Buying Assistant - Naas

Aldi Ireland; Naas; Hybrid; EUR 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading grocery retailer in County Kildare, Naas, is seeking a Buying Assistant to support the Buying Director. The role involves liaising with suppliers, conducting market analysis, and proposing new products. Candidates should possess strong communication and organisational skills, with experience in a fast-paced environment. The position offers a hybrid working model and various employee benefits including paid holidays and medical insurance.

Benefits

5 weeks paid holiday

Hybrid working model

Company Pension

Private Employee Medical Insurance

Long service awards

Sick pay entitlement

Maternity, paternity, neonatal, and adoption leave

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy, deadline driven environment.
• Full driver’s licence is required.

Responsibilities

• Act as the main point of contact with suppliers.
• Liaise with international colleagues as required.
• Complete market and competitor analysis.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Initiative

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills

Job description

About The Role

The role of the Buying Assistant is to provide a comprehensive and professional support service to the Buying Director / Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the main point of contact with suppliers for the products under their responsibility.
• Liaise with international colleagues as required for products under their responsibility.
• Complete market and competitor analysis for your category area.
• Identify and propose new products within your category area.
• Manage the efficient and accurate flow of correspondence and information regarding products under their responsibility.
• Escalate issues to their Buying Director / Manager as required.

Essential Requirements

• Commercially minded and conscious of the impact that their work has on the wider business.
• Proven ability to work on their own initiative.
• Experience in a busy, deadline driven environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and administration skills.
• Organisational skills, with an ability to stay focused on assigned tasks.
• Full drivers’ licence.

Desirable Requirements

• Experience in a buying department.
• A genuine interest in the food and grocery sector.
• Experience working with 3rd party agencies.
• Experience working in a team environment.

Benefits

• You’ll get 5 weeks’ paid holiday, plus bank holidays.
• Hybrid working model which will allow employees to work 3 days a week from office and 2 days a week from home.
• Company Pension (after 4 years).
• Private Employee Medical Insurance (after 4 years).
• Long service awards and sick pay entitlement.
• Maternity, paternity, neonatal and adoption leave after 1 year.