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Buyer - Healthcare

Employer
Hays Retail
Location
West Midlands
Salary
£Competitive + Excellent Benefits
Closing date
20 Jul 2018

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

Job Details



Your new company
Our client is a unique, global retailer who have experienced sustained success through delivering an innovative style of Retail and Wholesale across their family of companies. Millions of people rely on the wide spectrum of their products every day, which is why they are always looking for talented professionals to join their growing team and discover the rewards of working for this diverse and growing Global business.

Your new role
As a key member of the Buying team, you will play a crucial role in sourcing the best products for their portfolio of stores across the UK, in a business where customers are at the heart of everything they do. You will be responsible for developing and managing the category plans and promotional activity to in order to optimise margin and maximise sales. You will work closely with other Buyers and the Marketing team, continuously looking for new and innovative products and services to maintain a varied range to meet customer requirements. You will also be responsible for the delivery and execution of the annual promotion plans, including pricing strategy.

What you'll need to succeed
You will be a skilled and conscientious individual with previous retail buying, trading or category management experience both instore and online, within the multiple retail sector. You will have a proven track record in meeting and exceeding, sales, profitability and category targets. It is important for this role that you can effectively utilise market data to drive decision making for product development, ranging and pricing decisions. You should also be quite comfortable engaging with senior managers and suppliers, and be a strong communicator and influencer with good analytical and data manipulation skills.

What you'll get in return
For the successful applicant you will enjoy a uniquely rewarding career. You will assume real responsibility but be well trained and developed to undertake it. You'll work hard but be recognised for your contribution and be able to keep a healthy work/life balance. In addition to highly competitive salaries, they offer a valuable benefits package which includes generous holiday, pension scheme, professional support and relevant training, childcare vouchers, option to buy additional holiday and an employee discount scheme. What's more, they regularly review their rewards package and it is improving all the time

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, 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 see all of the vacancies we are working on

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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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