Buying & Category Manager

Accpro; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidised Private Health Insurance

Free Meals

Company pension

Bike to work scheme

On-site parking

On-site canteen

Job summary

Accpro in Dublin is seeking an experienced Category Buying professional to drive product strategy, profitability and go-to-market plans across hospitality and inflight retail segments. The role collaborates with commercial, materials, culinary and warehouse teams to ensure ranges are current, on budget and on time, while identifying new business opportunities.

You will manage category performance, deliver KPI targets, conduct weekly reviews, and lead supplier relationships underpinned by strong

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years' category buying experience.
• Right to work in Ireland.
• Experience in category, product or brand function.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Ability to plan under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Sound knowledge of ERP, Strategic Sourcing and Source to Pay.
• Attention to detail and strong numerical/analytical ability.
• Proactive and persuasive with budget/financial understanding.

Responsibilities

• Create, manage, and execute a category buying strategy to grow sales and profit.
• Manage category performance against budgets and KPIs.
• Hold weekly trading reviews with the wider team.
• Collaborate with commercial, materials, culinary and warehouse teams.
• Develop go-to-market strategies and new product launches.
• Build strong supplier relationships and manage buying administration.

Skills

Management

Communication

Self-motivated

Organisation

Sourcing

Tools

ERP Systems

Source to Pay

Strategic Sourcing Solutions

Job description

Job Description

My client is one of the leading providers of inflight services to the worlds airline customers. Located in Dublin Airport Logistics Park, we offer a comprehensive range of Inflight Catering, Onboard Retail and Logistics services across all of the Irish airports.

The Role

The catering business is fast paced and complex, with units at airport locations across Europe and each unit operates as a mini business maintaining their individual budgets and finance. Our customers needs are changing hour by hour, flight by flight. You will dynamically manage a Category Buying remit responsible for the delivery of perpetual catering programme, developing product collections and ensuring a successful delivery of the retail KPI's and strategic initiatives, which in turn feed into the business top line objectives. You will also support the development of new business opportunities and play a pivotal role in the development of new products and services pertinent to the retail business proposition.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for creating, managing, and executing a product strategy that delivers sales and profit growth.
• Manage the category performance, delivering on KPI's set out in the budgets developing tactical corrective action plans to address and recover any shortfalls.
• Hold ongoing weekly trading review with the wider team.
• Highlight any potential current or future issues / opportunities.
• Work closely with the commercial, materials, culinary and warehouse teams to ensure the product ranges are on trend and delivered within the correct timeframe, available and deliver to budget.
• Work on NDP initiatives, new product launches and defining go to market strategies at the same time maximising profitability of existing products.
• Develop and execute compelling category plans within all categories and sub-categories.
• Develop Strong working relationships with our supplier base.
• Manage the Buying administration with contract creation and execution.
• Preparation of the product information for range presentations.
• Ensure all the product details are captured and communicated to the commercial, supply chain and culinary team for master data set up.
• Assist in the delivery of all documentation in line with the critical path.
• Support the development of new business opportunities supporting the Sales Team in the development of new products and services and providing key SME knowledge for Sales Tenders and presentations.

This list is not exhaustive, accountabilities may vary dependant on locality or role complexity and may include any other duties considered reasonable by the line manager.

Requirements

• Evidence of previous Category Buying- a minimum of 5 years
• Must have the legal right to work in Ireland
• Experience of working within the category, product of brand function
• Strong leadership and management skills- Good interpersonal, communication, presentational and teamwork
• Able to work under pressure plan, organise and delegate
• Sound knowledge of ERP system, Strategic Sourcing Solutions, and Source to Pay processes
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• High level analytical and numerical skills
• Enthusiastic, self-motived, proactive and persuasive
• Budget and financial reporting to support business on yearly budgets
• Manage KPIS to include Spend under management, spend under active contracts, suppliers on contract, value of savings delivered, % on rebates achieved, Supplier returns and wastage, OTIF

Benefits

• Subsidised Private Health Insurance
• Free Meals
• Company pension
• Bike to work scheme
• On-site parking

Skills

• Management
• Communication
• ERP Systems
• Self-motivated
• Organisation
• Sourcing

Benefits

• Private Company Pension
• Subsidised Private Health Insurance
• On-site Parking
• On-site canteen
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