Senior Buyer

Jenrick Engineering; England; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online retailer of veterinary supplies is seeking a Senior Buyer for its Bedford office. The role involves influencing strategic plans, managing supplier performance, and supervising junior buyers. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of retail buying experience, strong negotiation skills, and a love for pets, with hybrid working opportunities available.

Benefits

Hybrid working with one day in the office

Attractive salary

Excellent company culture

Pets allowed in the office

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Retail Buying experience.
• Experience managing/supervising junior members of staff.
• Commercially astute with experience in retail pricing and margins.
• Strong negotiation skills are required.
• Ability to analyse complex sets of data.
• Online retail experience is a distinct advantage.
• Must be a pet lover.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside the Head of Buying to influence strategic plans.
• Create a top-line strategy for the department.
• Ensure key performance metrics are achieved.
• Manage supplier performance and conduct negotiations.
• Perform data analysis and market pricing reviews.

Skills

Retail Buying experience

Strong negotiation skills

Ability to analyse complex data

Commercial awareness of trends and pricing

Experience managing junior staff

Online retail experience

Job description

Senior Buyer (Retail)

Bedford - Remote with one day a week in the office

50,000

From humble beginnings over twenty years ago, we are proud to have become one of the UK's largest and most trusted online retailers of veterinary supplies. Having relocated to Bedford further to outgrowing three previous premises, we are proud to distribute to thousands of pet owners each month.

We now have a vacancy for a Senior Retail Buyer to join our established Buying team. You will work alongside the Head of Buying to influence strategic plans and developments, create a top line strategy for the department, ensure key performance metrics relating to overall category performance are measured closely and achieved and manage supplier performance. The role will also include data analysis, supplier negotiations and market and pricing reviews. As our Senior Buyer, you will also be responsible for the supervision and performance of more junior buyers in the team. We can offer hybrid working with only one day a week in the office, an attractive salary, excellent culture and of course well behaved doggies are allowed to come to the office!

We invite applications from Retail Buyers with the following attributes:

• 5+ years of Retail Buying experience
• Some experience of managing/supervising more junior members of staff
• Commercially astute with experience/knowledge of trends, pricing, margins in commercial retail
• Strong negotiation skills
• Able to analyse complex sets of data
• Online retail experience a distinct advantage
• Must be a pet lover!