Junior Buyer - Greetings, Cards, Wraps & Bags

Morrisons; Warrington; On-site; NZD 95,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Discretionary bonus scheme

Discount at Morrisons stores

Job summary

Morrisons is seeking a Buyer to plan, source, select and negotiate a commercial product range across all channels, maximising sales and margin while delivering customer-led ranges.

You will work within embedded teams across our business, building supplier relationships, analysing market data and ensuring on-time delivery of ranges to stores, with exposure to UK and export customers.

Qualifications

• Exceptional communication skills.
• Ability to influence across several work levels.
• Experience in a buying role in a retail and sales environment.
• Strong time-management and organisational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• High initiative and adaptability in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong commercial awareness with customer focus.
• Passion for product and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Maximise sales and profit in line with the budget.
• Regular competitor analysis, range and price benchmarking.
• Market data analysis.
• Develop strong supplier relationships.
• Deliver customer-relevant ranges for UK and export customers.
• Manage the critical path and on-time delivery of ranges to store.
• Review sales and identify opportunities for growth.

Skills

Communication

Influence

Buying in retail

Time management

Written & verbal comms

Initiative

Commercial awareness

Product passion

Job description

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!

• 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!