Buyer Drinks

Seven Search and Selection Ltd; Wolverhampton; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Bonus

Benefits

Job summary

Seven Search and Selection Ltd is seeking a Buyer Drinks to lead the drinks category for a market-leading food retailer in the UK, delivering customer-centric strategies, growing cash sales and margins, and negotiating with leading manufacturers.

The role offers flexible working: three days in the office and the rest from home, with a commercial, fast-paced environment and opportunities for career progression.

Qualifications

• Experience in food buying within UK retail or wholesale.
• Proven track record delivering JBPs with leading manufacturers.
• Hands-on buying experience with supplier negotiations.
• Strong customer and commercial mindset with data-driven approach.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and review a customer-centric category strategy for Drinks.
• Negotiate JBPs that deliver category objectives and margins.
• Source new suppliers and products to excite consumers and grow sales.
• Develop promotional plans and in-store activations to drive footfall.
• Use data and insights with internal/external stakeholders to deliver strategy.
• Manage cost reduction to improve margin and understand market dynamics.

Skills

Negotiation

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Communication

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 Drinks role is a new position and is ideal for an individual who wants to progress their career in a growing retailer.
• Excellent Flexible working - 3 days a week in the office and the rest from home (offer flexible hours)

The role:

• As Buyer Drinks you will develop, implement, and review a customer centric category strategy for the category developing innovative buying strategies which exceed customer expectations.
• The Buyer Drinks 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.
• Being an excellent negotiator the Buyer Drinks will negotiate JBP’s that deliver on category objectives
• In the role the Buyer Drinks will source new suppliers and products that will excite consumers and create value, choice and quality growing sales and margin.
• The Buyer Drinks will develop promotional plans and in store activations that drive footfall and consumer value perception.
• The Buyer Drinks 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 you will work with internal and external stakeholders including merchandising, marketing and retail operations to drive the delivery of your strategy
• This Buyer Drinks role is ideal for a commercial individual who has food buying experience gained from UK food retail or wholesale. You will have managed large scale negotiations with leading branded manufacturers
• It is essential to be able to demonstrate hands on buying and have negotiated directly with suppliers demonstrating different tactics and styles. The Buyer Drinks will have a proven track record in delivering successful JBP’s
• 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 Drinks 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 £70,000 plus car allowance bonus and benefits
• Location – 3 days a week in the office and the rest from home also offer flexible hours