Buying Assistant

Superdrug; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday rising to 38

2 staff discount codes

30% discount on Superdrug Own Brand

Hybrid working: 2 days at home

Company pension matching & bonus

Learning & development programmes

Job summary

Superdrug Head Office in East Croydon is seeking a proactive Buying professional to support promotional planning, supplier liaison and end-to-end processes across Buying, Merchandising and Marketing.

You will manage promotions, analyse data, create reports and help implement buyer-led strategies while working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment with hybrid working (2 days home, 3 days in the office).

Qualifications

• Excellent organisational and communication skills: written and verbal.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work to deadlines and prioritise workload.
• Flexible and adaptable; team player; capable of initiative.
• Confident, energetic approach; PC skills with Excel.

Responsibilities

• Interacting with suppliers and colleagues across Buying, Merchandising, Supply Chain, Marketing and Stores.
• Managing promotional activity and loading offers onto our systems.
• Supporting end-to-end promotional process including POS sign-off.
• Assist with new product setup, checking retail and cost prices.
• Providing accurate weekly trade reports and ad-hoc requests.
• Collaborate with Marketing to implement buyer-led promotions.
• Produce communications for stores and create sales/category reports.

Skills

Excellent organisational and comms

Attention to detail

Work to deadlines

Team player

Flexible & adaptable

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

?Join Superdrug Head Office- Make a Real Difference Every Day!?

?Location: East Croydon

?Hours: 37.5 | 9.00am - 5.30pm - Hybrid working available depending on role responsibilities with 2 days working from home and 3 days in our stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station.

?Salary: Competitive

?Why Superdrug?

Passionate about Beauty and Health? Want to be part of an innovative, trend setting retailer? Our vibrant Head Office, based by East Croydon station is a fantastic environment filled with hundreds of brilliant personalities.

We’re a team that puts our customers and our teams at the heart of everything we do. At Superdrug, we aim to be the best in accessible health & beauty, loved by our customers for value, choice, friendly advice, service and fun.

Our success comes from our people – they make the difference. We’re all about personality, we have fun, and we work hard to deliver That Superdrug feeling.

?Here’s the exciting bit… A day includes:

Interacting with a variety of stakeholders including suppliers and colleagues across Buying, Merchandising, Supply Chain, Marketing and Stores

Managing promotional activity and loading offers onto our systems

Supporting the business to effectively deliver the end to end promotional process including POS sign off and promotional loading

Assist with the smooth implementation of new product setup, including checking retail and cost prices

Providing accurate reporting for weekly trade and on request

Proactively resolve queries and escalating where necessary

Collaborate with the Marketing team to implement buyer led marketing promotion plans and strategies developed by the buying team which adhere to legislation and brand guidelines

Help with the review and evaluation of the effectiveness of promotions

Producing communications for stores and ensuring teams have the information they need.

Creating reports and analysing data for sales and category meetings.

Supporting the development of more efficient ways of working and helping improve existing processes

Being the go-to person who keeps everything organised and running smoothly behind the scenes

Always seek out fresh ways to work through technology and/or Ai that can boost the business and move things forward.

Actively developing your ability to use AI effectively and think critically about outputs

This job is for you if:

You are health and beauty obsessed and love staying up to date with the latest trends

You’re resilient and would thrive in a fast-paced, everchanging environment

You know you add value through your ability to build great collaborative relationships

You understand the importance of your role in the business and take pride in your attention to detail

You’re ambitious and eager to learn the first step in the buying journey

You are motivated by delivering results and can easily work to deadlines

You get satisfaction though seeing the products for the category you support out on store shelves for our customers to buy

Your adaptable approach means you can easily pick up a new way of working or process

Your curious and can challenge where you see an opportunity for us to do better

Committed to join in, have some fun and celebrate everyone’s hard work

Builds great working relationships based on trust, respect and takes into account others needs

Regularly asks for feedback and uses it to improve and grow

Breaks down problems into smaller, manageable steps for easier resolution.

What you’ll need to succeed

Excellent organisational and communication skills: written and verbal

Excellent attention to detail

Ability to work to deadline and prioritise workload

Able to work both following process and on own initiative

Flexible and adaptable

Team Player

Confident energetic approach

Excellent PC skills – Microsoft Office packages especially Excel

A passion for developing a career in Buying

?Here’s what's in it for you:

• 33 days holiday rising to 38 days with length of service (inclusive of bank holidays)
• 2 staff discount codes for yourself and a family member or friend
• 30% discount on Superdrug Own Brand Products both in store and online
• Hybrid working patterns available depending on role responsibilities with 2 days working from home and 3 days in our stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station
• Company pension matching and bonus
• We offer Stream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• Being part of more! We are part of a group who work closely with Savers, The Perfume Shop and Three UK
• We are part of A.S. Watson Group, the world's largest international health and beauty retailer with over 15,700 stores in 25 markets!
• Unrivalled Learning and Development programmes
• Enhanced maternity/shared parental/adoption leave, company sick pay and pregnancy loss and support
• Come and be part of something special!