Junior Buyer - FMCG Retail

Poundland Careers; Walsall; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A retail company is seeking a Junior Buyer to join its Commercial team in Walsall. In this role, you'll support the Senior Buyer and contribute to category performance by managing supplier negotiations, conducting sales analysis, and engaging in range planning. This position offers a fantastic opportunity for you to develop your buying expertise in a dynamic environment. If you are ready to make impactful decisions for our customers, this could be the role for you.

Qualifications

• Support Senior Buyer in managing product categories effectively.
• Engage in supplier negotiations to secure competitive pricing.
• Conduct sales analysis to drive product performance.

Responsibilities

• Assist in product range planning and development.
• Manage sample management processes for new products.
• Contribute to category performance strategies.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Sales analysis

Commercial awareness

Category management

Job description

About the role...

We are looking for a Junior Buyer to join our Commercial team at Poundland.

Based in our Customer Support Centre in Walsall, this is a fantastic opportunity to develop your buying expertise in a fast-paced, hands-on environment where your decisions make a difference every day to our customers.

As a Junior Buyer, youll support our Senior Buyer and Buyer in the FMCG Retail team to drive performance across your category - ensuring the right products land in store at the right time and the right price.

Youll manage everything from supplier negotiations and sales analysis to range planning and sample management, all while learning what it takes to take full ownership of a product category.