Junior Buyer - General Merchandise

Morrisons; Warrington; Presencial; GBP 35 000 - 48 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Generous holiday entitlement

Discretionary bonus scheme

15% discount in supermarkets and shops

Additional 10% discount card for a car

Leadership School and career growth

Subsidised staff canteen

Free parking

Competitive pension and life assurance

Healthcare / wellbeing benefits

MyPerks discounts at shops, cinemas,Gy

Payroll charity donations

Family-friendly policies including 26w

Resumo da oferta

Morrisons in Warrington is seeking a Buyer to plan, source and negotiate a competitive product range across channels, driving sales and margin. You will translate customer insights into propositions, collaborating with internal teams to ensure quality and value for UK and export customers.

You’ll manage supplier relationships, analyse market data, and oversee the development process from concept to range delivery, contributing to category growth in a fast-paced environment.

Qualificações

• Exceptional communication skills and ability to influence across multiple work levels.
• Experience in a buying role within retail and sales environments.
• Brilliant time-management and organisation with the ability to manage many responsibilities.
• Strong commercial awareness with a customer-focused approach.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Initiative and adaptability in a fast-paced environment.
• Keen eye for detail and passion for product.

Responsabilidades

• Maximise sales and profit in line with the budget plan.
• Regular competitor analysis including range and price benchmarking.
• Market data analysis to inform range decisions.
• Develop strong relationships with suppliers and cross-functional teams.
• Deliver customer-relevant ranges for UK and export customers.
• Manage critical path and ensure on-time delivery of ranges to store.
• Continually review performance and identify growth opportunities.

Conhecimentos

Exceptional communication

Influence across levels

Time management

Commercial awareness

Customer focus

Product passion

Descrição da oferta de emprego

More about the role

As a Buyer, you will be planning, sourcing, selecting and negotiating a commercial and competitively priced product range across all channels, whilst maximising sales and margin for the department.

You’ll help to deliver exceptional, customer-led ranges which drive sales and margin across a specific category. You will build on the capability of our wholesale team by engaging with different teams across the business to translate customer buying insights into competitive customer propositions, ensuring quality and value.

Working within embedded business teams, our team of friendly faces works as one to provide shopping trips and a career experience you won’t find anywhere else!

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Maximising sales and profit in line with the budget plan
• Regular competitor analysis, including range and price benchmarking
• Market data analysis
• Developing strong, collaborative relationships with suppliers
• Deliver a customer relevant for both UK and export customers, a commercially sound range
• Managing the critical path, engaging all key stakeholders to ensure smooth running of the development process, and on-time delivery of ranges to store
• Constantly reviewing sales and identifying opportunities for category growth
  

More about you

For this role, we’re looking for someone who has:

• Exceptional communication skills
• Ability to influence across several work levels
• Experience working in a buying role in a retail and sales environment
• Brilliant time-management & organisation with an ability to proactively manage a wide range of responsibilities throughout the development process
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Plenty of initiative and a passion for working in an ever changing fast paced environment
• Strong commercial awareness and acumen with excellent interpersonal skills together with a strong customer focused approach
• Have a passion for product and a keen eye for detail.
  

More about our perks

We value your hard work and commitment, and in return, we provide:

• Generous holiday entitlement
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
• Genuine career progression and development opportunities - read more about our Leadership School here
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free parking
• Competitive pension and life assurance
• Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• 'MyPerks' with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
• Optional payroll charity donations
• A range of family-friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave"

Alive with activity, our modern Head Office is home to our corporate teams that make sure everything runs smoothly. Here, you’ll find comfy breakout areas, a coffee shop, Morrisons Daily and a subsidised restaurant. We are within commuting distance of Leeds, Manchester and the Yorkshire Dales - and we even have free parking!

At our Head Office you will expect to find supplier showcases, charity fundraising and celebrations all year round for the events that mean the most to our colleagues.

There’s more to our business as it’s fast paced and ever changing, as such we’ve got lots of fresh opportunities for you to play your part in our success. We’d love to meet you!