Job Title Buyer - Optical Location Asda House Employment Type Full time Contract Type Permanent Hours Per Week 37.5 Salary Competitive salary plus benefits. Category Buying Closing Date 24 December 2024 Are you looking to take the next step in your Buying / Commercial career? We have an exciting opportunity for a Buyer to join our team This role represents a fantastic opportunity to gain exposure to numerous commercial teams and to engage colleagues across the business to land an integrated, best in class customer offer. “Everything about Asda” We are a values-led organisation. As such we encourage everyone to be open and honest. We work creatively and collaboratively, valuing everyone's input. Our collaborative culture, the size of our business and our belief in the empowerment of the individual means opportunities at Asda are abundant. We conduct £300m worth of transactions every week. Our website handles over 2 million transactions a month. We have more than 145,000 dedicated Asda colleagues ensuring that our customers are at the heart of everything we do. “Everything you'll love” Hybrid and flexible working Discretionary bonus – Rewarding you for your hard work and efforts Company Pension Scheme matched to a limit – Looking forward to the future Minimum 24 days annual leave per year plus 8 bank holidays – Making sure you take time for your self and switch off 4 weekly pay – which means you get an extra payday a year Digital GP and Wellbeing sessions – Asda genuinely cares so we create a culture where our people can perform at their best, the physical health and mental wellbeing of all our people is very important to us Discount off your shopping at Asda and George - with extra discounts running throughout the year – really makes a difference, saving the colleagues an average of £700 a year Career development and apprenticeship and graduate schemes - we want our colleagues to excel and grow with our business. (Link to grad scheme on Asda page) Plus, much more “Find your role” As an Optical Buyer, you will drive commercial success by strategically sourcing and managing a diverse range of healthcare products. This role is key to achieving our ambitious business targets, ensuring we deliver exceptional value to our customers while enhancing gross profit performance. You will build and maintain strong supplier relationships, jointly execute an innovative Optical commercial strategy, and collaborate with various teams to optimise product offerings and promotional activities. You will manage and range online products and drive overall online optical growth on the optical website through continued development and marketing activities. “ Find your everything at Asda” - bringing brighter living within everyone's reach. We are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, representative of the communities we serve, and are creating ways to inspire diverse talent to join Asda. Work Where it Works Our hybrid way of working gives you the choice to work where it works. This enables you to chose where you’ll be the most effective. It offers a mix of working from home and in an office environment that works best for you and your team. You will also get an excellent benefits package including;- • Discretionary company bonus • Company pension up to 7% matched • 10% colleague discount, free parking and many additional rewards. We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves