Junior Buyer - Grocery
Birmingham
£28,000 + Excellent benefits
Due to continued growth a leading UK Food retailer is looking for or a Junior Buyer to join the team based within their Midlands head office. You will be responsible for delivering a commercially focused product range that meets both company and team targets, while maintaining a strategic business focus to ensure continued growth within the categories.
* Building & maintaining strong relationships with both large FMCG suppliers and smaller independent suppliers
* Sourcing suppliers & negotiating best cost prices.
* Analysing sales figures to plan successful future lines.
* Review levels of own brand stock & ensure adequate levels are available and minimise risk
* Presenting reports, figures & trend information to the Senior Management team
* Dealing and resolving problems/queries relating to damaged or out of date product.
* Analyse market trends and competitor activity
Key requirements for the role.
* Must have experience within a fast paced, retail environment preferably within a FMCG / Food retailer.
* Ability to influence and negotiate effectively.
* Able to adapt swiftly in a fast paced, ever changing FMCG market.
* Excellent communication skills and the ability to liaise effectively at all levels.
* Good working knowledge of budgets and managing conflicting projects.
* Excellent understanding of all MS Office products including advanced Excel
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced buyer to join a leading retailer with and excellent reputation & benefits, so if the role sounds of interest please apply today.