Buying Graduate

Morrisons; Bradford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday buying scheme

Contributory pension scheme

Store discounts

MyPerks

Job summary

Morrisons in Bradford is offering a two-year Buying Graduate scheme designed to develop future buyers through hands-on experience in sourcing, supplier agreements and forecasting trade plans.

As a Buying Graduate you’ll start as an assistant buyer, gain early responsibility, learn on the job from experienced buyers, and rotate through placements in stores to understand customers and colleagues while progressing toward a product-area specialist role.

Qualifications

• A minimum 2:1 in any degree subject.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Attention to detail and strong communication are essential.
• Motivation, resilience and the ability to work with a diverse team.

Responsibilities

• Assist in sourcing ranges within your product area to offer customers a great choice.
• Support supplier agreements and forecast trade plans.
• Learn on-the-job from experienced buyers and rotate to store placements.
• Progress toward becoming a product-area specialist during the 2-year programme.

Skills

Attention to detail

Motivation to succeed

Strong communication skills

Active listening

Relationship building

Analytical skills

Resilience

Education

2:1 degree in any subject

Job description

Our teams at Hilmore House (our central office in Bradford) play an important role in making good things happen and that means it’s buzzing with activity. Join us on our 2-year Buying Graduate scheme and enjoy lots of variety including sourcing ranges, settling deals and forecasting trade plans. Play a big role in everything from promotions to product launches, marketing and packaging!

What’s involved?

As a Buying Graduate, you'll enjoy early responsibility as an assistant buyer, before quickly training to become a buyer in a specialised product area. Learn on-the-job from experienced buyers, get involved in supplier agreements and go on placements within a store to understand our customers and colleagues. During your time on our 2-year programme, you could be:

• Collaborating with suppliers to ensure we’re able to offer the best products at the best costs
• Sourcing and selecting ranges within your product area to give our customers a great choice
• Forecasting sales and trade plans to ensure budgets and project timelines are up to date

Our structured training and the opportunity to work on exciting projects means you’ll have plenty of opportunities to progress and learn while with us. By the end of the programme, you could be ready to specialise in a product area and develop your career as a buyer.

Make good things happen

Our graduates get access to a range of employee benefits, including a holiday buying scheme, contributory pension scheme, store discounts and MyPerks. This reward and benefits platform is regularly updated with new offers and discounts, including cashback at popular retailers, savings on entertainment and discounted cinema tickets.

• holiday buying scheme
• contributory pension scheme
• store discounts
• MyPerks
• cashback at popular retailers
• savings on entertainment
• discounted cinema tickets

At Hilmore House, our 5-day working week (Monday to Friday) gives our people the opportunity to collaborate with their teams.

What you’ll need to join us

We are food makers and shop keepers, and together, we make Morrisons. We’re looking for graduates who have attention to detail, motivation to succeed, can keep up to speed with products and understand competitors and the market, and are ready to make a difference to our business. You need to be a great communicator with strong listening skills and the ability to build relationships with a diverse team of people. Candidates also need a minimum 2:1 in any degree subject and a full UK driving licence. Other key qualities we’d like to see include:

• Lots of confidence
• Strong analytical skills
• Resilience

To apply, you’ll need the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the scheme.

We're passionate about delivering excellence and meeting your needs, so we're confident you'll find working at Morrisons rewarding. We are focused on the progression of talent early in their career which is why we offer structured schemes, on programme coaching and support from mentors and buddies from day one!