Senior Buyer

Location:  Somerset, Hybrid working

Remuneration:  Very Competitive with excellent bonus and award winning pension

Excellent opportunity working for one of the UK’s fastest growing retail and e-commerce business’s.  This role will be responsible for delivering sales and profit targets for their category, through the development and delivery of a Trading Plan.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for delivering the sales and profitability targets for your category
• Work with your Category Manager to develop a 2 year Category Strategy utilising market and customer insights that delivers profitable sales and market share growth
• Propose tactical plans and trading activity to create a 12 month trading plan for your category.  Negotiate promotional support with suppliers and action approved activity
• Identify and propose remedial action on any shortfalls in delivery of KPIs within the trading plan.
• Identify and secure negotiation opportunities and agree trading terms with suppliers
• Be constantly aware of channel trading plans and work cross functionally to optimise activity for your category

Key Skills & Experience required:

• Strong buying track record within Retail or FMCG
• Clear understanding of how to develop and deliver commercial concepts
• Understanding of all sales channels
• Strategic sales management, understands seasonality, price perception
• Clear understanding of financial reporting
• Excellent communication and engagement skills