Head of Trading

inploi; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and beauty retailer is seeking a skilled professional to join their buying team. This hybrid role allows for working 2 days from home and 3 days in a modern office. Responsibilities include building strategic plans, negotiating with suppliers, and delivering quality stock management. The ideal candidate has a strong passion for health and beauty and extensive experience in retail buying. Benefits include 33 days of holiday, competitive pension scheme, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

33 days holiday rising to 38

30% discount on products

Company pension matching and bonus

Unrivalled Learning and Development programmes

Qualifications

• Understanding current economic impacts on competition.
• Sound knowledge of brand positioning and trends.
• Extensive experience in retail buying.

Responsibilities

• Interact with stakeholders such as CCO and Trading Director.
• Build strategic plans for sales and profitability.
• Lead team in supplier negotiations for collective objectives.

Skills

Passion for Health & Beauty

Relationship building with suppliers

Ability to motivate people

Understanding of market trends

Job description

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

Location:
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: Chief Commercial Officer, Trading Director, Trading Team, eCommerce, Marketing, Supply Chain
• Stakeholders from outside the BU: Key suppliers and potential new partners
• Building a strong strategic plan for categories consistent with business direction and goals, driving sales, total profitability, customer satisfaction and market share both in store and online
• Working with the buying team to measure and report on performance against budget and optimizing plans to grow sales
• Working to drive GOBE through our own buying team as well as working closely with OB on developing our Power Brands to drive our growth
• Work in Partnership with marketing to ensure brand plans are executed to full potential
• Lead and assist the team in supplier negotiations and putting plans in place to deliver collective objectives
• Build cohesive and consistent merchandising plans aligned with the other category Heads of Trading to deliver quality of stock, commerciality, and better ranging

Key Responsibilities

• You have a passion for Health & Beauty and strive to deliver the best beauty results in an everchanging landscape
• You have an ability to keep the team focused and give clear direction
• You know you can add value through your ability to build great relationships with suppliers and external contacts that’ll keep us ahead of the competition
• You have developed the ability to motivate people and see the opportunity in any result
• You’re energised by finding new trends and making it happen
• You understand the wider retail dynamics of Marketing, Insights and the importance of Online to ever evolve your category
• You have mastered the art of influencing that will engage potential new partners and enhance the priority of Superdrug with existing partnerships
• You understand that the business plan can only be achieved through having the right people in place, making development and coaching a high priority for you
• You are curious on how your customer behaviours shapes the market.

What you need to succeed

• An understanding of current economic situations impacts of potential threats and competitors.
• Sound in depth knowledge of the market, brand positioning and trends.
• You have a wealth of experience from a strong career in retail 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!

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