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Retail Buyer

Employer
Recruitment Revolution
Location
Rochdale, Greater Manchester
Salary
£Excellent Salary Negotiable + Benefits
Closing date
12 Aug 2018

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

Job Details

Retail Buyer - eCommerce FMCG Homewares Brand

Rochdale

£Excellent Salary Negotiable + Benefits

Excellent opportunity for a Retail Buyer to source, purchase and manage products for a B2C eCommerce sales division. We are open to speaking with candidates at all levels.

The Company:

Alfresia Vitinni is a business division within a large, renowned and long-established housewares group. Products we sell include outdoor leisure (Alfresia), Barbecues (Fire Mountain), small domestic appliances (Vitinni) and other homewares. These are sold internationally via our own websites, eBay and Amazon.

We are seeking an enthusiastic Retail Buyer to own and manage the sourcing and purchasing of product lines for this business unit. You’ll be a key player in a small and entrepreneurial team, but part of an international company with nearly 400 employees and offices in Greater Manchester, Germany, France, the USA and China.

Responsibilities:

+ Research, source, purchase and manage all products and materials for online sales channels (including owned websites, Amazon Marketplace and eBay).

+ Source suppliers, negotiate prices, place orders and oversee delivery. Manage supplier relationships.

+ Ensure compliance, oversee testing and manage QA.

+ Forecast sales, manage stock levels and organise timely replenishment.

+ Identify new sales opportunities and undertake competitor analysis. Increase sales in-line with the agreed growth strategy.

+ Advise on product pricing and margin to deliver optimum sales and profitability.

+ Work with the marketing executive to propose promotions and other opportunities to drive sales and manage stock turnover.

+ Liaise with in-house production teams for stock and timely delivery of own manufactured lines.

+ Manage and, where applicable, produce product information, sales collateral and technical specifications.

+ Analyse and report on sales performance, product returns, efficiency and profitability.

Skills, Experience and Personal Attributes:

+ Several years retail buying experience

+ International trading and purchasing experience (esp China)

+ Strong negotiation and communication skills

+ Commercially aware with strong analytical expertise

+ Exceptional at planning, prioritising, organising and multitasking

+ Excellent Ms Excel capability and ideally experience of SAP or other enterprise software

+ Self-starter, driven, motivated and hardworking

+ Enthusiastic about international business travel and sourcing opportunities

You may have worked in the following capacities:

FMCG Buyer, Homewares Buyer, Consumer Products Buyer.

Interested? Just Apply Below...

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If you have any pre-application questions please contact us first quoting the job title & ref. Good luck, Team RR.

Company

We’re Talent Acquisition Specialists that founded change in 2005. Since then we’ve helped over 2500 clients grow, prosper and lead.

# Our Story

Frustrated by poor experiences with traditional agencies, our founders (just two regular candidates), decided that the outdated industry needed modernising and a new balance of power. In 2005, a new kind of agency model was born, putting the client and candidate at the heart of the experience whilst removing the pushy sales, schmooze and high fees.

# What makes us different?

Aside from a sensible fee model, custom technology and a direct unhindered path to candidates we…

…don’t sell candidates and we don’t sell jobs: we facilitate relationships and champion the process of ‘organic hiring’ to help create stronger and longer-lasting engagements.

# Who we work with

With an industry reputation for delivering results we are the go-to talent finders for tech start-ups to global brands who all demand the best service and talent.

From business owners hiring 2 people a year to Internal Recruiting teams hiring 200+ people a year, RR sources talent across all sectors and levels.

# Reputation

Our expertise has also been called upon by some of the leading job boards including the UK’s No1. Reed.co.uk.

Recruitment Revolution is a member of the REC with a 100% compliance pass rate and holds a Feefo 5* Platinum Award for Service.

For more information please contact Team RR on 0800 294 3113 or visit https://www.recruitmentrevolution.com

Company info
Website
Telephone
08452239480
Location
12 Castle Hill
Castle Hill House
Windsor
Berkshire
SL4 1PD
GB

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