Buying Manager: Craft Winning Category Strategies & Margins

Morrisons; Bradford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Car Allowance

Generous holiday entitlement

Discretionary bonus scheme

15% discount in Morrisons stores

Job summary

Morrisons is seeking a Buying Manager within our Commercial team, based at Bradford head office. The role covers planning, sourcing, selecting and negotiating a competitively priced product range across channels to maximise sales and margin.

You will translate customer insights into compelling propositions and deliver category strategies while managing supplier relationships and driving performance with a high-performing Buying team.

Qualifications

• Track record as a Buying Manager/Senior Buyer in a similar environment.
• Experience delivering category strategies in a complex, competitive market.
• Strong customer-centricity with a record of putting the customer first.
• Ability to work at pace in a fast, flexible environment with drive and energy.
• Significant commercial understanding with analytical, problem-solving and decision-making background.

Responsibilities

• Developing and delivering the category plan for a high spend, complex area.
• Driving sales and profit through acting on customer insight to deliver the right range and customer proposition.
• Delivery of margin targets through negotiation and robust supplier plans.
• Delivering supplier promises through improving supplier relationships and visits.
• Using market understanding and competitor insight to develop category strategies.
• Supporting high performance culture and personal growth within the Buying team.
• Delivering a great customer experience by helping customers buy.
• Operating in compliance with the Grocery Suppliers Code of Practice (GSCOP).

Skills

Buying management

Category strategy

Negotiation

Supplier relationships

Analytical skills

Job description

Morrisons is seeking a Buying Manager within our Commercial team, based at Bradford head office. The role covers planning, sourcing, selecting and negotiating a competitively priced product range across channels to maximise sales and margin.

You will translate customer insights into compelling propositions and deliver category strategies while managing supplier relationships and driving performance with a high-performing Buying team.