Senior Buyer - Produce
- Employer
- Hays Retail
- Location
- West Midlands
- Salary
- £Excellent Salary + Car, Bonus & Benefits
- Closing date
- 19 May 2016
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Buying
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Job Details
Your new company
We currently have an exciting job opportunity for a Trading professional to be the Senior Buyer for the Fresh Produce (Fruit and Vegetables) 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 products, negotiate with suppliers and growers, and engage with internal stakeholders such as Supply Chain and Marketing to ensure the business delivers a market leading product offer
Your new role
In your new role, you will be responsible for the delivery of a competitively priced customer offer without compromising quality via the management of supplier negotiations and promotions. You will oversee the product pricing for the category, including setting retail price and managing price changes and you will also manage stock levels to ensure wastage is kept to a minimum at all times. Furthermore, you will manage 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 packaged and loose meet the high standards set by the business
What you'll need to succeed
To succeed in this role 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. You must also be adept at influencing at all levels and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders. It is essential that you have strong retail market and product knowledge, ideally in a fresh food / short shelf life product category and you must have experience of working in a high volume, fast paced retail buying environment
What you'll get in return
In return the client will offer a competitive starting salary and a host of benefits including company car, bonus, Pension, healthcare and a generous holiday entitlement.
What you need to do now
If you match the criteria above and a re ready for you next challenge, please click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV. If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please visit hays.co.uk/retail to view our other vacancies.
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Company
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