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Buyer - Books

Employer
Michael Page Sales
Location
England, Wiltshire, Swindon
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
24 May 2022

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

Job Details



An exciting opportunity for an experienced Buyer to join a talented Books team based in their Head Office in Swindon, also offering hybrid working.

This role will suit an enthusiastic individual, keen to work in a fast-paced environment and will work well in a team.

Client Details

A leading, global travel retailer with a smaller business located on UK high streets.

a globally recognised brand with more than 1700 stores in over 30 countries across the globe, serving millions of customers every year.

Serving millions of customers every year, and you'll find this incredibly successful retailer at airports, railway stations, hospitals and on the high street.

Description

Buying responsibility for Book categories

Generating new ideas on how to grow YOY Sales, margin and supplier income

Building up strong relationships with suppliers to deliver effective and profitable plans

Working closely with the supply base to ensure in store availability is maintained

Able to deliver meaningful reports and cut through the information / detail in order to get to the real issue

Keeping abreast of market trends and competitor activity in a fast paced environment, to help identify new opportunities as well as changes to our existing offering

Working closely with other areas of the business including Operations, Business Development, Marketing and Finance team

Profile

* Previous Buying experience within a Retail/FMCG background

* Enthusiastic and excited about books

* Ability to work cross functionally

* Net understanding of business (i.e. buying and stock)

* Strong presentation skills

* Excellent numerical and analysis capability

* Strong Microsoft Excel skills including V lookups and Pivot Tables

* Proven track record of delivering strong levels of supplier income

* Remains calm under pressure

Job Offer

Annual bonus based on company performance

Hybrid working model from home and in the office

25 days holiday, plus your Birthday off, plus Bank Holidays with an opportunity to buy extra days holiday

Early finish on a Friday

Competitive pension contribution

Staff discount card for stores and online

Company

Michael Page Sales UK is a leading professional recruitment consultancy covering permanent, interim and contract recruitment. We have UK wide coverage with ten offices located in London, Weybridge, Reading, Birmingham, Bristol, Leicester, St Albans, Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow. The core markets we serve are Consumer, Business Services, Media, IT/Telco, Financial Services, Healthcare and Technical Sales, with a dedicated person or team in each location specialising in each of these sectors. The clients we work with are as diverse as the candidates we represent; from Blue Chips to SMEs, and Sales Execs to Sales Directors. Our Consultants are typically from relevant sales backgrounds giving first hand experience of the roles we recruit for. We pride ourselves on delivering unrivalled service levels to our candidates and our clients, our track record of success over the past 20 years means we stand out.

Within our Consumer Sales Division we have consultants within each of the 10 offices who dedicate themselves to this sector and no other. Our specialist capability is demonstrated further as we focus on sub sectors such as food, drink, household, foodservice, consumer electronics, apparel, health & beauty, consumer healthcare, pet and sports. Some of our key clients include Colgate, Beiersdorf, Dr Oetker, Johnson & Johnson, Matthew Clark, PZ Cussons, Kellogg’s, 2 Sisters, Samsung, Seven Seas, Twinings, Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser, SC Johnson, Warburtons, InBev, Kettle Chips, Hallmark, Luxottica, McCain, Britvic, General Mills, and Molson Coors to name but a few!

Michael Page Sales UK is part of Michael Page International with operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. As well as looking for high quality candidates for our clients, we are also always looking for top talent to work for us

Join in the discussion in our LinkedIn group Michael Page Sales - UK

 

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