Buyer - Cheese

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS); United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent industry organization is seeking a Buyer for Cheese to join their team at Asda House, UK. This full-time permanent position offers competitive salary and a wealth of benefits, including a discretionary bonus and excellent pension plan. The ideal candidate will work closely with suppliers and internal teams, contributing to category management and customer-focused strategies. Candidates should have strong negotiation skills and a keen understanding of P&L. Join a company that promotes diversity and holds a hybrid model of working.

Benefits

Discretionary company bonus

Company pension up to 7% matched

15% colleague discount

Free access to wellbeing services

Excellent parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Experience in buying or procurement preferred.
• Ability to collaborate with suppliers and internal teams.
• Strong analytical skills for market strategies.

Responsibilities

• Work with suppliers to manage category pricing and P&L.
• Negotiate business plans and strategies to meet customer needs.
• Implement cost to serve programmes with suppliers.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Understanding of P&L

Supplier relationship management

Market analysis

Job description

Job Title: Buyer - Cheese

Location: Asda House

Employment Type: Full time

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours Per Week: 37.5

Salary: Competitive salary plus benefits.

Category: Buying

Closing Date: 31 December 2025

Are you looking to take the next step in your Buying career? We have an exciting opportunity for a Buyer to join our team! This role represents a fantastic opportunity to gain exposure to numerous commercial teams and to engage colleagues across the business to land an integrated, best in class customer offer across sliced & grated cheese.

As a Buyer, you will work collaboratively with key suppliers and with internal stakeholders alike in order to deliver sales, pricing, and growth ahead of the market while helping to manage the category P&L. You will negotiate and deliver business plans as well as understand customers and implement strategies that meet their needs. You will also need to understand, track & negotiate around key commodities and deliver cost to serve programmes with suppliers to ensure great value for our customers.

Benefits

To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

• Discretionary company bonus
• Company pension up to 7% matched
• 15% colleague discount in store and online
• Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks - helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves.