Buyer - GAME

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS); Mansfield; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company seeks a dynamic individual to manage product areas, focusing on supplier relationships and maximizing revenue through strategic marketing. The ideal candidate will have strong negotiation skills and a proven track record in retail. Join a culture that values innovation and teamwork.

Benefits

Free gym classes

Discounted memberships

Mental health support

Quarterly CEO sessions

Peer-nominated rewards

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar retail/commercial role delivering projects with a proven track record of success.
• Customer-focused with excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Managing all aspects of your product area including workflow and supplier relationships.
• Maximising profit and revenue through effective marketing promotions.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Commercial Acumen

Job description

Company Description

At Frasers Group we're rethinking retail. Through digital innovation and unique store experiences, we're serving our consumers with the world's best sports, premium and luxury brands globally. As a leader in the industry, we're elevating the retail experience for our consumers through our collection of established brands, including Sports Direct, FLANNELS, USC, Frasers, and GAME.

Why join us?

Our mission: we are building the world's most admired and compelling brand ecosystem.

Our purpose: we are elevating the lives of the many with access to the world's best brands and experiences.

At Frasers Group, we fear less and do more. Our people are forward thinkers who are driven to operate outside of their comfort zone to change the future of retail, embracing challenges along the way. The potential to elevate your career is massive, the experience unrivalled. To make the most of it, you need to live and breathe our principles:

• Think without limits: Think fast, think fearlessly, and take the team with you.
• Own it and back yourself: Own the basics, own your role and own the results.
• Be relevant: Relevant to our people, our partners, and the planet.

Are you ready to join the Fearless?

Job Description

This role is based 5 days a week at our Shirebrook HQ.

• Managing all aspects of your product area - including workflow, supplier interaction and relationships.
• Delivering the content, you are responsible for - buying to budget, revenue and margin targets across all channels, whilst also delivering stock holding and stock turn targets.
• Maximising every opportunity to grow the profit, margin contribution and revenue generated by marketing promotions and content.
• Working in collaboration with senior management and brand managers to advance key areas of progression within trading terms negotiations.
• Implementing a forward-thinking and relevant customer-centric plan that effectively delivers all commercial aspects of the products you buy, including both physical and digital.
• Working along with the trade marketing team to drive pre-orders, launch activity and secure trade marketing income on your products.
• Managing relationships with suppliers to achieve industry-leading terms, along with relevant internal departments.
• Demonstrate and deliver effective planning, professional execution of role, and personal growth goals.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar retail/commercial role delivering projects with a proven track record of success.
• Experience within Gaming buying is desirable but not essential.
• Customer-focused with excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Strong negotiation skills and commercial acumen.
• Experience of being able to drive results, reach targets and achieve objectives.
• Prepared to make right decisions, challenge new ways of doing things in a fast-moving, ever-changing industry.
• Ability to manage a heavy workload and conflicting priorities.

Additional Information

Along with your benefits package, we also offer a wide range of perks for our colleagues:

Reward, Recognition and Opportunities

Frasers Champion: Our employees are at the heart of our business, recognized monthly for their hard work through a peer-nominated scheme with rewards.

Fearless 1000: If our share price hits £10 for 30+ consecutive trading days by October 2025, all colleagues receive a bonus! The top 1000 performers, embodying our values, get bonuses from £50,000 to £1 million.

Frasers Festival: Our celebration event includes a brand village, guest speakers, entertainment, fitness challenges, and more.

CEO Sessions: Quarterly sessions with our CEO for 20 employees to connect and discuss topics.

Retail Reconnect: Two-day store or warehouse visits annually to understand frontline impact and bring ideas back to improve our work.

Employee Welfare

Frasers Fit: Free gym classes and discounted memberships to support colleagues' physical, financial, and mental wellbeing.

Retail Trust: Free access to mental health support, helpline, counseling, and financial/legal advice.

What's next?

Our Recruitment Team will review applications and respond to all candidates. Shortlisted candidates may be asked to confirm details and participate in interviews focusing on culture fit, with subsequent technical interviews possibly including a presentation or task.