Senior Buyer

Zachary Daniels Recruitment; Dutton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is looking for a Senior Buyer in the FMCG sector located in Dutton, England. The successful candidate will own the commercial performance of categories, leading a team to achieve sales and margin targets. Responsibilities include supplier negotiations, developing Joint Business Plans, and driving New Product Development. Ideal applicants will have a strong background in multichannel retail, excellent analytical skills, and a customer-focused mindset. This role offers a competitive salary up to £90k along with benefits.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior Buyer within FMCG in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong track record of leading supplier negotiations.
• Experience in creating and managing Joint Business Plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end category ownership and manage sales targets.
• Own supplier negotiations and secure competitive pricing.
• Conduct range reviews using sales data and insights.
• Lead New Product Development and ensure strong availability.

Skills

Supplier negotiations

Category management

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Customer-focused mindset

Job description

Senior Buyer - FMCG | Salary up to £90k Basic + Competitive Benefits | North West | Retail

Zachary Daniels Recruitment are leading a search for a number of Senior Buyer roles within FMCG (retail). The Senior Buyer, FMCG is responsible for owning the commercial performance and strategic direction of assigned categories across a multichannel retail environment.

In the position of Senior Buyer - FMCG, you will lead a team to balance customer needs, margin delivery and long-term supplier value to deliver against annual and longer-term business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• The Senior Buyer, FMCG will lead end-to-end category ownership, delivering sales, margin, availability and stock targets across store, online and other customer channels.
• Own and lead supplier negotiations, securing competitive cost prices, improved trading terms, funding support and exclusive opportunities.
• Develop, agree and manage Joint Business Plans (JBPs) with key strategic suppliers, ensuring shared objectives and measurable outcomes are delivered.
• Conduct regular range reviews, using sales data, customer insight and market trends to optimise assortment, improve productivity and unlock growth.
• Lead New Product Development (NPD) and range refresh activity, from commercial assessment through to launch and post-launch performance review.
• Work closely with Supply Chain, Merchandising and Forecasting teams to ensure strong availability, efficient stock flow and minimal waste.
• Analyse category and supplier performance in depth, identifying risks and opportunities and implementing corrective actions at pace.
• Own promotional planning and pricing strategy, ensuring activity is customer-relevant, commercially robust and aligned with trading plans.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships with Marketing, Digital, Operations and Finance to ensure category plans are executed seamlessly.

What the Ideal Candidate Will Offer

• Proven experience operating as a Senior Buyer, FMCG within a fast-paced, multichannel retail environment.
• Strong track record of leading complex supplier negotiations and delivering improved commercial outcomes.
• Demonstrable experience creating, managing and delivering Joint Business Plans with tier-one suppliers.
• Deep understanding of range architecture, range reviews, space optimisation and product lifecycle management.
• Highly commercial and numerate, with strong analytical skills and the ability to turn insight into action.
• Confident stakeholder manager, able to influence internally and externally at senior level.
• Customer-focused mindset with a strong understanding of shopper behaviour and value perception.
• Proactive, resilient and comfortable challenging the status quo to drive continuous improvement.

Apply today to find out more!

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