Express Buying Manager Fresh - Leeds

Asda Stores Ltd.; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK retailer in Leeds is seeking a data-driven professional to provide insights and strategies for the convenience market. The role involves making informed decisions, engaging with teams, and owning category data. This position offers a hybrid work environment, a discretionary bonus, and various employee benefits, including a car allowance and well-being services. Successful candidates will excel in fast-paced settings and demonstrate strong analytical and communication skills.

Benefits

Discretionary company bonus

Company pension up to 7% matched

Company car allowance of £5,700

15% colleague discount

Free access to wellbeing services

Excellent parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Experience in the convenience market and data analysis.
• Ability to manage change and drive results.

Responsibilities

• Analyse category data and make pricing recommendations.
• Develop and communicate strategies for the convenience market.
• Engage with colleagues to ensure customer-focused decisions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Strong communication

Data-driven decision making

Agility

Job description

Responsibilities

• Be insight‑driven and passionate about understanding the convenience market.
• You will gather data through competitor visits, trade shows, and collaboration with Category Managers.
• Use technology to make informed pricing recommendations.
• You will stay close to stores and own category data for Asda Express, turning insight into action.
• You will build and communicate clear strategies while upskilling trading teams through convenience immersion sessions, ensuring decisions are customer‑focused and commercially sound.
• Analytical and data driven, skilled in using data to make informed decisions and optimise results.
• Be a strong communicator with great personal skills to work with people at all levels - not just in our business, but also beyond it.
• Thrives in a fast‑paced environment, with the ability to manage change and drive results.
• You will be agile and an effective decision maker, willing to move, fail and learn fast.
• Be obsessed about our purpose and our customers.

Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.

Benefits

• Discretionary company bonus.
• Company pension up to 7% matched.
• Company car allowance of £5,700.
• 15% colleague discount in store and online.
• Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks - helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated.
• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves.