Senior Buyer - Grocery
- Employer
- Hays Retail
- Location
- South Yorkshire
- Salary
- Competative Salary, Car and Bonus
- Closing date
- 28 Oct 2014
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Buying
Job Details
This is an exceptional job opportunity for a Senior Trading Professional to join a retailer with 30+ years of success and employing thousands of staff in locations across the UK. Reporting in to Trading Director, you will be required to lead the Buying process for your category to deliver a market leading product range, taking ownership of the key strategic decisions that will support the growth of the category to deliver sales and profitability.
The jobholder will be required to lead high-level negotiations with the key suppliers in the product category and have final sign-off on all products within their remit. Thus they will be accountable for sales targets being met via the effective management of price, promotions, ranging and New Product Development. Working closely with the Supply Chain and Technical / NPD teams, you will also be responsible for product quality and availability.
To be considered for this fantastic job, it is essential that you have previous senior Trading / Buying experience within a high volume, fast moving retail sector. You must also possess a proven track record in exceeding sales and profitability targets along with decisive and strategic thinking capabilities. It goes without saying that the abilities to work cross functionally, negotiate expertly and lead, mentor and develop a team are pre-requisites.
In return, the client offers an attractive salary and a host of benefits including company car, bonus, healthcare and pension. Due to the high volume of applications, only successful applicants will be contacted within 10 working days
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Company
Hays’ consultants are retail experts, from to multinational supermarkets to small retail chains. They are passionate about the retail profession and use their knowledge and expertise to find retail professionals their ideal jobs.
Our strong links with some of the biggest retail employers around the UK enables us to offer a range of store manager jobs, garment technician jobs, and merchandiser jobs across the country.
Our expert consultants offer a personalised recruitment service to guide you through every stage of the recruitment process.
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