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Senior Buyer - Health and Beauty

Employer
Hays Retail
Location
Yorkshire and the Humber
Salary
£Excellent + Car Allowance + Bonus + Benefits
Closing date
5 Nov 2015

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

Job Details



A Health and Beauty Buyer job based in Yorkshire A Health and Beauty Buyer job based in Yorkshire responsible for the implementation and execution of the product category strategy through the management of the full product buying cycle including New Product Development, Promotions, Pricing and Range Architecture

Your new company
A market leading Grocery retail business with stores throughout the UK and a reputation for value and quality. They sell a wide range of products including everyday groceries, fresh food, health, beauty, drinks, kitchen and laundry. A trusted and ethical brand they are looking for an ambitious Senior Buyer to aide in the growth of their key Health and Beauty category

Your new role
With responsibility for managing an Assistant, the you will be responsible for managing category performance against budget via the ongoing evaluation of sales, margin, availability and profit. You will also be required to work in partnership with the QA and NPD team to ensure that all products, both branded and own label meet the high standards set by the business. In order to develop their current product offering and maintain their position as loyal and trusted brand with their customers

What you'll need to succeed
With experience of working in a high volume, fast paced retail buying environment, you will be a shrewd negotiator, able to deal with different suppliers in different ways to maximise results. You will have 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 influence at all levels and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders, you must have strong retail market and product knowledge, ideally in a Health and Beauty or FMCG product category

What you'll get in return
A competitive salary is on offer with an outstanding benefits package that includes Car or Car Allowance, Bonus, Pension and Healthcare. You will enjoy working in a culture that is truly people focused with modern tools and technology to get your job done alongside a team of hardworking, ambitious, like-minded individuals supporting you.
What you need to do now ...
If you are interested in the role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV. If this job is not quite right for you, but you are looking for a new job in Retail Buying, we'd still like to hear from you. We have many clients who are growing their trading function and are always on the lookout for ambitious and talented people.

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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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