Buyer
Posted 11/04/2024 by Bestway
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Buyer to join our Trading team to help develop and drive category plans whilst working with a Category Manager on developing your skill sets! This is a great development role within a hands-on role that can lead on to opportunities within the wider trading team.
Your main responsibilities:
- Develop and deliver an effective category management plan that delivers all key targets including sales, category growth, and agreed margin requirements for both wholesale and retail
- Develop, implement, and maintain all company ways of working including following pricing and promotional strategies in line with company strategies
- Develop and drive category and promotional plans
- Collaborate with operations to ensure effective range management and innovation reflecting market and consumer trends
- Build strong working relationships with suppliers, demonstrating versatility in negotiating style and the ability to construct joint business plans
- Monitor all category and supplier performance, understand customer and consumer responses
- Working marketing to enable them with the necessary tools and information to execute the offer to a high standard
About you
- Good communicator
- Attention to detail
- Ability to manage and understand data
- Strong IT skills in; Excel, Powerpoint and PowerBI would be a benefit
- Proactive and self-motivated as well as the ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to build positive supplier relationships
- Confident negotiator
- Passionate about products and able to take pride in their work
- Experience within a food and drink industry would be a benefit
What next?
If you are looking to launch, or grow, an exciting career in a company that values progression and development! Choose “Apply now” to fill out our short application and submit your CV!
- Type:
- Permanent
- Contract Length:
- N/A
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- Job Reference:
- 9813
- Job ID:
- 221458173
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