Buyer

Seven Search and Selection Ltd; Watford; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food retailer in the UK is seeking an experienced Buyer. This role involves developing and implementing trading strategies for food products and enhancing sales margins. The ideal candidate will have food buying experience from the UK retail or wholesale sectors, excellent negotiation skills, and a customer-focused mindset. The position offers a competitive salary up to £50,000, with flexible working arrangements of 2 days a week in the office and the rest from home.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in food buying within UK retail or wholesale.
• Ability to demonstrate negotiation tactics with suppliers.
• Strong commercial acumen and customer focus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement trading strategies for food products.
• Create the category vision to enhance cash sales.
• Source new suppliers and products to increase market appeal.
• Manage cost reduction strategies to meet margin targets.
• Analyze data to drive strategic decisions for growth.

Skills

Food buying experience

Negotiation skills

Data analysis

Relationship building

Planning and organization

Job description

• Extremely successful, market leading food retailer with significant turnover.
• Highly commercial environment with a fast-paced culture focused on exceeding customer expectations.
• This Buyer role is a new position and is ideal for an individual who wants to progress their career in an environment with progression opportunities.
• Excellent Flexible working - 2 days a week in the office and the rest from home

The role:

• As Buyer you will develop, implement, and review a trading strategy for a specific food product range developing innovative buying strategies which exceed customer expectations.
• The Buyer will create and deliver the category vision focusing on growing cash sales and margin delivery. As well as building long-lasting mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers.
• In the role the buyer will source new suppliers and products that will excite consumers and create value, choice and quality growing sales and margin.
• The Buyer will develop and manage a cost reduction strategy that delivers targeted margin and will have a strong understanding of market dynamics, commodities etc
• Using data and insights and working with internal and external stakeholders you will develop the strategic plan that will deliver long-term growth
• This Buyer role is ideal for a commercial individual who has food buying experience gained from UK food retail or wholesale
• It is essential to be able to demonstrate hands on buying and have negotiated directly with suppliers demonstrating different tactics and styles.
• In addition, you will demonstrate a passion for the customer, product and a flair for commerciality
• Working as part of a team you must have excellent relationship building skills you will be able to communicate and influence with internal and external stakeholders.
• As Buyer you must have good insight and data analysis skills and be able to action opportunities to drive profit
• You will have excellent planning and organization skills and will be able to work independently on your own initiative, a self-starter with can-do attitude

Benefits & details:

• You will thrive in a matrix blue chip structure that is down to earth and personable.
• Excellent package – up to £50,000 plus bonus and benefits
• Location – 2 days a week in the office and the rest from home also offer flexible hours

Please send your CV using the form on this page, quoting reference 1/17535/7. Confidentiality assured.

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