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* Extremely successful, market leading food retailer with significant turnover.
* Highly commercial environment with a fast-paced culture focused on exceeding customer expectations.
* This Buyer role is a new position and is ideal for an individual who wants to progress their career in an environment with progression opportunities.
* Excellent Flexible working - 2 days a week in the office and the rest from home.
The role:
* As Buyer you will develop, implement, and review a trading strategy for a specific food product range developing innovative buying strategies which exceed customer expectations.
* The Buyer will create and deliver the category vision focusing on growing cash sales and margin delivery, as well as building long-lasting mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers.
* The Buyer will source new suppliers and products that will excite consumers and create value, choice, and quality growing sales and margin.
* The Buyer will develop and manage a cost reduction strategy that delivers targeted margin and will have a strong understanding of market dynamics, commodities, etc.
* Using data and insights and working with internal and external stakeholders you will develop the strategic plan that will deliver long term growth.
* This Buyer role is ideal for a commercial individual who has food buying experience gained from UK food retail or wholesale.
* It is essential to demonstrate hands-on buying and have negotiated directly with suppliers demonstrating different tactics and styles.
* You will demonstrate a passion for the customer, product, and a flair for commerciality.
* Working as part of a team you must have excellent relationship building skills and be able to communicate and influence with internal and external stakeholders.
* As Buyer you must have good insight and data analysis skills and be able to action opportunities to drive profit.
* You will have excellent planning and organization skills and will be able to work independently on your own initiative, a self-starter with a can-do attitude.
Benefits & details:
* You will thrive in a matrix blue chip structure that is down to earth and personable.
* Excellent package – up to £50,000 plus bonus and benefits.
* Location – 2 days a week in the office and the rest from home also offer flexible hours.
Please send your CV using the form on this page, quoting reference 1/17326/7. Confidentiality assured.
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Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Purchasing
* Industries: Food and Beverage Manufacturing, Wholesale Food and Beverage, and Food and Beverage Retail.
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