a Buyer in St Albans. The role is hybrid with responsibility for a high-profile category portfolio across a large UK store estate.

You will negotiate with suppliers to drive sales, margin and income, and work closely with the Trading team to execute the commercial strategy. The ideal candidate has 3+ years' experience in buying or category management, preferably in FMCG or convenience sectors.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in buying or category management.
• Experience in FMCG, convenience, forecourt, retail or wholesale is ideal.
• Commercially sharp with data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Own a category portfolio across a large UK store estate.
• Negotiate with suppliers to improve sales, margin and income.
• Build and develop strong supplier partnerships.
• Use customer, market and trading data to spot opportunities.
• Drive pricing and promotional activity.
• Identify new ways to grow categories and improve the customer offer.
• Work with the wider Trading team to deliver commercial strategy.

Skills

Supplier negotiation

Data-driven decisions

Ownership mindset

Category management

Pricing strategy

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

St Albans | Hybrid | up to £60k plus car allowance

So, what's the role?

Ready to take ownership of a high-profile buying role where you can genuinely make an impact?

We're working with one of the UK's fastest-growing convenience retail businesses, and they're looking for a Buyer to join their busy Trading team.

With a huge store estate across the UK and an ambitious growth strategy, this is a brilliant opportunity for a commercially minded Buyer who loves the pace of convenience retail and wants plenty of ownership.

You’ll be getting stuck into:

• Managing your own category portfolio across a large UK store estate
• Negotiating with suppliers to deliver sales, margin and income
• Building and developing strong supplier partnerships
• Using customer, market and trading data to spot opportunities
• Driving pricing and promotional activity
• Identifying new ways to grow your categories and improve the customer offer
• Working closely with the wider Trading team to deliver the commercial strategy

What are they looking for?

We're looking for a Buyer or Category Manager with 3+ years' experience who is commercially sharp, confident negotiating with suppliers and comfortable making decisions based on data.

Experience across FMCG, convenience, forecourt, retail or wholesale would be ideal.

Most importantly, you'll be someone who enjoys taking ownership, challenging the norm and getting stuck into a fast-paced environment.

Why this one?

This isn't a role where you'll be hidden away in a huge corporate structure. You'll have real ownership, visibility and influence, working alongside an experienced commercial team in a business that is growing, evolving and doing things differently.

If you're ambitious, commercially driven and ready for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you.