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Senior Buyer - Grocery

Employer
Hays Retail
Location
West Yorkshire
Salary
Excellent Salary, Car Allowance and Benefits
Closing date
21 Nov 2014

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Buying

Job Details



We currently have an exciting job opportunity for a Senior Trading professional to be the Senior Buyer for the Ambient Grocery (Tinned Foods, Sauces Pickles etc) category with this well respected retailer. The job holder will manage range and promotions to maximize sales and profit margins. You will be required to source suppliers for own label product ranges and engage with internal stakeholders such as Supply Chain and Marketing to ensure the business delivers a market leading product offer
Main Responsibilities
· Delivery of a competitively priced customer offer without compromising quality via the management of supplier negotiations and promotions
· Oversee the product pricing for the category, including setting retail price and managing price changes
· Managing category performance against budget via the ongoing evaluation of sales, margin, availability and profit
· Work in partnership with the Food Technical and NPD teams to ensure that all products, both branded and own label meet the high standards set by the business

Desired Skills and Experience
· Must be a shrewd negotiator, able to deal with different suppliers in different ways to maximise results
· Strong commercial and analytical skills with the ability to manage complex data and use sound reasoning to solve problems as well as using in depth knowledge of the market to maximise sales and profits
· Able to influencing at all levels and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders
· Must have strong retail market and product knowledge, ideally in a FMCG product category
· Must have experience of working in a high volume, fast paced retail buying environment

In return the client will offer a competitive starting salary and a host of benefits including company car allowance, bonus, Pension, healthcare and a generous holiday entitlement. If you match the criteria above and a re ready for you next challenge, please apply now

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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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